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St. Paul Custom Home
St. Paul Custom Home
ADŌR HomesADŌR Homes
SpaceCrafting Real Estate Photography
This is an example of a white and medium sized traditional two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with a pitched roof and wood cladding.
Rustic Coastal Farmhouse
Rustic Coastal Farmhouse
Southern Grace InteriorsSouthern Grace Interiors
Inspiration for a medium sized and white farmhouse two floor detached house in Atlanta with wood cladding and a metal roof.
New Build House
New Build House
Prestige Build and Management LimitedPrestige Build and Management Limited
Brown contemporary two floor brick house exterior in London with a pitched roof.
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Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
At No 19At No 19
Inspiration for a large and brown contemporary two floor brick detached house in Hampshire with a tiled roof and a hip roof.
New Homes
New Homes
MATHEWSON WATERS ARCHITECTSMATHEWSON WATERS ARCHITECTS
Brown rustic two floor detached house in Berkshire with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Collar House, Prestbury
Collar House, Prestbury
NC ArchitectureNC Architecture
Design ideas for a white classic two floor detached house in Cheshire with a pitched roof.
Dissolve House
Dissolve House
Dominic McKenzie ArchitectsDominic McKenzie Architects
Will Pryce
This is an example of a red traditional brick terraced house in London with three floors and a pitched roof.
Period conversion, London NW5
Period conversion, London NW5
UserUser
Clive Doyle
This is an example of a brown traditional brick terraced house in London with three floors and a flat roof.
The Paddock
The Paddock
Dennis Hellyar ArchitectsDennis Hellyar Architects
Inspiration for a medium sized and black scandinavian detached house in Other with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Edwardian family home in Putney
Edwardian family home in Putney
Theo Tzia - Architectural Photographer LondonTheo Tzia - Architectural Photographer London
Theo Tzia
Design ideas for a scandi house exterior in London.
Menlo Park
Menlo Park
Regan Baker Design Inc.Regan Baker Design Inc.
This is an example of a multi-coloured midcentury detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding.
Bottor Cottage, Hennock, Dartmoor
Bottor Cottage, Hennock, Dartmoor
VESP ArchitectsVESP Architects
Richard Downer
This is an example of a large and beige farmhouse two floor detached house in Devon with stone cladding and a pitched roof.
113 Sonoma Way
113 Sonoma Way
Braniff ConstructionBraniff Construction
Isokern Fireplace
Inspiration for a farmhouse house exterior in New Orleans.
Hillbury Road, Wandsworth
Hillbury Road, Wandsworth
GDL LondonGDL London
Red and expansive victorian brick semi-detached house in London with a pitched roof and three floors.
Classico Facciata
Classico Facciata
carlodortenziphotography.comcarlodortenziphotography.com
Design ideas for a medium sized and multi-coloured traditional two floor detached house in London with a hip roof and mixed cladding.
Dutch Colonial Charm
Dutch Colonial Charm
Cummings Architecture + InteriorsCummings Architecture + Interiors
Joyelle West Photography
Photo of a large and white traditional two floor detached house in Boston with wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Surrey Fun House
Surrey Fun House
UserUser
Nick Smith Photography
Photo of a white classic bungalow brick detached house in London with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
My Projects
My Projects
Manage My ProjectManage My Project
Photo of a small and beige classic two floor detached house in Philadelphia with stone cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Kennington House
Kennington House
R2 Studio ArchitectsR2 Studio Architects
Low-energy refurbishment of a Victorian terraced house including open-plan family living space, loft extension and garden works. The brief of the project was to create a comfortable, energy-efficient family home with a modern and airy feel. The original house was tight and dark and had not been maintained for a number of decades. Original features had been lost, offering a blank canvas for a modern approach. The interior scheme interprets Victorian opulence through the colour scheme while working with restrained architectural elements such as minimalist stairs, concrete surfaces and floor-to-ceiling doors through-out. The stairs are one of the key features of the house. Photo: Andy Stagg

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.
vineyard hill
vineyard hill
Nicola Hicks DesignsNicola Hicks Designs
Design ideas for a victorian house exterior in London with three floors.
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