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Cornelia Tiny House
Cornelia Tiny House
New Frontier Tiny HomesNew Frontier Tiny Homes
StudioBell
Inspiration for a gey urban bungalow house exterior in Nashville with metal cladding and a flat roof.
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まとう住まい
atelier etsuko | アトリエ エツコ　一級建築士事務所atelier etsuko | アトリエ エツコ　一級建築士事務所
住宅街で閉じながら、開放的に住む　Photo: Ota Takumi
This is an example of a gey modern two floor concrete detached house in Tokyo with a flat roof.
Lucerne
Lucerne
Daniel Marshall ArchitectDaniel Marshall Architect
Emily Andrews
This is an example of a contemporary house exterior in Auckland with mixed cladding.
Deviot
Deviot
my buildmy build
Anjie Blair Photography
Inspiration for a multi-coloured contemporary bungalow detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
東五反田KM邸
東五反田KM邸
株式会社LDKホーム株式会社LDKホーム
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This is an example of a white contemporary detached house in Tokyo with three floors and a flat roof.
Santa Monica House
Santa Monica House
JENDRETZKI LLCJENDRETZKI LLC
Brown modern bungalow house exterior in Los Angeles with wood cladding.
Arkitekttegnet villa
Arkitekttegnet villa
Schüco DanmarkSchüco Danmark
Kirstine Mengel
Inspiration for a contemporary house exterior in Copenhagen.
wohnhaus b
wohnhaus b
sebastian kolm architekturfotografiesebastian kolm architekturfotografie
sebastian kolm architekturfotografie
Design ideas for a large modern bungalow house exterior in Nuremberg with wood cladding and a flat roof.
big space little kids
big space little kids
Gardner Architects LLCGardner Architects LLC
photo credit: Cheryl Mohr
Inspiration for a contemporary two floor house exterior in DC Metro with wood cladding.
Custom Design - Elevation - New American Home 2013
Custom Design - Elevation - New American Home 2013
Blue HeronBlue Heron
Trent Bell Photography
Inspiration for a beige and expansive contemporary detached house in Las Vegas with three floors and a flat roof.
Overbrook Residence Exterior
Overbrook Residence Exterior
UserUser
Atlanta modern home designed by Dencity LLC and built by Cablik Enterprises. Photo by AWH Photo & Design.
This is an example of a medium sized modern bungalow detached house in Atlanta with an orange house and a flat roof.
Cliff House
Cliff House
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects LimitedMacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects Limited
Greg Richardson
Contemporary house exterior in Other with wood cladding.
Wycliffe Residence
Wycliffe Residence
miller designmiller design
Mark Peters
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in Sacramento with wood cladding.
Bluffview
Bluffview
UserUser
Incredible drive-up appeal on this contemporary home in Dallas. Photos by Versatile Imaging
Design ideas for a large contemporary house exterior in Dallas.
shoup residence + office compound
shoup residence + office compound
building Lab, inc.building Lab, inc.
headquarters of building Lab created with shipping containers.
Inspiration for a contemporary bungalow house exterior in San Francisco.
Azaya
Azaya
Modern shelterModern shelter
Miguel
Contemporary two floor house exterior in Seattle with mixed cladding.
Ristrutturazione Casa VG
Ristrutturazione Casa VG
es-arch enricoscaramelliniarchitettoes-arch enricoscaramelliniarchitetto
marcello mariana fotografia
This is an example of a gey contemporary detached house in Other with three floors and a pitched 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.
Moderno Fachada
Moderno Fachada
Modern two floor house exterior in Other with a flat roof.
Arkitektur
Arkitektur
Mads DalegaardMads Dalegaard
Mads Dalegaard
Design ideas for a large and white modern bungalow brick house exterior in Aarhus with a flat 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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