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White Contemporary House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Ponte Vedra New Construction
Ponte Vedra New Construction
Stewart LightingStewart Lighting
Photo of a large and white contemporary two floor brick detached house in Jacksonville with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Modern Home -Alicia Way
Modern Home -Alicia Way
AK Construction Enterprises Inc.AK Construction Enterprises Inc.
Photo of a white contemporary bungalow detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
Azure | Paradise Valley | Residence Three
Azure | Paradise Valley | Residence Three
Shea Homes - ArizonaShea Homes - Arizona
Photo of a medium sized and white contemporary two floor detached house in Phoenix with a flat roof.
Contemporary New Home Build
Contemporary New Home Build
Victory Construction, IncVictory Construction, Inc
Inspiration for a medium sized and white contemporary two floor detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.
Terrace Avenue
Terrace Avenue
Burmeister WoodworkBurmeister Woodwork
Reagen Taylor Photography
Photo of a medium sized and white contemporary two floor render detached house in Chicago with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Beverly One
Beverly One
Ventura Custom HomesVentura Custom Homes
This is an example of a white and large contemporary two floor render detached house in Dallas with a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Exterior Makeover in Atlanta
Exterior Makeover in Atlanta
Boyce Design + BuildBoyce Design + Build
The exterior face lift included Hardie board siding and MiraTEC trim, decorative metal railing on the porch, landscaping and a custom mailbox. The concrete paver driveway completes this beautiful project.
Talbot Road 2, Highgate
Talbot Road 2, Highgate
Catterall Franklin ArchitectsCatterall Franklin Architects
Photo of a large and white contemporary brick semi-detached house in London with three floors.
Mid Century Masterpiece
Mid Century Masterpiece
Landscapes WALandscapes WA
This is an example of a white contemporary bungalow render detached house in Perth with a hip roof and a metal roof.
Suncatcher
Suncatcher
Tim Casagrande PhotographyTim Casagrande Photography
Tim Casagrande
Design ideas for a white contemporary bungalow detached house in Gold Coast - Tweed with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
Un refugio en el Mediterráneo
Un refugio en el Mediterráneo
Cocinas SantosCocinas Santos
Una vez convertidos en propietarios de la vivienda, confiaron a Natalia Zubizarreta la misión de adaptarla a sus necesidades. La interiorista se encargó de elegir y cuidar personalmente la calidad y acabado de todos los detalles, desde los materiales, carpinterías e iluminación, hasta el mobiliario y los elementos decorativos. | Interiorismo y decoración: Natalia Zubizarreta. Fotografía: Erlantz Biderbost.
Barton Creek Builder Spec Home
Barton Creek Builder Spec Home
Dawn Hearn Interior DesignDawn Hearn Interior Design
This wonderful home was a group effort! Home design and initial interior selections by LaRue Architects. Construction by Rivendale Homes. We were hired for additional design finish and fixture selections. The beautiful staging for placing the home on the market is by John-William Interiors. Photography by JPM Real Estate Photography
Barton Creek Builder Spec Home
Barton Creek Builder Spec Home
Dawn Hearn Interior DesignDawn Hearn Interior Design
This wonderful home was a group effort! Home design and initial interior selections by LaRue Architects. Construction by Rivendale Homes. We were hired for additional design finish and fixture selections. The beautiful staging for placing the home on the market is by John-William Interiors. Photography by JPM Real Estate Photography
Display Home - The Soho
Display Home - The Soho
Ventura HomesVentura Homes
This is an example of a white contemporary bungalow detached house in Perth with a metal roof and a hip roof.
4011 Bayview
4011 Bayview
INTELAEINTELAE
Photo of a large and white contemporary bungalow concrete detached house in Miami with a flat roof.
Pinehaven
Pinehaven
George Allen Cole Design StudioGeorge Allen Cole Design Studio
Front elevation - a mix of brick, stucco, and Cumaru wood
This is an example of a large and white contemporary two floor detached house in Houston with a flat roof and wood cladding.
Cornelio Residence
Cornelio Residence
Anders Lasater ArchitectsAnders Lasater Architects
Architecture and Interior Design by Anders Lasater Architects. Photography by Chad Mellon
Design ideas for a large and white contemporary two floor render detached house in Orange County with a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Contemporary European Farmhouse
Contemporary European Farmhouse
Nick Lee ArchitectureNick Lee Architecture
Expansive and white contemporary detached house in San Francisco with three floors, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Orchid Studio
Orchid Studio
First LampFirst Lamp
Alex Crook
This is an example of a small and white contemporary bungalow house exterior in Seattle with concrete fibreboard cladding and a lean-to roof.
小牧の家
小牧の家
ユナイテッドワークス一級建築士事務所ユナイテッドワークス一級建築士事務所
窓の大きい開放的な家
Photo of a white contemporary two floor house exterior in Nagoya.

White Contemporary House Exterior 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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