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Luxury World-Inspired House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Casa Marina
Casa Marina
QUINTANILLA ARQUITECTOSQUINTANILLA ARQUITECTOS
Petr Myska
Design ideas for an expansive world-inspired two floor house exterior in Other.
The Victoria by John Cannon Homes
The Victoria by John Cannon Homes
John Cannon HomesJohn Cannon Homes
Muted colors lead you to The Victoria, a 5,193 SF model home where architectural elements, features and details delight you in every room. This estate-sized home is located in The Concession, an exclusive, gated community off University Parkway at 8341 Lindrick Lane. John Cannon Homes, newest model offers 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, great room, dining room and kitchen with separate dining area. Completing the home is a separate executive-sized suite, bonus room, her studio and his study and 3-car garage. Gene Pollux Photography
Screen Pavilion
Screen Pavilion
Beilman ArchitectureBeilman Architecture
A pond side Dining and Living Pavilion. D. Beilman
This is an example of a medium sized and brown world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Boston with wood cladding and a hip roof.
Residential
Residential
MHK Architecture & PlanningMHK Architecture & Planning
MHK Architecture, Naples Florida
This is an example of a white and medium sized world-inspired two floor detached house in Miami with a pitched roof, wood cladding and a metal roof.
Coastal Home with West Indies Flair
Coastal Home with West Indies Flair
Klar and Klar Architects, IncKlar and Klar Architects, Inc
Rich Montalbano
Design ideas for a large and white world-inspired render detached house in Tampa with three floors, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Hualalai
Hualalai
Rick Ryniak ArchitectsRick Ryniak Architects
Linny Morris
Inspiration for a large world-inspired house exterior in Hawaii.
Casa en Mallorca
Casa en Mallorca
jle arquitectosjle arquitectos
Design ideas for an expansive and white world-inspired split-level house exterior in Palma de Mallorca with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Port Royal Spec Home
Port Royal Spec Home
BCB Homes, Inc.BCB Homes, Inc.
Naples Kenny
Expansive and white world-inspired two floor render house exterior in Miami.
Nelson's Bend, Port Royal
Nelson's Bend, Port Royal
Jinx McDonald Interior DesignsJinx McDonald Interior Designs
Design ideas for an expansive world-inspired two floor house exterior in Miami with a hip roof.
South Florida Family Estate
South Florida Family Estate
UserUser
The dramatic lighting highlight the exquisite landscaping and architectural features. Landscape architect: Patrea StJohn
Expansive and beige world-inspired two floor render house exterior in Miami.
Castellina 1272 Model Home
Castellina 1272 Model Home
UserUser
Arthur Rutenberg Homes - http://arhomes.us/Castellina109
Photo of an expansive and white world-inspired bungalow render house exterior in Tampa with a pitched roof.
Bellbird - Noosa Hinterland
Bellbird - Noosa Hinterland
Soul SpaceSoul Space
entry courtyard with feature stone pond
This is an example of an expansive and beige world-inspired bungalow render house exterior in Sunshine Coast.
Ocean Inspired Remodel at Tropical Land's End
Ocean Inspired Remodel at Tropical Land's End
Coastal SourceCoastal Source
Odd Duck Art Photography
Photo of a large and beige world-inspired render house exterior in Philadelphia with three floors.
Custom Home Exteriors
Custom Home Exteriors
Osprey Custom HomesOsprey Custom Homes
Design ideas for a world-inspired house exterior in Orlando.
The Magnolia — The Grove at Lake Ida — Delray Beach, Florida
The Magnolia — The Grove at Lake Ida — Delray Beach, Florida
Seaside Builders Of Delray Beach, FloridaSeaside Builders Of Delray Beach, Florida
This is an example of an expansive and multi-coloured world-inspired concrete detached house in Miami with three floors, a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Rising Sun
Rising Sun
Collaborative Design + ARCH406Collaborative Design + ARCH406
Exterior photograph of the dining room window. Photo by Phil Bell.
Design ideas for a medium sized and beige world-inspired house exterior in Other with three floors, mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Minnetonka Residence
Minnetonka Residence
MSI Custom Homes, LLCMSI Custom Homes, LLC
Greer Photo - Jill Greer
Large and green world-inspired two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding and a hip roof.
Pool area
Pool area
Interiors TulumInteriors Tulum

World-inspired house exterior in Mexico City.
Estate - Utah County - (44)
Estate - Utah County - (44)
Magleby ConstructionMagleby Construction
Inspiration for an expansive and brown world-inspired detached house in Salt Lake City with three floors, mixed cladding, a flat roof, a mixed material roof and a black roof.
A Beachfront Oasis
A Beachfront Oasis
QMA ArchitectsQMA Architects
QMA Architects Todd Miller, Architect
Photo of a large and yellow world-inspired detached house in Philadelphia with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.

Luxury World-Inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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