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Bungalow House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Passive house in Exeter
Passive house in Exeter
SNT WINDOWS & DOORSSNT WINDOWS & DOORS
london architects, minimalist, minimalist windows, passie house, exterior design
River House - Riverside New Build in Oxfordshire
River House - Riverside New Build in Oxfordshire
HollandGreen Architecture, Interiors & LandscapesHollandGreen Architecture, Interiors & Landscapes
Modern new build overlooking the River Thames with oversized sliding glass facade for seamless indoor-outdoor living.
Lotus on Orange
Lotus on Orange
Josh Wynne ConstructionJosh Wynne Construction
Ryan Gamma Photography
Mid-Century Modern Mother-In-Law Suite Addition
Mid-Century Modern Mother-In-Law Suite Addition
Kustom Home DesignKustom Home Design
Addition is an In-Law suite that can double as a pool house or guest suite. Massing, details and materials match the existing home to make the addition look like it was always here. New cedar siding and accents help to update the facade of the existing home. The addition was designed to seamlessly marry with the existing house and provide a covered entertaining area off the pool deck and covered spa. Photos By: Kimberly Kerl, Kustom Home Design. All rights reserved
Entertainer's Dream - Front
Entertainer's Dream - Front
Bohannon Design TeamBohannon Design Team
The home features high clerestory windows and a welcoming front porch, nestled between beautiful live oaks.
Great Bear Lane
Great Bear Lane
Suzette Gebhardt CreativeSuzette Gebhardt Creative
Moody colors contrast with white painted trim and a custom white oak coat hook wall in a combination laundry/mudroom that leads to the home from the garage entrance.
The Savannah: Best of Ohio Custom Home Over 5,000 SF
The Savannah: Best of Ohio Custom Home Over 5,000 SF
Justin Doyle HomesJustin Doyle Homes
This gorgeous modern farmhouse features hardie board board and batten siding with stunning black framed Pella windows. The soffit lighting accents each gable perfectly and creates the perfect farmhouse.
Napa Inspired Farm House
Napa Inspired Farm House
Fautt HomesFautt Homes
Micheal Hospelt Photography 3000 sf single story home with composite and metal roof.
High Desert Modern
High Desert Modern
DeForest ArchitectsDeForest Architects
John Granen
Preston Hollow Transitional
Preston Hollow Transitional
Tanner HomesTanner Homes
Costa Christ
West Coast Modern
West Coast Modern
The Artisans Group, Inc.The Artisans Group, Inc.
This home, influenced by mid-century modern aesthetics, comfortably nestles into its Pacific Northwest site while welcoming the light and reveling in its waterfront views. Photos by: Poppi Photography
Bow Mar Modern Farm
Bow Mar Modern Farm
Haley Custom HomesHaley Custom Homes
Sunnybrook II {Preston Hollow}
Sunnybrook II {Preston Hollow}
TATUM BROWN CUSTOM HOMESTATUM BROWN CUSTOM HOMES
Tatum Brown Custom Homes {Architect: Stocker Hoesterey Montenegro} {Photography: Nathan Schroder}
Front Elevation
Front Elevation
JMDG Architecture | Planning + InteriorsJMDG Architecture | Planning + Interiors
Photos by Giovanni Photography
Rear Yard
Rear Yard
ODS ArchitectureODS Architecture
A beautiful sunset shot of the backyard showing the new great room in the middle, flanked by the master bedroom at left and kitchen to the right. The ipe deck wraps together all of these rooms and the heritage oak tree.
Modern Porch
Modern Porch
place architecture:designplace architecture:design
The shape of the angled porch-roof, sets the tone for a truly modern entryway. This protective covering makes a dramatic statement, as it hovers over the front door. The blue-stone terrace conveys even more interest, as it gradually moves upward, morphing into steps, until it reaches the porch. Porch Detail The multicolored tan stone, used for the risers and retaining walls, is proportionally carried around the base of the house. Horizontal sustainable-fiber cement board replaces the original vertical wood siding, and widens the appearance of the facade. The color scheme — blue-grey siding, cherry-wood door and roof underside, and varied shades of tan and blue stone — is complimented by the crisp-contrasting black accents of the thin-round metal columns, railing, window sashes, and the roof fascia board and gutters. This project is a stunning example of an exterior, that is both asymmetrical and symmetrical. Prior to the renovation, the house had a bland 1970s exterior. Now, it is interesting, unique, and inviting. Photography Credit: Tom Holdsworth Photography Contractor: Owings Brothers Contracting
Wilton Whole Home Renovation
Wilton Whole Home Renovation
Terracotta Design BuildTerracotta Design Build
Jeff Herr
Farrell, Palm Springs
Farrell, Palm Springs
American Coastal PropertiesAmerican Coastal Properties
Mid-Century Alexander Redeveloped by American Residential Partners. Photo Courtesy of Chadwick Turner. Property located in Palm Springs, CA.
Moving On Up
Moving On Up
Uccello Development, LLCUccello Development, LLC
This coastal farmhouse design is destined to be an instant classic. This classic and cozy design has all of the right exterior details, including gray shingle siding, crisp white windows and trim, metal roofing stone accents and a custom cupola atop the three car garage. It also features a modern and up to date interior as well, with everything you'd expect in a true coastal farmhouse. With a beautiful nearly flat back yard, looking out to a golf course this property also includes abundant outdoor living spaces, a beautiful barn and an oversized koi pond for the owners to enjoy.
Modern European - Custom New Home - Orono, MN
Modern European - Custom New Home - Orono, MN
Hendel HomesHendel Homes
Modern European exterior pool house

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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