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World-Inspired House Exterior with Wood Cladding Ideas and Designs

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Coastal Living - Allison Ramsey Architects Holiday House
Coastal Living - Allison Ramsey Architects Holiday House
Allison Ramsey ArchitectsAllison Ramsey Architects
Photos by Josh Savage for Coastal Living Allison Ramsey Architects
Photo of a medium sized world-inspired two floor house exterior in Atlanta with wood cladding.
Lierneux
Lierneux
ZWARTHOUT Shou Sugi Ban # Bois BruléZWARTHOUT Shou Sugi Ban # Bois Brulé
zwarthout Shou sugi Ban
Black world-inspired house exterior in Amsterdam with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Naples Beachfront Custom Residence
Naples Beachfront Custom Residence
BCB Homes, Inc.BCB Homes, Inc.
Lori Hamilton Photography
This is an example of an expansive and gey world-inspired house exterior in Miami with three floors and wood cladding.
Stuart Inlet
Stuart Inlet
Rob Downey PhotographyRob Downey Photography
Rob Downey
Design ideas for an expansive and white world-inspired two floor house exterior in Miami with wood cladding.
Cottage Garden Entry
Cottage Garden Entry
MHK Architecture & PlanningMHK Architecture & Planning
Photo of a white and medium sized world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Miami with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Atlantic Premium Shutters
Atlantic Premium Shutters
UserUser
©The Tapco Group
Design ideas for a white world-inspired two floor house exterior in Detroit with wood cladding.
Paradise Key South Beach
Paradise Key South Beach
Glenn Layton HomesGlenn Layton Homes
Built by Glenn Layton Homes in Paradise Key South Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
Large and blue world-inspired two floor house exterior in Jacksonville with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
House on a Beach
House on a Beach
Allan Shope ArchitectAllan Shope Architect
Durston Saylor
Design ideas for a large world-inspired bungalow detached house with wood cladding, a hip roof and a tiled roof.
SeaFoam Bungalow
SeaFoam Bungalow
tuthill architecturetuthill architecture
This is an example of a green world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Miami with wood cladding.
Bainbridge Island Retreat
Bainbridge Island Retreat
Ben Trogdon ArchitectsBen Trogdon Architects
This is an example of a medium sized and brown world-inspired bungalow detached house in Seattle with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
RUSTICASA | Casa do Brezo | Paredes de Coura
RUSTICASA | Casa do Brezo | Paredes de Coura
RUSTICASARUSTICASA
La estilización llega a su paroxismo con el modelo Coral de Rusticasa® © Rusticasa
Photo of a small and brown world-inspired bungalow detached house in Other with wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
矢ケ崎の家2017
矢ケ崎の家2017
菊池ひろ建築設計室｜kikuchihiro design office菊池ひろ建築設計室｜kikuchihiro design office
軽井沢・矢ケ崎の家2017｜菊池ひろ建築設計室 撮影：archipicture 遠山功太
Photo of a beige world-inspired bungalow detached house in Other with wood cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
052いすみ岬町Oさんの家
052いすみ岬町Oさんの家
アトリエ137 | atelier137 Architectural Design Officeアトリエ137 | atelier137 Architectural Design Office
写真＠安田誠
Black world-inspired bungalow detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Newport Beach - Balboa Peninsula
Newport Beach - Balboa Peninsula
David A. Kaech & Associates, Inc.David A. Kaech & Associates, Inc.
Aidin Foster
This is an example of a medium sized and beige world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Orange County with wood cladding and a hip roof.
Kiwah Island Residence 3
Kiwah Island Residence 3
Spivey Architects, Inc.Spivey Architects, Inc.
I. Wilson Baker Photography
This is an example of a large and brown world-inspired detached house in Charleston with three floors, wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Exteriors
Exteriors
Days Paints & DesignDays Paints & Design
This is an example of a small and blue world-inspired bungalow detached house in Calgary with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal 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.
Paradise Key South Beach
Paradise Key South Beach
Glenn Layton HomesGlenn Layton Homes
Built by Glenn Layton Homes in Paradise Key South Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
Large and beige world-inspired house exterior in Jacksonville with three floors, wood cladding and a flat 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.
Foresite Homes Spec house Old Naples
Foresite Homes Spec house Old Naples
Interiors Group of SW FloridaInteriors Group of SW Florida
Custom spec home
Expansive and gey world-inspired two floor detached house in Miami with wood cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.

World-Inspired House Exterior with Wood Cladding 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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