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White House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Sherwin Williams Dover White Exterior Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black garage doors Ebony stained front door and cedar accents on front
Design ideas for a white and medium sized classic two floor render detached house in Raleigh with a mixed material roof.
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Exterior Entrance
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Photo of a white coastal two floor brick detached house in Orange County with a shingle roof.
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Grant Ritchie
Inspiration for a white and large traditional two floor brick detached house in Other with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Rebel Drive Front Porch Addition
Rebel Drive Front Porch Addition
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WINNER OF THE 2017 SOUTHEAST REGION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE REMODELING INDUSTRY (NARI) CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR (CotY) AWARD FOR BEST RESIDENTIAL EXTERIOR $100k - $200k | Project © Lassiter Photography
Stanford Residence in University Park, TX
Stanford Residence in University Park, TX
Pauzer DesignPauzer Design
White traditional two floor house exterior in Dallas with a pitched roof.
Luxury Home Staging in Lakewood Hills
Luxury Home Staging in Lakewood Hills
Keti AbaziKeti Abazi
DM Photography
Inspiration for a white classic two floor brick house exterior in Dallas.
Mountain Brook Cottage
Mountain Brook Cottage
Christopher Architecture & InteriorsChristopher Architecture & Interiors
Design ideas for a white classic two floor brick house exterior in Birmingham with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Deerwood
Deerwood
Cusimano ArchitectCusimano Architect
Zac Seewald
Inspiration for a white classic brick house exterior in Houston with a pitched roof.
Thomas Residence
Thomas Residence
UserUser
Inspiration for a white traditional two floor brick house exterior in Nashville.
Carriagewood Estates Custom Louisiana Transitional Home - Baton Rouge
Carriagewood Estates Custom Louisiana Transitional Home - Baton Rouge
Golden Fine HomesGolden Fine Homes
Front of Home - Carriagewood Estates Baton Rouge, Louisiana Golden Fine Homes - Custom Home Builder http://GoldenFinehomes.com
Kara Weik © 2012 Houzz
Kara Weik © 2012 Houzz
Kara WeikKara Weik
Design ideas for a large and white traditional two floor brick house exterior in Dallas.
Banbury
Banbury
Vincent Greene ArchitectsVincent Greene Architects
Photography: Erik Kvalsvik
Inspiration for a white romantic two floor house exterior in Baltimore with wood cladding and a mixed material roof.
Wellesley 3
Wellesley 3
Thompson Custom HomesThompson Custom Homes
Architect: Gordon Partners, Interior Designer: CBG Interiors, Photographer: Jack Thompson
White classic two floor brick detached house in Houston with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Seaward
Seaward
Brandon Architects, Inc.Brandon Architects, Inc.
Jeri Koegel
Inspiration for a white mediterranean two floor house exterior in Orange County with a pitched roof.
Woodvale Road
Woodvale Road
Allison Knizek Design for Prescott PropertiesAllison Knizek Design for Prescott Properties
Michael McNamara
Inspiration for a white classic house exterior in Los Angeles.
Lakeside Contemporary, Charlevoix
Lakeside Contemporary, Charlevoix
Drost Landscape Design Construction & MaintenanceDrost Landscape Design Construction & Maintenance
This is an example of a large and white traditional two floor brick house exterior in Grand Rapids with a pitched roof.
Dufferin Ave
Dufferin Ave
Jacob McNeil PhotographyJacob McNeil Photography
Inspiration for a white traditional two floor brick detached house with a shingle roof.
Binder Residence
Binder Residence
Lionel F Bailey AIA Architect LLCLionel F Bailey AIA Architect LLC
Oivanki Photography
Large and white classic two floor brick house exterior in New Orleans.
Brisbane Street House
Brisbane Street House
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Murray Fredericks
Photo of a medium sized and white modern two floor brick house exterior in Sydney with a flat roof.
Park Slope Brownstone
Park Slope Brownstone
Niche ModernNiche Modern
Exterior view of the Brownstone.
White classic brick house exterior in New York with three floors and a flat 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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