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World-Inspired House Exterior with a Shingle Roof Ideas and Designs

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Evergreen Home
Evergreen Home
Anthony W DesignAnthony W Design
Small and white world-inspired bungalow detached house in Phoenix with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Tropical Exterior
Tropical Exterior
Inspiration for a medium sized and white world-inspired bungalow detached house in Hawaii with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
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
Turner Residence
Turner Residence
Mitch Williams Construction, Inc.Mitch Williams Construction, Inc.
Photo of a large and white world-inspired two floor render detached house in Santa Barbara with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Florida Cottage
Florida Cottage
Lendry HomesLendry Homes
Blue and medium sized world-inspired detached house in Jacksonville with three floors, wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Captiva House
Captiva House
K2 Design Group, Inc.K2 Design Group, Inc.
Our dreams of the tropics are framed in palms. Surrounding the exterior of this stunning home are wood-clad overhangs, complemented with copper gutters, providing shelter for rainy days in Paradise. For a welcome evening glow, wall sconces cast light on iris, agapanthus and crinum lily.
My Work
My Work
Terra Landscaping Inc.Terra Landscaping Inc.
Medium sized and white world-inspired bungalow render detached house in Miami with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Orchid
Orchid
Blackband DesignBlackband Design
Interior Design: Blackband Design Build: Patterson Custom Homes Architecture: Andrade Architects Photography: Ryan Garvin
Inspiration for a large and white world-inspired two floor detached house in Orange County with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Mainsail Model - Exterior
Mainsail Model - Exterior
Emcy Interior DesignEmcy Interior Design
Design ideas for a large and white world-inspired two floor render detached house in Tampa with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Plantation Style Cottage
Plantation Style Cottage
Pu'uwai Design & ConstructionPu'uwai Design & Construction
Adorable plantation cottage townhouse with traditional plantation details seen in the x style porch railing and exposed tails, as well as the board and batten siding.
Sunset Park – Coastal; Custom Waterfront
Sunset Park – Coastal; Custom Waterfront
Sunset Properties of Tampa BaySunset Properties of Tampa Bay
White and large world-inspired two floor render detached house in Tampa with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Today"s Builder TV Show- Logan Homes
Today"s Builder TV Show- Logan Homes
Today's Builder Television ShowToday's Builder Television Show
Photo of a white world-inspired two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Interior Paint
Interior Paint
Richard's Paint ManufacturingRichard's Paint Manufacturing
Design ideas for a large and beige world-inspired two floor detached house in Orlando with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Market
Market
Bromik Design & BuildBromik Design & Build
Medium sized and beige world-inspired bungalow detached house in Seattle with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Exteriors
Exteriors
Island Independence LLCIsland Independence LLC
This is an example of a large world-inspired render detached house in Hawaii with an orange house, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
CariBali Vila
CariBali Vila
TKEZ architecture & designTKEZ architecture & design
This is an example of a beige world-inspired bungalow detached house in Munich with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Jupiter Island, Florida Residence
Jupiter Island, Florida Residence
Voce Di IDVoce Di ID
This is an example of a large and beige world-inspired detached house in Miami with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Kainai A
Kainai A
Pu'uwai Design & ConstructionPu'uwai Design & Construction
This beautiful modern tropical home is designed with white stucco walls, natural vertical wood paneling, and modern wood shutters. The latticework carved gate leads through the arbor and into the courtyard garden beyond. The natural wood finish on the garage doors complement the wood detailing on the walls.
Plantation Estates
Plantation Estates
KAHE ConstructionKAHE Construction
Inspiration for an expansive and gey world-inspired bungalow concrete detached house in Hawaii with a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Hawaiian Plantation Villa
Hawaiian Plantation Villa
Trigg-Smith ArchitectsTrigg-Smith Architects
Photo of a large and white world-inspired bungalow detached house in Hawaii with wood cladding, a hip roof, a shingle roof and board and batten cladding.

World-Inspired House Exterior with a Shingle Roof 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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