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Shepaug River House
Shepaug River House
Joseph Sepot ArchitectsJoseph Sepot Architects
A photograph taken at twilight of the west-facing façade of the home showcases the 560 SF Douglas fir outdoor living/dining pavilion and 700 SF infinity-edge pool. Each of the four guest bedrooms located on the second floor feature a balcony and provide extensive views of the river.
MARTHA'S VINEYARD PREFAB HOME
MARTHA'S VINEYARD PREFAB HOME
MarvinMarvin
To achieve the family’s desired indoor/outdoor lifestyle, plenty of openings throughout the home were ensured and fitted with windows and doors from the Marvin Signature Ultimate collection. "Marvin understands the kind of rigor and tolerance needed for prefab designs," says Jake Wright of Turkel Design, "and their windows hold in heat in the winter and allow cooling in the summer, reducing energy use."
Adirondack Style Custom Home
Adirondack Style Custom Home
Howell Custom Building GroupHowell Custom Building Group
This shingle style New England home was built with the ambiance of a 19th century mountain lodge. The exterior features monumental stonework--large chimneys with handcarved granite caps—which anchor the home. Special features include multiple intersecting curved forms around front entrance, and a flanged base at the bottom of shingles, which ground the home.
CertainTeed Cedar Impressions Vinyl Siding, Fairhaven, MA
CertainTeed Cedar Impressions Vinyl Siding, Fairhaven, MA
Care Free Homes, Inc.Care Free Homes, Inc.
CertainTeed Cedar Impressions in the color, Sterling Gray has added value and curb appeal to this Fairhaven, MA home. Created to mimic the look of freshly cut cedar shingles CertainTeed Cedar Impressions is the perfect choice for those who love the look of wood without dealing with all of the pricey maintenance. Built to handle harsh weather conditions and winds up to 200 mph homeowners can feel good knowing that their siding will stay in place. As well as being fade, crack, dent, and insect resistant CertainTeed siding is a product that will stand the test of time. Cedar Impressions come in a wide variety of beautiful shades and textures to suit any homeowner’s style. Lastly, we can offer our customers CertainTeed’s limited lifetime warranty along with our very own 10 year guarantee! Vinyl siding has come a long way since it was first introduced! Its durability, wood-like appearance, and energy efficiency are what makes it a favorite for many homeowners. If you would love to have a low maintenance exterior that vinyl siding offers, give Care Free Homes a buzz! We are a CertainTeed 5 star contractor and a Certified Installer of the Vinyl Siding Institute. Call or contact us online for your FREE siding quote (508) 997-1111. Make your home Care Free today!
A Second Story Addition in East Greenwich, RI
A Second Story Addition in East Greenwich, RI
Red House Design BuildRed House Design Build
Red House transformed a single-story ranch into a two-story Gothic Revival home. Photography by Aaron Usher III. Instagram: @redhousedesignbuild
Design ideas for a large and white classic two floor detached house in Providence with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shingles.
Mackinac Island
Mackinac Island
Shoreline Architecture & DesignShoreline Architecture & Design
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey traditional two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shingles.
Roseland
Roseland
New Age DesignNew Age Design
New Age Design
This is an example of a large and beige traditional two floor detached house in Toronto with stone cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and shingles.
Modern Estate Exterior
Modern Estate Exterior
Fratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/RemodelingFratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/Remodeling
We love this mansion's exterior featuring arched entryways, brick pavers, exterior wall sconces, and luxury landscaping.
Expansive and white modern two floor brick detached house in Phoenix with a hip roof, a shingle roof, a black roof and shingles.
View from the lakee
View from the lakee
ATA Construction, LLCATA Construction, LLC
Photo of a large and green traditional two floor detached house in Boston with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof, a metal roof, a brown roof and shingles.
True Blue
True Blue
Uccello Development, LLCUccello Development, LLC
Design ideas for a gey classic two floor detached house in Bridgeport with wood cladding, a hip roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shingles.
Custom Contemporary Shingled House in Northbrook
Custom Contemporary Shingled House in Northbrook
Fraerman Associates ArchitectureFraerman Associates Architecture
Eric Hausman
Inspiration for a gey and large contemporary two floor front detached house in Chicago with wood cladding, a hip roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shingles.
Hamptons style bungalow
Hamptons style bungalow
Broswick Builders LtdBroswick Builders Ltd
This traditional bungalow has been restored to keep it's old fashioned elegance outside while the inside has been updated to a sleek modern design.
Photo of a large and gey traditional two floor detached house in Auckland with a pitched roof, a metal roof, a grey roof and shingles.
Brookview Ave
Brookview Ave
TRIO Design and BuildTRIO Design and Build
This is an example of a large and black traditional two floor detached house in Minneapolis with a shingle roof, a black roof and shingles.
Lakeside Facade
Lakeside Facade
Kipnis Architecture + PlanningKipnis Architecture + Planning
The lake facing facade is classically symmetrical, anchored with an arched dormer flanked with shed dormers. There is a deck off of the arched dormer which provides an amazing view of the Lake, and a covered porch below. Sliding doors open up from the family room and the master bedroom.
Residential Projects
Residential Projects
Cardinal Custom Construction, Inc.Cardinal Custom Construction, Inc.
Photo of a large and gey contemporary two floor front detached house in San Francisco with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shingles.
Village House
Village House
Joseph Sepot ArchitectsJoseph Sepot Architects
A red front door adds a vibrant pop of color to the façade of this shoreline village home. Jim Fiora Photography LLC
This is an example of a gey and medium sized traditional two floor detached house in New York with a pitched roof, a shingle roof, mixed cladding, a grey roof and shingles.
Beachfront Elegance - Enchanted
Beachfront Elegance - Enchanted
Asher Slaunwhite + PartnersAsher Slaunwhite + Partners
The connection to the surrounding ocean and dunes is evident in every room of this elegant beachfront home. By strategically pulling the home in from the corner, the architect not only creates an inviting entry court but also enables the three-story home to maintain a modest scale on the streetscape. Swooping eave lines create an elegant stepping down of forms while showcasing the beauty of the cedar roofing and siding materials.
Holden Wood Addition
Holden Wood Addition
Aurora Architects + BuildersAurora Architects + Builders
The original two-story deck house was transformed with the addition of three volumes - a new entry and a lantern-like two-story stair tower at the front and an owners' suite above a home office with separate entry at the gable end..
Leavenworth Cabin Addition
Leavenworth Cabin Addition
Refine Design ArchitectureRefine Design Architecture
An exterior perspective of the large pitched roof and exposed beams of this cabin addition.
This is an example of a medium sized and brown rustic two floor detached house in Seattle with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shingles.
HBAGK Foundation House
HBAGK Foundation House
Noble Knights Construction Services, Inc.Noble Knights Construction Services, Inc.
Inspiration for a medium sized and white traditional two floor brick detached house in Other with a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shingles.

