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Two Floor House Exterior with Wood Cladding Ideas and Designs

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Hudson/Panos House
Hudson/Panos House
Swatt | Miers ArchitectsSwatt | Miers Architects
Russell Abraham
Medium sized modern two floor house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Walnut Street Complete Renovation
Walnut Street Complete Renovation
LaBella Associates, PCLaBella Associates, PC
New family entry and second floor bedrooms.
Design ideas for a large and white classic two floor detached house in Charlotte with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Springtime Cottage at Haw Creek
Springtime Cottage at Haw Creek
Springtime BuildersSpringtime Builders
We created this simple, passive solar plan to fit a variety of different building sites with easy customization. It takes well to changes adapting to suit one's individual needs. Designed for optimal passive solar and thermal performance in tight building footprints. This cottage's exterior features poplar bark, locust log posts, and timber frame accent. Siding and trim is LP products with Eco-Panel SIPs integrated "board" for batten.
Riptide
Riptide
Polhemus Savery DaSilvaPolhemus Savery DaSilva
Brian Vanden Brink
Inspiration for a medium sized nautical two floor house exterior in Boston with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
modern farmhouse
modern farmhouse
lee CALISTI architecture+designlee CALISTI architecture+design
Skysight Photography
Inspiration for a large and white country two floor house exterior in Other with wood cladding and board and batten cladding.
Sears Road
Sears Road
Oak Hill ArchitectsOak Hill Architects
Roof Color: Weathered Wood Siding Color: Benjamin Moore matched to C2 Paint's Wood Ash Color.
Photo of a gey and large traditional two floor detached house in Boston with wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Gracious front porch
Gracious front porch
Bennett Frank McCarthy Architects, Inc.Bennett Frank McCarthy Architects, Inc.
Small and green traditional two floor house exterior in DC Metro with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Mill Valley Classic Cottage
Mill Valley Classic Cottage
HEYDT DESIGNSHEYDT DESIGNS
Residential Design by Heydt Designs, Interior Design by Benjamin Dhong Interiors, Construction by Kearney & O'Banion, Photography by David Duncan Livingston
Stone Acorn Builders Southern Living Showcase 2012
Stone Acorn Builders Southern Living Showcase 2012
Stone Acorn BuildersStone Acorn Builders
Stone Acorn Builders presents Houston's first Southern Living Showcase in 2012.
Design ideas for a large and beige traditional two floor house exterior in Houston with wood cladding and a hip roof.
Front
Front
KohlMark Architects and BuildersKohlMark Architects and Builders
Greg Hadley Photography
Design ideas for a medium sized and multi-coloured rustic two floor detached house in DC Metro with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Cottage Addition - Exterior
Cottage Addition - Exterior
TreHus Architects+Interior Designers+BuildersTreHus Architects+Interior Designers+Builders
In this project, a contrasting 1.5 story cottage-style board and batten addition was added to a traditional 1902 foursquare. Designed by Meriwether Felt, AIA. Photo by Andrea Rugg.
New Orleans Charm with a Private Courtyard
New Orleans Charm with a Private Courtyard
Highland Homes, Inc.Highland Homes, Inc.
New Orleans Inspired Front Porch and Private Courtyard for great outdoor living.
Design ideas for a small and white classic two floor house exterior in New Orleans with wood cladding and a hip roof.
Minnetonka Shingle-Style
Minnetonka Shingle-Style
TEA2 ArchitectsTEA2 Architects
Contractor: Choice Wood Company Interior Design: Billy Beson Company Landscape Architect: Damon Farber Project Size: 4000+ SF (First Floor + Second Floor)
A new craftsman bungalow with historic charm.
A new craftsman bungalow with historic charm.
Brooks BallardBrooks Ballard
Medium sized classic two floor house exterior in Atlanta with wood cladding and a half-hip roof.
552 Commercial Street After
552 Commercial Street After
Hammer ArchitectsHammer Architects
Design ideas for a medium sized classic two floor house exterior in Boston with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
The outside
The outside
Jobe Corral ArchitectsJobe Corral Architects
Photos by Casey Woods
Photo of a large and brown modern two floor house exterior in Austin with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Southampton
Southampton
Koch ArchitectsKoch Architects
Classic mid-century-modern home clad in stained cedar wood siding, wall mounted sconces, flat roof, stone pavers, and local landscape, in Berkeley hills, California
Atherton, California Luxury Home by Markay Johnson Construction
Atherton, California Luxury Home by Markay Johnson Construction
Markay Johnson ConstructionMarkay Johnson Construction
Named for its enduring beauty and timeless architecture – Magnolia is an East Coast Hampton Traditional design. Boasting a main foyer that offers a stunning custom built wall paneled system that wraps into the framed openings of the formal dining and living spaces. Attention is drawn to the fine tile and granite selections with open faced nailed wood flooring, and beautiful furnishings. This Magnolia, a Markay Johnson crafted masterpiece, is inviting in its qualities, comfort of living, and finest of details. Builder: Markay Johnson Construction Architect: John Stewart Architects Designer: KFR Design
San Juan Passage: Exterior
San Juan Passage: Exterior
Union Studio, Architecture & Community DesignUnion Studio, Architecture & Community Design
Photo: Courtesy of Gilbane Development
Medium sized traditional two floor house exterior in Providence with wood cladding.
Mill Pond House
Mill Pond House
Joseph B Lanza Design + BuildingJoseph B Lanza Design + Building
For this house overlooking a salt water pond, my clients wanted a cozy little cottage, but one with an open floor plan, large public rooms, a sizable eat-in kitchen, four bedrooms, three and a half baths, and a den. To create this big house in a small package, we drew upon the Cape Cod tradition with a series of volumes stepping back along the edge of the coastal bank. From the street the house appears as a classic half Cape, but what looks like the main house is only the master suite. The two “additions” that appear behind it contain most of the house. The main entry is from the small farmer’s porch into a surprisingly spacious vaulted stair hall lit by a doghouse dormer and three small windows running up along the stair. The living room, dining room and kitchen are all open to each other, but defined by columns, ceiling beams and the substantial kitchen island. Large windows and glass doors at the back of the house provide views of the water. Upstairs are three more bedrooms including a second master suite with its own fireplace. The extensive millwork, trim, interior doors, paneling, ceiling treatments, stairs, railings and cabinets were all built on site. The construction of the kitchen was the subject of an article in Fine Homebuilding magazine.

Two Floor House Exterior with Wood Cladding 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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