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White Shabby-Chic Style House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Extravagance on the River
Extravagance on the River
Baine Contracting, Inc.Baine Contracting, Inc.
Columns meet trim to give an elegant look.
Inspiration for a large and white romantic house exterior in New York with vinyl cladding.
West Road Cottage
West Road Cottage
RAMSAY GOURD ARCHITECTSRAMSAY GOURD ARCHITECTS
A little cottage nestled into a picturesque Vermont village. Photo: Greg Premru
Design ideas for a small and white romantic two floor detached house in Boston with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Munro House
Munro House
TENNA HomesTENNA Homes
Classic double storey extension to the rear to an existing single storey dwelling. Featuring light coloured cladding and matching coloured window frames. Decking to match internal timber hardwood floor and associated landscaping.
Home Staging y Fotografía en apartamento de alquiler vacacional en El Albayzín
Home Staging y Fotografía en apartamento de alquiler vacacional en El Albayzín
Home & Haus | Home Staging & FotografíaHome & Haus | Home Staging & Fotografía
Home & Haus Homestaging & Fotografía Vista de la fachada de la casa desde otra perspectiva. Forja en los balcones y fachada blanca.
This is an example of a medium sized and white vintage brick detached house in Other with three floors, a mansard roof and a tiled roof.
Coastal Cottage Bathroom Addition
Coastal Cottage Bathroom Addition
The Cleary CompanyThe Cleary Company
Exterior view of bathroom bump-out addition
Small and white shabby-chic style bungalow detached house in Columbus with vinyl cladding.
若葉町の住宅
若葉町の住宅
アトリエハコ建築設計事務所アトリエハコ建築設計事務所
photo：Nobuaki Nakagawa
Design ideas for a white shabby-chic style two floor concrete detached house in Tokyo Suburbs with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Réalisation Habitat & Traditions
Réalisation Habitat & Traditions
Réseau DECOPIERRE®Réseau DECOPIERRE®
Photo of a white shabby-chic style two floor house exterior in Montpellier.
DIYがいっぱい！遊べるナチュラルハウス
DIYがいっぱい！遊べるナチュラルハウス
（株）アイジーコンサルティング　アイジースタイルハウス（株）アイジーコンサルティング　アイジースタイルハウス
白色の塗り壁がステキ！プロヴァンスの外観
Inspiration for a white romantic two floor detached house in Other with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Shabby Chic-inspirerad Fasad
Shabby Chic-inspirerad Fasad
This is an example of a medium sized and white shabby-chic style two floor house exterior in Other.
Kusatsu House
Kusatsu House
ALTS DESIGN OFFICE (アルツ デザイン オフィス)ALTS DESIGN OFFICE (アルツ デザイン オフィス)
This is an example of a medium sized and white vintage two floor detached house in Other with metal cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Dalton House Plan 3462 Rear
Dalton House Plan 3462 Rear
Elite Design GroupElite Design Group
Photo of a medium sized and white romantic two floor detached house in Richmond with concrete fibreboard cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
若葉町の住宅
若葉町の住宅
アトリエハコ建築設計事務所アトリエハコ建築設計事務所
Photo of a white romantic two floor concrete house exterior in Tokyo Suburbs with a pitched roof.
Extravagance on the River
Extravagance on the River
Baine Contracting, Inc.Baine Contracting, Inc.
Columns meet trim to give an elegant look.
Inspiration for a large and white vintage house exterior in New York with vinyl cladding.
Quaint Edwardian meets French Provincial
Quaint Edwardian meets French Provincial
Adam Construction CoAdam Construction Co
Quaint Edwardian with second storey extension and renovation.
This is an example of a white romantic two floor house exterior in Melbourne with wood cladding.
Outdoor
Outdoor
SRCI Design BuildSRCI Design Build
Photo of a large and white shabby-chic style house exterior in Austin with three floors and stone cladding.
A Suarez exterior painting
A Suarez exterior painting
IRE Renovations CorpIRE Renovations Corp
Inspiration for a white romantic house exterior in Miami.
Academy
Academy
Daniel Rodriguez PhotographyDaniel Rodriguez Photography
Design ideas for a white shabby-chic style bungalow detached house in New York with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a grey roof.
Spanish Poetry
Spanish Poetry
NUMI BuildNUMI Build
Small and white vintage bungalow render house exterior in Los Angeles.
Ｏ様邸
Ｏ様邸
株式会社 大町ハウジング株式会社 大町ハウジング
外観
Photo of a white romantic two floor detached house in Other.
A Suarez exterior painting
A Suarez exterior painting
IRE Renovations CorpIRE Renovations Corp
Design ideas for a white vintage house exterior in Miami.

White Shabby-Chic Style 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 shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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