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The Mariner - a modern coastal getaway
The Mariner - a modern coastal getaway
Kent Homes BouctoucheKent Homes Bouctouche
Accent board and batten peaks in frost white vinyl, horizontal siding in silver ash and heritage grey accent shake with dark navy door on the recessed pressure treated porch.
Contemporary New Custom Home in Los Altos
Contemporary New Custom Home in Los Altos
Spaces By Juliana Linssen, Inc.Spaces By Juliana Linssen, Inc.
Inspiration for a large and gey farmhouse bungalow detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a mixed material roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Front Elevation
Front Elevation
Richard Bubnowski Design LLCRichard Bubnowski Design LLC
Front Elevation
Medium sized and beige two floor detached house in New York with wood cladding, a hip roof, a shingle roof, shingles and a black roof.
The Breezeway
The Breezeway
HeliconiaHeliconia
Hamptons style coastal home with custom garage door, weatherboard cladding and stone detailing.
This is an example of a large and gey nautical two floor detached house in Sydney with a pitched roof, a metal roof and a black roof.
Copper Lily Parade Home 2020
Copper Lily Parade Home 2020
Vintage Construction GroupVintage Construction Group
This is an example of a white traditional bungalow brick detached house in New Orleans with a flat roof, a shingle roof and a grey roof.
Corrie - Modern
Corrie - Modern
Blue Stone ConstructionBlue Stone Construction
This is an example of a small and white modern two floor render detached house in San Diego with a flat roof and a shingle roof.
Hillside Road III
Hillside Road III
M House DevelopmentM House Development
Coastal house exterior in Chicago.
Siena Dr.
Siena Dr.
CHRISTOPHER LEE FOTOCHRISTOPHER LEE FOTO
CHRISTOPHERLEEFOTO.COM
Photo of a mediterranean house exterior in Los Angeles.
Mitten im Feld
Mitten im Feld
Weber & Partner mbB | freie Architekten BDAWeber & Partner mbB | freie Architekten BDA
Design ideas for a contemporary detached house in Other with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
The House of Palms
The House of Palms
Sea Island Builders LLCSea Island Builders LLC
Beautiful 2nd row beach house with expansive porches and decks to take in the ocean views. This home was renovated top to bottom and provides the clients with a stylish and comfortable vacation home.
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.
Casa singola in legno
Casa singola in legno
Green Living Ltd - Case in LegnoGreen Living Ltd - Case in Legno
Design ideas for a modern house exterior in Other.
Retro Mid Century
Retro Mid Century
Interior InspirationsInterior Inspirations
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey midcentury bungalow detached house in Calgary with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
DSElmhurstingAtTheSeams
DSElmhurstingAtTheSeams
Amy Storm & CompanyAmy Storm & Company
Inspiration for a medium sized and green traditional two floor detached house in Chicago with concrete fibreboard cladding and a shingle roof.
Traditional Spring Custom Home - Naperville
Traditional Spring Custom Home - Naperville
Redstart Construction, Inc.Redstart Construction, Inc.
Inspiration for a large and gey classic two floor detached house in Chicago with vinyl cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
House SprucingHouse Sprucing
Design ideas for a large and white farmhouse two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Mediterranean Exterior
Mediterranean Exterior
Beige mediterranean split-level render detached house in San Diego with a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Seamless Siding, Color: Harbor Gray
Seamless Siding, Color: Harbor Gray
Continental Siding SupplyContinental Siding Supply
This is an example of a traditional house exterior in Kansas City.
Woodcrest Residence
Woodcrest Residence
Highland Builders LLCHighland Builders LLC
Stone ranch with French Country flair and a tucked under extra lower level garage. The beautiful Chilton Woodlake blend stone follows the arched entry with timbers and gables. Carriage style 2 panel arched accent garage doors with wood brackets. The siding is Hardie Plank custom color Sherwin Williams Anonymous with custom color Intellectual Gray trim. Gable roof is CertainTeed Landmark Weathered Wood with a medium bronze metal roof accent over the bay window. (Ryan Hainey)
Texas Stone Home
Texas Stone Home
BCI Custom HomesBCI Custom Homes
Texas stone home front exterior. Features white stone walls, concrete driveway, 2 car garage, metal roof, custom stone fireplace, and wood awnings.
This is an example of a medium sized and white traditional bungalow detached house in Austin with stone cladding, a pitched 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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