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Expansive and Blue House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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North Barrington Shingle
North Barrington Shingle
Derrick ArchitectureDerrick Architecture
Exterior of our new Shingle Style home on an expansive lot in the Near West suburbs of Chicago. This house is a ranch with a walkout lower level to grade. A separate stair provides a private office above the garage.
1002 Seasage Drive — Delray Beach, Florida
1002 Seasage Drive — Delray Beach, Florida
Seaside Builders Of Delray Beach, FloridaSeaside Builders Of Delray Beach, Florida
Two-Story Family Home at 609 Autumn Breeze Lane
Two-Story Family Home at 609 Autumn Breeze Lane
Gerber HomesGerber Homes
Craftsman Custom Residence
Craftsman Custom Residence
Debcan ConstructionDebcan Construction
This custom 5,000 sq ft private residence is currently being built by Debcan Construction. It will include: 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 2 fireplaces, open floor plan gourmet kitchen, dining room, great room, library, media room and a finished walkout basement with a full gym and playroom.
Legend of the Lake
Legend of the Lake
Teakwood Builders, Inc.Teakwood Builders, Inc.
Sprawling, time-worn, early 1900s lakefront camp transformed into a sumptuous Adirondack retreat featuring rustic regional elements, modern luxury amenities, and new outdoor spaces. Scott Bergmann Photography
W. J. FORBES HOUSE c.1900 | N SPRING ST [reno].
W. J. FORBES HOUSE c.1900 | N SPRING ST [reno].
Omega Construction and Design, Inc.Omega Construction and Design, Inc.
Casa 4 en 1 / 4 in 1 House
Casa 4 en 1 / 4 in 1 House
Clavel ArquitectosClavel Arquitectos
David Frutos Ruiz
MI Custom Lake Home
MI Custom Lake Home
Bob Buescher HomesBob Buescher Homes
Transformational Addition and Remodel
Transformational Addition and Remodel
Schmidt Contracting Services LLCSchmidt Contracting Services LLC
http://www.schmidtcontracting.net
NEW BUILD: Hamptons Hideaway
NEW BUILD: Hamptons Hideaway
SX ConstructionsSX Constructions
Situated within a prestigious gated community, this substantial waterfront home pays homage to a British Colonial style of architecture combining formal design elements of the Victorian era with fresh tropical details inspired by the West Indies such as palms and pineapples. This family home has been designed and built with attention to every detail. The coffered ceilings involved three different cornice profiles, VJ infills, chandeliers on winches and a complex lighting plan. The wall panelling was custom made onsite by carpenters with a router and a table saw so that all joins were concealed and working perfectly to wall lengths and raking areas in the stair void. The grand double staircase is finished with a customised chippendale balustrade, painstakingly coated onsite by painters. The flooring includes grey ironbark herringbone parquetry with boarders to the foyer and living, with long boards to hall areas. The kitchen includes benchtops in White Fantasy quartzite with a lambs tongue edge profile and overhead doors with a hand made cross detail and LED backlighting. Due to the site conditions, the swimming pool required significant engineering with screw piers at 14.5m deep. The pool was finished with an 8 meter long acrylic window and tumbled travertine tiled surrounds in a French pattern. The detail involved with this project provided an opportunity for all trades involved to showcase their craftsmanship, creativity and problem solving skills.
Nashotah Exterior Lakefront Repaint
Nashotah Exterior Lakefront Repaint
Empire PaintingEmpire Painting
This beautiful coastal Nashotah home features Sherwin Williams' color of the year from 2020 Naval SW 6244. This shade is a rich navy that creates a calm and grounding environment infused with quiet confidence. White trim throughout provides the right amount of contrast.
Nags Head • Luxury Oceanfront • Beach Treasure
Nags Head • Luxury Oceanfront • Beach Treasure
SAGA Realty & ConstructionSAGA Realty & Construction
A Prestigious La Jolla Estate Reimagined
A Prestigious La Jolla Estate Reimagined
GDC ConstructionGDC Construction
Broad St
Broad St
Shear ConstructionShear Construction
Concrete siding, new landscaping refresh with astroturfing and wooden fence
Residence - 5675 Via Avion Court, Granite Bay, CA
Residence - 5675 Via Avion Court, Granite Bay, CA
Sean Freitas, ArchitectSean Freitas, Architect
Mayo waterfront
Mayo waterfront
Fichtner Services Central, Inc.Fichtner Services Central, Inc.
Copper roof, James Hardie cement board siding
That Old Barn (Exterior) Reno
That Old Barn (Exterior) Reno
Refined House, LLCRefined House, LLC
Sandy Shores
Sandy Shores
Envision Builders GroupEnvision Builders Group
59th Street Parade Home
59th Street Parade Home
GreenWood Design BuildGreenWood Design Build
Contemporary Coastal Style House
Contemporary Coastal Style House
I For StyleI For Style
The exterior of this architecturally designed house is stunning! While a number of different finishes were used, all work in perfect harmony together. From the beautifully crafted entry door featuring three copper metal panels, through to the beautiful natural stone cladding on the columns, this house is all about attention to detail.

Expansive and Blue 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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