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Farm House
Farm House
Bergeron Custom Homes, LLCBergeron Custom Homes, LLC
This is an example of a white country two floor house exterior in Charleston with a mixed material roof.
Gold Award winning 2017 Manor Homes Parade House
Gold Award winning 2017 Manor Homes Parade House
Couture DesignsCouture Designs
CA Robinson Photographic
Inspiration for a white rural detached house in Columbus with wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Berkeley Avenue #2
Berkeley Avenue #2
AK Construction Enterprises Inc.AK Construction Enterprises Inc.
Photo of a white rural two floor detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
pocco
pocco
YIA イシウエヨシヒロ建築設計事務所YIA イシウエヨシヒロ建築設計事務所
「pocco」 photo by 冨田英次
This is an example of a white and medium sized modern two floor detached house in Other with a flat roof, metal cladding and a shingle roof.
McCallum
McCallum
Ryan Street ArchitectsRyan Street Architects
Ryann Ford
Photo of a white classic two floor render house exterior in Austin with a pitched roof.
Galveston Luxury Home
Galveston Luxury Home
L. Pearson DesignL. Pearson Design
White nautical detached house in Houston with three floors.
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
Neoclassical Pool House
Neoclassical Pool House
Haver & Skolnick LLC ArchitectsHaver & Skolnick LLC Architects
Front facade and courtyard. Robert Benson Photgraphy
Inspiration for a white classic two floor house exterior in New York with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Residence near St. Helena
Residence near St. Helena
Wade Design ArchitectsWade Design Architects
Joe Fletcher Photography Jennifer Robin Interiors
Inspiration for a white country two floor house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding.
Armadale House 1
Armadale House 1
Mitsuori ArchitectsMitsuori Architects
Inspiration for a white classic house exterior in Melbourne.
Via Lido Nord
Via Lido Nord
Graystone Custom Builders, Inc.Graystone Custom Builders, Inc.
This is an example of a white beach style two floor detached house in Orange County with a shingle roof.
Coastal Cottage Entry and Front Porch
Coastal Cottage Entry and Front Porch
MHK Architecture & PlanningMHK Architecture & Planning
Design ideas for a white world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Miami with wood cladding and a pitched 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.
Urban Lake Cottage
Urban Lake Cottage
Charlie & Co. Design, LtdCharlie & Co. Design, Ltd
General Contractor: Hagstrom Builders | Photos: Corey Gaffer Photography
Photo of a white traditional two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with a pitched roof.
Rollingwood Residence
Rollingwood Residence
Chioco DesignChioco Design
Casey Dunn- Dunn Photography
Design ideas for a white contemporary two floor house exterior in Austin.
Inspiration
Inspiration
UserUser
Photo of a white and medium sized scandinavian concrete house exterior in Gothenburg with three floors and a flat roof.
San MIchele
San MIchele
Harbourside Custom HomesHarbourside Custom Homes
Giovanni Photography
Photo of a white mediterranean two floor render house exterior in Miami with a hip roof.
Charming Cottage
Charming Cottage
Dave Tilly & Associates LLCDave Tilly & Associates LLC
Complete renovation of a small post-war cottage to a full size 3-level home. Dave Tilly (builder), Jeni Spaeth (designer), Don Kirmizi (roof planning)
Bridle Path
Bridle Path
JHF HomesJHF Homes
This is an example of a white classic two floor detached house in Austin with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Kirkwood Terrace | Sammamish
Kirkwood Terrace | Sammamish
Quadrant HomesQuadrant Homes
White traditional two floor detached house in Seattle with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle 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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