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Mid Century Modern Renovation
Mid Century Modern Renovation
Kimberly Demmy DesignKimberly Demmy Design
Mid Century Modern Renovation - nestled in the heart of Arapahoe Acres. This home was purchased as a foreclosure and needed a complete renovation. To complete the renovation - new floors, walls, ceiling, windows, doors, electrical, plumbing and heating system were redone or replaced. The kitchen and bathroom also underwent a complete renovation - as well as the home exterior and landscaping. Many of the original details of the home had not been preserved so Kimberly Demmy Design worked to restore what was intact and carefully selected other details that would honor the mid century roots of the home. Published in Atomic Ranch - Fall 2015 - Keeping It Small. Daniel O'Connor Photography
Neighborhood Charm
Neighborhood Charm
Anchor BuildersAnchor Builders
This remodel went from a tiny story-and-a-half Cape Cod, to a charming full two-story home. The exterior features an additional front-facing gable and a beautiful front porch that is perfect for socializing with neighbors. Space Plans, Building Design, Interior & Exterior Finishes by Anchor Builders. Photography by Alyssa Lee Photography.
La Vista Dr #2- Dallas
La Vista Dr #2- Dallas
Montgomery Custom HomesMontgomery Custom Homes
Villaer
Villaer
ZENI arkitekter a/sZENI arkitekter a/s
Earnhardt
Earnhardt
Hinson + Dagg Architects, LLCHinson + Dagg Architects, LLC
Matt Hall
Star Ranch - Faber
Star Ranch - Faber
Michelle Thomas DesignMichelle Thomas Design
Midcentury Exterior
Midcentury Exterior
The "Legato"
The "Legato"
Symphony HomesSymphony Homes
Beautiful craftsman exterior on this Legato in Layton, Utah by Symphony Homes.
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factor(e)HOUSE_1
Rogers Design BuildRogers Design Build
Southern Minnesota Exterior Renovation Craftsman #1120
Southern Minnesota Exterior Renovation Craftsman #1120
Nordaas American HomesNordaas American Homes
Julie Sahr Photography - Bricelyn, MN
Shelter Island House, Shelter Island NY
Shelter Island House, Shelter Island NY
Studio Geiger ArchitectureStudio Geiger Architecture
Kerrisdale Shingle Exterior Repaint
Kerrisdale Shingle Exterior Repaint
Warline Painting Ltd.Warline Painting Ltd.
This home was beautifully painted in the best brown house colour, Benjamin Moore Mascarpone with Benjamin Moore Fairview Taupe as the trim colour. Photo credits to Ina Van Tonder.
Solid Cedar Siding Colors
Solid Cedar Siding Colors
Cedar Shingles DirectCedar Shingles Direct
Sycamore
Hood Canal
Hood Canal
Prentiss Balance Wickline ArchitectsPrentiss Balance Wickline Architects
Jay Goodrich
Seneca
Seneca
Brehm ArchitectsBrehm Architects
http://brehmarchitects.com/projects/renovations/?id=4Seneca
Contemporary Prairie Style Makeover
Contemporary Prairie Style Makeover
Appeal ArchitectsAppeal Architects
View of the home from the dock illustrating the bays of windows to take in the views of the lake.
Davis Residence
Davis Residence
risa boyer architecturerisa boyer architecture
Natalia Knezevic
exterior
exterior
Brennan + Company ArchitectsBrennan + Company Architects
Private House in Surbiton
Private House in Surbiton
Francesco Pierazzi ArchitectsFrancesco Pierazzi Architects
This detached Victorian house was extended to accommodate the needs of a young family with three small children. The programme was organized into two distinctive structures: the larger and higher volume is placed at the back of the house to face the garden and make the best use of the south orientation and to accommodate a large Family Room open to the new Kitchen. A longer and thinner volume, only 1.15m wide, stands to the western side of the house and accommodates a Toilet, a Utility and a dining booth facing the Family Room. All the functions that are housed in the secondary volume have direct access either from the original house or the rear extension, thus generating a hierarchy of served and servant volumes, a relationship that is homogeneous to that between the house and the extension. The timber structures, while distinctive in their proportions, are connected by a shallow volume that doubles as a bench to create an architectural continuum and to emphasize the effect of a secondary volume wrapped around a primary one. While the extension makes use of a modern idiom, so that it is clearly distinguished from the original house and so that the history of its development becomes immediately apparent, the size of the red cedar cladding boards, left untreated to allow a natural silvering process, matches that of the Victorian brickwork to bind house and extension together. As the budget did not make possible the use a bespoke profile, an off-the-shelf board was selected and further grooved at mid point to recreate the brick pattern of the façade. A tall and slender pivoting door, positioned at the boundary between the original house and the new intervention, allows a direct view of the garden from the front of the house and facilitates an innovative relationship with the outside. Photo: Gianluca Maver
Clopay Gallery Collection
Clopay Gallery Collection
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Affordable Green 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.
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