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Casa B36
Casa B36
Souto ArquitecturaSouto Arquitectura
Design ideas for a mediterranean house exterior in Other.
Ruby Residence
Ruby Residence
Sato Architects, Inc.Sato Architects, Inc.
Our design for the Ruby Residence augmented views to the outdoors at every opportunity, while completely transforming the style and curb appeal of the home in the process. This second story addition added a bedroom suite upstairs, and a new foyer and powder room below, while minimally impacting the rest of the existing home. We also completely remodeled the galley kitchen to open it up to the adjacent living spaces. The design carefully considered the balance of views and privacy, offering the best of both worlds with our design. The result is a bright and airy home with an effortlessly coastal chic vibe.
Stanley Point Road Villa
Stanley Point Road Villa
Broswick Builders LtdBroswick Builders Ltd
This classic New Zealand Devonport villa has been lovingly restored to it's grand state. With a wrap around deck leading too large decks on both sides this house now provides a great experience of indoor/outdoor flow.
Willow Glen Modern
Willow Glen Modern
Greenhouse Interior DesignGreenhouse Interior Design
Design ideas for a large and white modern two floor detached house in San Francisco with stone cladding, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
The Elm House
The Elm House
Z+ Architects, LLCZ+ Architects, LLC
Inspiration for a rural house exterior in New York.
Sycamore Park
Sycamore Park
PatriARCH ArchitecturePatriARCH Architecture
Farmhouse Modern home with horizontal and batten and board white siding and gray/black raised seam metal roofing and black windows.
Design ideas for a medium sized and white country two floor detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a hip roof, a metal roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
Casa Son Gual
Casa Son Gual
REFUGE STUDIOREFUGE STUDIO
This is an example of a contemporary house exterior in Palma de Mallorca.
The Cove- Water View Delpino Custom Luxury Coastal Dutch West Indies Style Home
The Cove- Water View Delpino Custom Luxury Coastal Dutch West Indies Style Home
Delpino Custom HomesDelpino Custom Homes
Inspired by the Dutch West Indies architecture of the tropics, this custom designed coastal home backs up to the Wando River marshes on Daniel Island. With expansive views from the observation tower of the ports and river, this Charleston, SC home packs in multiple modern, coastal design features on both the exterior & interior of the home.
Hillside Road III
Hillside Road III
M House DevelopmentM House Development
Coastal house exterior in Chicago.
Bungalow Renovation and addition
Bungalow Renovation and addition
Macfie ArchitectureMacfie Architecture
This is an example of a classic house exterior in Auckland.
4421 36th St N
4421 36th St N
BCN HomesBCN Homes
Inspiration for a white classic brick detached house in DC Metro.
Custom Beach House
Custom Beach House
Charles Louis Custom HomesCharles Louis Custom Homes
Inspiration for a nautical house exterior in New York.
Farm House
Farm House
1 A DESIGN, LLC1 A DESIGN, LLC
Farmhouse style home design with carriage house garage doors, timber frame front porch with arched braces, and tapered stone piers with stone caps. Along with timber frame gable trust above the garage.
Houzz Tour: Clover Foundry
Houzz Tour: Clover Foundry
McNamara Carpentry Inc.McNamara Carpentry Inc.
Design ideas for a house exterior.
Deviot
Deviot
my buildmy build
Anjie Blair Photography
Inspiration for a multi-coloured contemporary bungalow detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Traditional Entry Door with a Modern Upgrade
Traditional Entry Door with a Modern Upgrade
Clark Hall DoorsClark Hall Doors
These custom traditional doors add beauty to any space, featuring personalized glass panels, handcrafted hardware, and a Dark Bronze finish.
Large and white classic brick and front detached house in Charlotte.
64th Place
64th Place
RafterhouseRafterhouse
Farmhouse house exterior in Phoenix.
Farmhouse Exterior
Farmhouse Exterior
BCN HomesBCN Homes
This is an example of a gey farmhouse two floor detached house in DC Metro with a shingle roof and a pitched roof.
One Ford Road
One Ford Road
Garden StudioGarden Studio
Ryan Garvin
Inspiration for a house exterior in Orange County.
Ooltewah Craftsman Style Speculative Home
Ooltewah Craftsman Style Speculative Home
McCoy Homes, Inc.McCoy Homes, Inc.
Philip Slowiak Photography
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey traditional two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

White 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 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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