Two Floor House Exterior with Shingles Ideas and Designs

With so much attention devoted to interior design, the exterior of a home can often get overlooked, but as the first thing that welcomes both us and our guests, it is worth devoting some time tending to the outside of your house. Furthermore, focusing on the kerb appeal of your home can add significant value if and when it comes time to sell up. Georgian, Edwardian and Victorian homes, with their bay windows and elegant plasterwork, often benefit from built in architecture advantages, but even if your house design is unassuming from the outside, small decorative and structural improvements to the exterior of your home can equal huge impact. Key areas of building design to focus on are the front door, the driveway or approach to your home, the porch area, the windows, the facade and the roof. And just a note of caution... before any significant exterior architecture gets under way, check first whether you need planning permission for your exterior house designs– this applies particularly to listed houses or buildings in a conservation area, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. Take a look through the house designs, exterior architecture and images of front doors and driveways on Houzz to inspire your facade or building design, or read on for a few more pointers when it comes to redesigning your exterior.

How do I give my home an exterior facelift?

You may feel like your home’s exterior architecture is unalterable but there are a wide range of options available to improve its external building design, no matter what raw materials you begin with. Begin with the front door and the pathway or driveway that lead up to your home as these are easy to improve without huge budgets. A driveway or pathway must be kept neat and tidy and you can consider replacing tarmac with attractive tiles or gravel. Repainting or replacing the fence, wall or gate that fronts your home can also offer an overnight transformation without breaking the bank. An area to not cut corners however is the front door, where spending a little extra can make a huge difference in quality, and painting it in a colour you love will pay you back every time it welcomes you home! Updating your windows can be a significant building design project but it is one that has benefits both inside and out, as well as potentially saving you money on energy later. If you are lucky enough to have period windows such as bay windows with sash or leaded windows, then maintaining them should be a top priority, but if they are beyond repair then there are plenty of window professionals that will offer modern, double or triple glazed equivalents that could still work in your bay window. Working with uPVC? Not a problem – the best improvement you can make is to ensure your windows are the right size and shape for your home's overall proportions.

How do I update my home’s facade?

When it comes to updating the facade of your home, painting is the quickest and most affordable way to achieve a makeover, and if you opt for a colour other than white it can really make a statement (although sticking within the palette of your road and local area is advisable). A makeover that requires a bit more patience but can add romance and character to the most mundane of homes is to adorn the walls with climbing plants – delicate trailing wisteria is ever a British favourite, whilst roses and jasmine offer fragrance as well as beauty. If you’re looking to make more significant changes to the exterior of your home, whether that is adding timber cladding, hanging tiles, installing a bay window or rendering, then you should first check whether your house designs require planning permission. A New England style wood boarded home is beautiful and bright, but remember that it will need frequent repainting if it is going to stay looking its best, whilst stucco render or Tyrolean render can tidy up a home's exterior but think carefully before covering over original brickwork.

What should I consider if building a home from scratch?

If you’re working with an architect on a brand new build, the options are endless when it comes to deciding on the exterior architecture. But first things first, you will need to check planning permissions, building regulations and local restrictions, such as being in a conservation area, to make sure your plans for your exterior house designs will meet stipulations. If you are building in a street with predominantly Victorian facades, with bay windows and side returns, you might need to ensure your house designs fit in with the rest of the homes on the street, but if you’re building in a more remote area you’ll probably have more freedom for your building design. There are many architectural decisions to make, do you want a flat, gabled, hipped, mansard or perhaps even a curved roof? Do you want bay windows? Crittall windows? Perhaps external shutters? Do you want glass walls? Do you want wood cladding? Do you want a very symmetrical building design or something more contemporary? The decision is all yours but remember to consider the benefits of various materials over others and the effects that some architecture styles will have on everyday life, for example glass walls will look attractive but will give you less privacy. Your architect or builder will be able to guide you through the best exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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