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White House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Midcentury Exterior
Midcentury Exterior
Inspiration for a white retro bungalow house exterior in Orange County.
Ozone
Ozone
Swell HomesSwell Homes
DMax photography. Liz Prater interior design and fit out. Karl Spargo design. Swell Homes addition and renovation.
Design ideas for a white modern two floor house exterior in Perth.
The Park House
The Park House
Element Property GroupElement Property Group
Luxury Home Facade
Inspiration for a medium sized and white contemporary two floor detached house in Brisbane with a metal roof, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
1400 Las Olas
1400 Las Olas
Acecon Construction CorpAcecon Construction Corp
Design ideas for a white contemporary two floor detached house in Miami with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Modern Bungalow
Modern Bungalow
Sheer Design GroupSheer Design Group
September Days-Laura Reoch
This is an example of a white contemporary bungalow detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
Casa del Sol
Casa del Sol
Sebastian Eilert ArchitectureSebastian Eilert Architecture
Inspiration for a white mediterranean two floor detached house in Miami with a flat roof and a tiled roof.
V-House
V-House
Mackenzie Pronk ArchitectsMackenzie Pronk Architects
Brett Boardman
Large and white contemporary two floor house exterior in Sydney with stone cladding and a flat roof.
Haus K.
Haus K.
STUFE 4 ARCHITEKTURSTUFE 4 ARCHITEKTUR
e-rent immbolien Dr. Wirth KG
Photo of an expansive and white contemporary two floor house exterior in Dusseldorf with a flat roof and mixed cladding.
Einfamilienhaus Merzig
Einfamilienhaus Merzig
BHK ArchitektenBHK Architekten
Jean-Claude Castor
Inspiration for a white and medium sized modern two floor house exterior in Other with a flat roof.
Hollywood Waterfront
Hollywood Waterfront
Barron Development Corp.Barron Development Corp.
John Stillman Photography
Photo of a white contemporary two floor house exterior in Miami.
Rollingwood Residence
Rollingwood Residence
Chioco DesignChioco Design
Casey Dunn- Dunn Photography
Design ideas for a white contemporary two floor house exterior in Austin.
Davis Residence
Davis Residence
risa boyer architecturerisa boyer architecture
Natalia Knezevic
This is an example of a white modern house exterior in Los Angeles.
Outdoor
Outdoor
Michele Bohbot Design and ArchitectureMichele Bohbot Design and Architecture
White contemporary two floor detached house in Los Angeles with a flat roof.
Model Home - Exterior
Model Home - Exterior
Marcelle Guilbeau, Interior DesignerMarcelle Guilbeau, Interior Designer
Exterior colors by Sherwin Williams Gale Force Front Door and siding - Software Trim - Ceiling Bright White Gieves Anderson
Medium sized and white contemporary two floor terraced house in Nashville with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Real Estate
Real Estate
SPCA Visual MarbellaSPCA Visual Marbella
Design ideas for a large and white modern two floor detached house in Other with a lean-to roof.
Casa Finestrat. Sierra Cortina
Casa Finestrat. Sierra Cortina
GestecGestec
Inspiration for a large and white contemporary two floor house exterior in Alicante-Costa Blanca with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Menlo Oaks Residence
Menlo Oaks Residence
Ana Williamson ArchitectAna Williamson Architect
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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.
Waban Hill Rd
Waban Hill Rd
RBL ArchitectsRBL Architects
The owners were downsizing from a large ornate property down the street and were seeking a number of goals. Single story living, modern and open floor plan, comfortable working kitchen, spaces to house their collection of artwork, low maintenance and a strong connection between the interior and the landscape. Working with a long narrow lot adjacent to conservation land, the main living space (16 foot ceiling height at its peak) opens with folding glass doors to a large screen porch that looks out on a courtyard and the adjacent wooded landscape. This gives the home the perception that it is on a much larger lot and provides a great deal of privacy. The transition from the entry to the core of the home provides a natural gallery in which to display artwork and sculpture. Artificial light almost never needs to be turned on during daytime hours and the substantial peaked roof over the main living space is oriented to allow for solar panels not visible from the street or yard.
Modern Construction 1
Modern Construction 1
Blalock ConstructionBlalock Construction
Photo of a white modern bungalow house exterior in Atlanta.

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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