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White Contemporary House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Señorío Vasari
Señorío Vasari
LefotoLefoto
Jose González (www.lefoto.es)
Design ideas for a white contemporary detached house in Malaga with three floors and a flat roof.
Andersen Windows & Doors Design Gallery
Andersen Windows & Doors Design Gallery
Opal Enterprises, Inc.Opal Enterprises, Inc.
Expansive and white contemporary render detached house in Chicago with three floors, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
wohnhaus s4
wohnhaus s4
sebastian kolm architekturfotografiesebastian kolm architekturfotografie
sebastian kolm architekturfotografie
This is an example of a large and white contemporary two floor render detached house in Nuremberg with a pitched roof.
Prairie Retreat
Prairie Retreat
April BallietteApril Balliette
Ryan Gamma Photography
Medium sized and white contemporary bungalow render detached house in Tampa with a flat roof.
Vivienda en Ibiza
Vivienda en Ibiza
NATALIA ZUBIZARRETA INTERIORISMONATALIA ZUBIZARRETA INTERIORISMO
Design ideas for a large and white contemporary house exterior in Bilbao with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Briar Hill
Briar Hill
Laratta Homes LtdLaratta Homes Ltd
Front Exterior
Inspiration for a white and large contemporary detached house in Calgary with three floors, mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Custom Home
Custom Home
Acadian BuildersAcadian Builders
Inspiration for a medium sized and white contemporary bungalow render detached house in Miami.
Interior Design
Interior Design
SPCA Visual MarbellaSPCA Visual Marbella
Photo of a large and white contemporary two floor house exterior in Other with a flat roof.
Palmero Dr, Los Angeles
Palmero Dr, Los Angeles
UserUser
White contemporary bungalow house exterior in Los Angeles with a flat roof.
Oyster Bay Modern
Oyster Bay Modern
BORDEN Landscape DesignBORDEN Landscape Design
Design ideas for a white contemporary bungalow house exterior in Tampa with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Contemporary Riverfront Home
Contemporary Riverfront Home
Forever HomesForever Homes
Jessa Andre Studios
Photo of a medium sized and white contemporary two floor render house exterior in Orlando with a hip roof.
casa de diseño busca familia
casa de diseño busca familia
The House Home StagingThe House Home Staging
Sólo necesitamos una mañana de jardinero para poner al día el jardín. Una vez pulida y barnizada la tarima y con los retoques de pintura necesarios, el exterior de la casa ya muestra todo su potencial.
maison individuelle - Est toulousain
maison individuelle - Est toulousain
Atelier Scénario ArchitectesAtelier Scénario Architectes
Emboitement des différents volumes de la maison : L'aile du séjour au plafond rampant vient s'encastrer dans l'aile des chambres à deux niveaux. Le pool-house permet d'intimider la piscine par rapport à l'arrivée de la maison.
Maset Juli
Maset Juli
Cotacero Taller ArquitecturaCotacero Taller Arquitectura
Mauricio Fuertes
Large and white contemporary two floor house exterior in Barcelona with a flat roof.
Taringa Pavilion
Taringa Pavilion
nielsen workshopnielsen workshop
Alicia Taylor Photography
Inspiration for a small and white contemporary bungalow house exterior in Brisbane with wood cladding.
Greenhills
Greenhills
Adan Creative DesignsAdan Creative Designs
Photo of an expansive and white contemporary render detached house in Sydney with three floors and a flat roof.
opEnd house - Einfamilienhaus in Lorsch
opEnd house - Einfamilienhaus in Lorsch
HELWIG HAUS + RAUM Planungs GmbHHELWIG HAUS + RAUM Planungs GmbH
Kristof Lemp
Design ideas for a white and medium sized contemporary two floor glass house exterior in Frankfurt with a flat roof.
Galerie
Galerie
Ehring WohnkonzepteEhring Wohnkonzepte
Inspiration for a white and small contemporary bungalow house exterior in Hamburg with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Kauffman Residence
Kauffman Residence
UserUser
Photography by Mike Kelly
Inspiration for a large and white contemporary two floor render house exterior in Los Angeles.
Contemporary Florida-Style Home
Contemporary Florida-Style Home
The Plan CollectionThe Plan Collection
A grand covered entry is sure to make an impression on guests arriving at this contemporary Florida-style home. The generous three-car garage provides ample storage.

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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