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Contemporary Barndominium
Contemporary Barndominium
Madigan Custom HomesMadigan Custom Homes
Inspiration for a contemporary barndominium
Inspiration for a large and white contemporary bungalow detached house in Austin with stone cladding, a metal roof and a black roof.
Peregian Beach House - Osprey
Peregian Beach House - Osprey
Aboda Design GroupAboda Design Group
This is an example of a contemporary two floor detached house in Sunshine Coast with a flat roof.
Villa Flottbek
Villa Flottbek
Finkernagel Ross GmbHFinkernagel Ross GmbH
Design ideas for a classic house exterior in Hamburg.
Complete Reno and Addition
Complete Reno and Addition
Ileana Schinder, PLLCIleana Schinder, PLLC
Inspiration for a medium sized and white modern two floor detached house in DC Metro with mixed cladding, a flat roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Exterior
Exterior
Beth Howley Creative LLCBeth Howley Creative LLC
This is an example of a large and white beach style detached house in Grand Rapids with four floors, a pitched roof, a mixed material roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Templeton Hills
Templeton Hills
Elliott Johnson PhotographerElliott Johnson Photographer
Modern house exterior in San Luis Obispo.
Spring Parade Home 2020 - Alturas Homes
Spring Parade Home 2020 - Alturas Homes
Lauren SmythLauren Smyth
Sherwin Williams Iron Ore on Truwood Siding Custom Stain on Corbels Lighting from Cocoweb
This is an example of a modern house exterior in Boise.
The Perfectly Imperfect Farmhouse
The Perfectly Imperfect Farmhouse
GLDESIGNGLDESIGN
Sometimes what you’re looking for is right in your own backyard. This is what our Darien Reno Project homeowners decided as we launched into a full house renovation beginning in 2017. The project lasted about one year and took the home from 2700 to 4000 square feet.
Elegant Haven
Elegant Haven
ONYX + ALABASTERONYX + ALABASTER
This is an example of a white traditional bungalow brick detached house in Nashville with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a grey roof.
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
Photo of a brown contemporary bungalow detached house in San Luis Obispo with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Empire Real Thin Stone Veneer Home Exterior Accent Wall
Empire Real Thin Stone Veneer Home Exterior Accent Wall
Quarry MillQuarry Mill
Empire real thin stone veneer from the Quarry Mill adds modern elegance to this stunning residential home. Empire natural stone veneer consists of mild shades of gray and a consistent sandstone texture. This stone comes in various sizes of mostly rectangular-shaped stones with squared edges. Empire is a great stone to create a brick wall layout while still creating a natural look and feel. As a result, it works well for large and small projects like accent walls, exterior siding, and features like mailboxes. The light colors will blend well with any décor and provide a neutral backing to any space.
Amelia Island Beach House
Amelia Island Beach House
Johnson Home BuildersJohnson Home Builders
This is an example of a gey nautical detached house in Jacksonville with three floors, mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Mclaughlin
Mclaughlin
Meg Blu HomeMeg Blu Home
Inspiration for a large rural two floor detached house in Los Angeles with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Franklin Park Custom Home
Franklin Park Custom Home
WINN Design+BuildWINN Design+Build
Design ideas for a large and white brick detached house in DC Metro with three floors, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Italian Revival Residence in Pasadena
Italian Revival Residence in Pasadena
JAMES V. COANE & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTSJAMES V. COANE & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS
House exterior in Los Angeles.
DS Coastal In The Burbs
DS Coastal In The Burbs
Amy Storm & CompanyAmy Storm & Company
Large and white classic two floor render house exterior in Chicago.
Traditional Farmhouse
Traditional Farmhouse
Jonathan Miller ArchitectsJonathan Miller Architects
Inspiration for a large and white farmhouse detached house in Other with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a metal roof and a pitched roof.
Rustic Coastal Farmhouse
Rustic Coastal Farmhouse
Southern Grace InteriorsSouthern Grace Interiors
Inspiration for a medium sized and white farmhouse two floor detached house in Atlanta with wood cladding and a metal roof.
Ponte Vedra New Construction
Ponte Vedra New Construction
Stewart LightingStewart Lighting
Photo of a large and white contemporary two floor brick detached house in Jacksonville with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Mid-mod Coastal Casa
Mid-mod Coastal Casa
Mary Hannah InteriorsMary Hannah Interiors
This coastal cottage packs the perfect punch of charm for its growing family in the heart of Cary, North Carolina, by Mary Hannah Interiors.
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey traditional two floor detached house in Raleigh with mixed cladding, a shingle roof and a pitched 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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