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Whitley Heights Kitchen
Whitley Heights Kitchen
JWT AssociatesJWT Associates
An exterior stairway was removed from the house and replaced with a new roof over the French doors. The second floor balcony was added off of the master bathroom.
residence,Ridgefield, Connecticut
residence,Ridgefield, Connecticut
Colangelo Associates ArchitectsColangelo Associates Architects
Photography: Bo Parker
Inspiration for a white contemporary bungalow house exterior in New York.
Scarsdale Farmhouse Modern
Scarsdale Farmhouse Modern
Alisberg ParkerAlisberg Parker
White rural two floor detached house in New York with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Olympus Drive House
Olympus Drive House
Lloyd ArchitectsLloyd Architects
Photo by Mark Weinberg
Expansive and white traditional two floor brick house exterior in Salt Lake City with a pitched roof.
Guest House
Guest House
Vermont Integrated ArchitectureVermont Integrated Architecture
Photo by Ryan Bent
Design ideas for a white rural two floor detached house in Burlington with a pitched roof.
Hilltop Farmstead
Hilltop Farmstead
GRIT Co.GRIT Co.
Snap Chic Photography
Inspiration for an expansive and white country two floor detached house in Austin with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Coastal Contemporary
Coastal Contemporary
MHK Architecture & PlanningMHK Architecture & Planning
Amber Frederickson
Inspiration for a white classic two floor detached house in Miami with a hip roof and a mixed material roof.
Contemporary Classic
Contemporary Classic
D. Claire DesignsD. Claire Designs
This is an example of a white and medium sized traditional two floor detached house in Houston with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
White and medium sized traditional bungalow brick detached house in Dallas with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Colonial Farmhouse
Colonial Farmhouse
Murphy & Co. DesignMurphy & Co. Design
Photo by Karen Melvin
Inspiration for a white traditional two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
The Gator House
The Gator House
Janvin Lowe (kree8.ca)Janvin Lowe (kree8.ca)
Rear facade
Photo of a small and white contemporary two floor detached house in Vancouver with mixed cladding, a metal roof and a lean-to roof.
Spicewood Outpost
Spicewood Outpost
Olson Defendorf Custom HomesOlson Defendorf Custom Homes
This is an example of a white and large contemporary bungalow render detached house in Austin with a metal roof.
Woodlands Avenue
Woodlands Avenue
UserUser
Photography by Ben Anders and Juliet Murphy
Inspiration for a white contemporary two floor render house exterior in London with a flat roof.
St. Helena Residence
St. Helena Residence
Jennifer Robin InteriorsJennifer Robin Interiors
Joe Fletcher Photography
Inspiration for a white rural two floor house exterior in San Francisco with a pitched roof.
Exterior
Exterior
THINK Architecture, Inc.THINK Architecture, Inc.
Design ideas for a white traditional two floor detached house in Salt Lake City with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Custom Residence - Metro Boston
Custom Residence - Metro Boston
Luna Design GroupLuna Design Group
Sam Gray
Design ideas for a white classic two floor house exterior in Boston with a hip roof.
Cape Cod Modern
Cape Cod Modern
Tanner HomesTanner Homes
Michael Cagle
Large and white classic two floor brick house exterior in Dallas with a pitched roof.
B-Line Medium 002 front facade
B-Line Medium 002 front facade
UserUser
Design ideas for a white modern two floor house exterior in Minneapolis.
Kohlstedt Keep
Kohlstedt Keep
SALA ArchitectsSALA Architects
Designed by Dale Mulfinger, Jody McGuire This new lake home takes advantage of the stunning landscape of Lake Superior. The compact floor plans minimize the site impact. The expressive building form blends the structure into the language of the cliff. The home provides a serene perch to view not only the big lake, but also to look back into the North Shore. With triple pane windows and careful details, this house surpasses the airtightness criteria set by the international Passive House Association, to keep life cozy on the North Shore all year round. Construction by Dale Torgersen Photography by Corey Gaffer
Lake Butler Custom Home
Lake Butler Custom Home
Total Solutions GroupTotal Solutions Group
Photo of a large and white traditional two floor house exterior in Orlando with wood cladding and a hip 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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