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Bungalow House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Exterior Remodel of James Hardie Siding, Elk Grove Village, IL
Exterior Remodel of James Hardie Siding, Elk Grove Village, IL
Siding & Windows Group LtdSiding & Windows Group Ltd
James Hardie Siding, Elk Grove Village, IL Home remodeled by Siding & Windows Group. Installed James HardiePanel Vertical Siding in ColorPlus Color Monterey Taupe and HardieTrim Smooth Boards and HardieSoffit in ColorPlus Color Arctic White. Replaced Roof with GAF Timberline HD Shingles in Color Weathered Wood.
Modern Desert | Coral Stone | La Quinta California
Modern Desert | Coral Stone | La Quinta California
Barclay Butera InteriorsBarclay Butera Interiors
Modern Addition for a Cape Cod
Modern Addition for a Cape Cod
Landis Architects | BuildersLandis Architects | Builders
Andrew Sariti The owners of this Cape Cod wanted to enlarge their kitchen and create a more open, light-filled living space on the main floor. We built a 475 square foot addition on the rear of the home. The structure has a simple shed roof and the exterior walls are clad with white fiber cement siding. We designed the shed roof of the addition to fit below the dormer windows in the attic level. Accent sections of Ipe add interest to the simple palette. The windows are fiberglass in a modern style with a light blue finish on the exterior and interior. A sliding door fits in a recessed alcove. Two skylights in the roof add overhead light in the kitchen and sitting room.
Modern Addition for a Cape Cod
Modern Addition for a Cape Cod
Landis Architects | BuildersLandis Architects | Builders
Andrew Sariti The owners of this Cape Cod wanted to enlarge their kitchen and create a more open, light-filled living space on the main floor. We built a 475 square foot addition on the rear of the home. The structure has a simple shed roof and the exterior walls are clad with white fiber cement siding. Accent sections of Ipe add interest to the simple palette. The windows are fiberglass in a modern style with a light blue finish on the exterior and interior. A sliding door fits in a recessed alcove. • Two skylights in the roof add overhead light in the kitchen and sitting room.
Grand Summer Home overlooking Chilmark Cliffs
Grand Summer Home overlooking Chilmark Cliffs
Rentschler Interiors / LAKESTREETSTUDIORentschler Interiors / LAKESTREETSTUDIO
Gil Jacobs Photography
The SEASIDE COTTAGE exterior
The SEASIDE COTTAGE exterior
The Cottage Building CompanyThe Cottage Building Company
Kristopher Gerner
Westlake Hills-2
Westlake Hills-2
J Square ArchitectureJ Square Architecture
Patrick Wong
Green Mountain Getaway - Guest House
Green Mountain Getaway - Guest House
Flavin ArchitectsFlavin Architects
The guesthouse of our Green Mountain Getaway follows the same recipe as the main house. With its soaring roof lines and large windows, it feels equally as integrated into the surrounding landscape. Photo by: Nat Rea Photography
Single storey rear extension in Surbiton
Single storey rear extension in Surbiton
VORBILD ArchitectureVORBILD Architecture
Single storey rear extension in Surbiton, with flat roof and white pebbles, an aluminium double glazed sliding door and side window. Photography by Chris Snook
Addition Featuring Full Bar and NanoWall
Addition Featuring Full Bar and NanoWall
Amiano & Son Construction, LLCAmiano & Son Construction, LLC
Unusual side extension in Highgate
Unusual side extension in Highgate
Architect Your HomeArchitect Your Home
The clever roof structure gave the extension a wonderful sense of internal volume as well as bringing light deeper into the dining room area.
Wagonwheel Trail
Wagonwheel Trail
RJ ConstructionRJ Construction
Texas Contemporary
Texas Contemporary
Kelley Design GroupKelley Design Group
This contemporary small but spacious home has mixed stone and stucco siding and a metal roof. It rests at 2000 square feet and provides many windows for views and natural lighting, all of which are energy efficient with two-color frames (black exterior and white interior). There are wood floors throughout the house and wood beam accents inside. Xeriscape landscaping, large rear porch and fire pit are essential for outdoor living along with the aesthetic steal beam accents on both the rear and front porch. Inside the home is equipped with a large walk in closet, energy star appliances and quartz countertops.
Kensington Mid-Century Addition/Renovation
Kensington Mid-Century Addition/Renovation
Balodemas ArchitectsBalodemas Architects
Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography
wohnhaus b
wohnhaus b
sebastian kolm architekturfotografiesebastian kolm architekturfotografie
sebastian kolm architekturfotografie
Residential Work
Residential Work
Landon HomesLandon Homes
Carmel Cabin
Carmel Cabin
Carlson Design Group, Inc.Carlson Design Group, Inc.
David Wakely
Valley Club Mid-Century
Valley Club Mid-Century
DD Ford ConstructionDD Ford Construction
Jim Bartsch Photography
Woodsy Modern
Woodsy Modern
IS ArchitectureIS Architecture
Craftsman Exterior Home
Craftsman Exterior Home
Contracting Services, Inc.Contracting Services, Inc.

Bungalow 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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