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Manor House Farm, Cambridge
Manor House Farm, Cambridge
Tristen Knight Garden Design LtdTristen Knight Garden Design Ltd
Justin Paget Photography Ltd
Large and white classic two floor detached house in Cambridgeshire with a hip roof.
The New Traditional
The New Traditional
April BallietteApril Balliette
Photographer: Ryan Gamma
This is an example of a medium sized and white contemporary render detached house in Tampa with three floors and a flat roof.
Designer's Personal Home
Designer's Personal Home
Ashley J. DesignAshley J. Design
Design ideas for a medium sized and white classic two floor detached house in Charlotte with concrete fibreboard cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Dartmouth
Dartmouth
square three architecture, incsquare three architecture, inc
Courtesy of Amy J Photography
Inspiration for a white and medium sized traditional bungalow detached house in San Francisco with a pitched roof, a metal roof and a grey roof.
Minneapolis 1 1/2 Story
Minneapolis 1 1/2 Story
DFPPlanning&DesignDFPPlanning&Design
Medium sized and white farmhouse two floor detached house in Minneapolis with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Contemporary European Beach House
Contemporary European Beach House
Beacon Construction Group IncBeacon Construction Group Inc
Large and white beach style two floor render detached house in Miami with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
2018 Home A Rama People Choice
2018 Home A Rama People Choice
Kent Shaffer Builders, Inc.Kent Shaffer Builders, Inc.
The Home Aesthetic
Inspiration for an expansive and white country two floor brick detached house in Indianapolis with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Transitional Bay Front Family Home
Transitional Bay Front Family Home
Asher Slaunwhite + PartnersAsher Slaunwhite + Partners
Asher Slaunwhite Architects, Brandywine Development Construction, Megan Gorelick Interiors, Don Pearse Photographers
Inspiration for a large and white classic detached house in Philadelphia with three floors, mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Corsica Drive Home
Corsica Drive Home
Naturecraft Custom HomesNaturecraft Custom Homes
Medium sized and white classic bungalow render detached house in Denver with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Modern Farmhouse with views of Prior Lake
Modern Farmhouse with views of Prior Lake
Sustainable Nine Design + BuildSustainable Nine Design + Build
Design ideas for a white country two floor detached house in Minneapolis with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
Infinite HomeInfinite Home
Inspiration for a large and white rural two floor detached house in Atlanta with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Anaheim White House Rebuild
Anaheim White House Rebuild
La Placa DevelopmentLa Placa Development
Inspiration for a medium sized and white classic two floor detached house in Orange County with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Milwaukee Bay
Milwaukee Bay
Northworks Architects + PlannersNorthworks Architects + Planners
Menu Home Work On the Boards Culture Press Connect Milwaukee Bay Residence Milwaukee, Wisconsin PreviousNext About the Project Located in an historic district along the Milwaukee lakefront, this custom residence is designed to reflect the massing and scale of the neighborhood while exhibiting the clean lines and advanced materials of a new home. Open floor plans and an abundance of natural light provide the flexibility and comfort to address the needs of today’s lifestyle. A large underground garage offers multi-car parking and storage below an expansive rear yard and terrace. Photography: Reagen Taylor
3806 Marlowe
3806 Marlowe
BAS Concepts LLCBAS Concepts LLC
Fabi
Large and white country two floor detached house in Houston with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Young Home
Young Home
Sierra Pacific WindowsSierra Pacific Windows
Toulmin Cabinetry & Design Clem Burch 205 Photography
Photo of a white classic two floor brick detached house in Birmingham with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Las Vegas LEED Certified Modern Residence
Las Vegas LEED Certified Modern Residence
studio g ARCHITECTUREstudio g ARCHITECTURE
Design ideas for a white and large modern bungalow render detached house in Las Vegas with a flat roof.
Small Home with a Big Heart
Small Home with a Big Heart
Tommy Daspit PhotographerTommy Daspit Photographer
New home construction in Homewood Alabama photographed for Willow Homes, Willow Design Studio, and Triton Stone Group by Birmingham Alabama based architectural and interiors photographer Tommy Daspit. You can see more of his work at http://tommydaspit.com
Custom Modern Barn
Custom Modern Barn
Bartelt. The Remodeling ResourceBartelt. The Remodeling Resource
Design ideas for a white farmhouse bungalow detached house in Milwaukee with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
Rocco J LettieriRocco J Lettieri
This fresh modern farmhouse began as a cape home with years of additions and adds on, creating no formal structure. Rocco J Lettieri worked to keep the footprint of the home due to limitations based on the wetland conservations on the property and opted to go from a traditional home to a modern barn with a semi-open plan. The goal was to feel clean and crisp throughout all of the seasons. It was built for a close family so the layout is designed to be inviting for their children as well. Photo Credit: Tria Giovan
Courtyard House
Courtyard House
Architecture ParadigmArchitecture Paradigm
Large and white modern detached house in Bengaluru.

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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