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Beach Shack - Burleigh Heads
Beach Shack - Burleigh Heads
The Design VillaThe Design Villa
Louise Roche - @villastyling
Inspiration for a beach style house exterior in Brisbane.
Half Moon Bay
Half Moon Bay
Asset BuildersAsset Builders
This is an example of a medium sized and blue traditional bungalow detached house in Calgary with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Greek Revival House, Leiper's Fork Tennessee
Greek Revival House, Leiper's Fork Tennessee
C Kevin Coffey Dwellings | DesignC Kevin Coffey Dwellings | Design
Photo by C Kevin Coffey
Traditional house exterior in Nashville.
Stunning French Transitional Home
Stunning French Transitional Home
Buena Vista Development CorpBuena Vista Development Corp
French Transitional Located in Toronto// Makow Architects
Photo of a beige traditional bungalow detached house in Toronto with stone cladding, a shingle roof and a hip roof.
Barrington Hills, IL Pool House
Barrington Hills, IL Pool House
Mark SwansonMark Swanson
Pool house exterior.
This is an example of a white rural bungalow detached house in Chicago with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Windsong
Windsong
Studio McGeeStudio McGee
Design ideas for a large and white nautical detached house in Salt Lake City with a shingle roof.
San Marco Colonials
San Marco Colonials
John Merrill Homes, LLCJohn Merrill Homes, LLC
Jeff Westcott
This is an example of a medium sized and white classic two floor detached house in Jacksonville with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Farmhouse Exterior
Farmhouse Exterior
Inspiration for a white farmhouse two floor detached house in Other with vinyl cladding.
Daniel Island Custom Home- Golf Course
Daniel Island Custom Home- Golf Course
Barrow Building GroupBarrow Building Group
Inspiration for a white rural two floor detached house in Charleston with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Peppy Branch Home
Peppy Branch Home
New Image ConstructionNew Image Construction
Photo of a medium sized and white traditional two floor brick detached house in Other with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
小松島の家
小松島の家
光と水の街スタジオ光と水の街スタジオ
Photo of a white scandinavian house exterior in Other with a flat roof.
ALLU ARJUN’S RESIDENCE
ALLU ARJUN’S RESIDENCE
Aamir and Hameeda AssociatesAamir and Hameeda Associates
Inspiration for a large and white contemporary bungalow detached house in Hyderabad with a flat roof.
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
Shane McFarland ConstructionShane McFarland Construction
Reed Brown Photography, Julie Davis Interiors
Large and white farmhouse two floor brick house exterior in Nashville.
Luxury Holiday Rental - Five Bedroom Townhouse in Ramsgate, Kent
Luxury Holiday Rental - Five Bedroom Townhouse in Ramsgate, Kent
Smith Studios LtdSmith Studios Ltd
Kevan Smith
Photo of a modern house exterior in Sussex.
Surrey
Surrey
Legacy Custom HomesLegacy Custom Homes
Photo of a large and white traditional bungalow detached house in Orange County with mixed cladding.
Churchill- Wendover B
Churchill- Wendover B
Simonini HomesSimonini Homes
Design ideas for a large and white classic brick house exterior in Charlotte with three floors and a pitched roof.
Villa Granada
Villa Granada
Richard Manion Architecture Inc.Richard Manion Architecture Inc.
This is an example of a mediterranean house exterior in Los Angeles.
White Horse Farmhouse - House Plan 9722
White Horse Farmhouse - House Plan 9722
The House DesignersThe House Designers
Inspiration for a large and white country house exterior in New York with three floors and a pitched roof.
絆の家
絆の家
UserUser
Photo of an urban house exterior in Other.
Laurentian Ski Chalet
Laurentian Ski Chalet
RobitailleCurtisRobitailleCurtis
Design ideas for a gey and large modern two floor detached house in Montreal with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal 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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