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Best in American Living Winner: Caruthers
Best in American Living Winner: Caruthers
Frankel Design BuildFrankel Design Build
Hillside House
Hillside House
Robert M. Cain, ArchitectRobert M. Cain, Architect
In this image to the right is the in-law suite entry while the main house entry is to the left. Great care was taken during the construction process to protect , feed and nourish the silver maple around which the house was designed. Photograph: Fredrik Brauer
Modern Prairie Style Home on Minnehaha Creek
Modern Prairie Style Home on Minnehaha Creek
Sustainable Nine Design + BuildSustainable Nine Design + Build
Landmark Photography
Aerial View of this Turn of the Century Home
Aerial View of this Turn of the Century Home
UserUser
Aerial View of this Turn of the Century home. Photos by Kevin
New Custom Modern Single Family Home in Mountain View
New Custom Modern Single Family Home in Mountain View
MESH dbsMESH dbs
raftermen
Waters Edge Front Elevation
Waters Edge Front Elevation
Sater Design Collection, Inc.Sater Design Collection, Inc.
Modern luxury home design with stucco and stone accents. The contemporary home design is capped with a bronze metal roof.
(Custom Home) Ultimate Contemporary in Gig Harbor
(Custom Home) Ultimate Contemporary in Gig Harbor
Sockeye HomesSockeye Homes
Refined Mountain Rustic
Refined Mountain Rustic
TKP ArchitectsTKP Architects
Welcome to the essential refined mountain rustic home: warm, homey, and sturdy. The house’s structure is genuine heavy timber framing, skillfully constructed with mortise and tenon joinery. Distressed beams and posts have been reclaimed from old American barns to enjoy a second life as they define varied, inviting spaces. Traditional carpentry is at its best in the great room’s exquisitely crafted wood trusses. Rugged Lodge is a retreat that’s hard to return from.
Garage for Three
Garage for Three
Eaton Custom HomesEaton Custom Homes
Amagansett Beach House
Amagansett Beach House
ChangoChango
Architectural Advisement & Interior Design by Chango & Co. Architecture by Thomas H. Heine Photography by Jacob Snavely See the story in Domino Magazine
Meadowcreek
Meadowcreek
Zoske ConstructionZoske Construction
strawberry residence
strawberry residence
kevin akey -azd associateskevin akey -azd associates
Ocean Front
Ocean Front
hughesumbanhowar architectshughesumbanhowar architects
Ocean front, VEIW Windows.
Exterior
Exterior
Carlos Delgado ArchitectCarlos Delgado Architect
The Ranch House in Almaden Valley
The Ranch House in Almaden Valley
Carmit Oron Interior DesignCarmit Oron Interior Design
609 South Beach
609 South Beach
hughesumbanhowar architectshughesumbanhowar architects
Ocean front, VEIW Windows.
Southlake New Build 2020
Southlake New Build 2020
Le Belle Maison Interiors Inc.Le Belle Maison Interiors Inc.
Award winner - Skydance Drive
Award winner - Skydance Drive
Mountain + Beach Interiors - Schonewill Int'lMountain + Beach Interiors - Schonewill Int'l
With a dramatic mountain sunset showing the views of this custom home. Debra, the interior designer worked with the client to simplify the exterior materials and colors. The natural stone and steel were chosen to bring throughout the inside of the home. The vanilla buff and muted charcoal, greys, browns and black window frames and a talented landscaper bringing in the steel beam and natural elements to soften the architecture. Eric Lucero photography
Classical Beauty
Classical Beauty
HOBBS INCHOBBS INC
Mark P. Finlay Architects, AIA Stanley Jesudowich Photography
Modern Luxurious Villa With Garden and Swimming Pool
Modern Luxurious Villa With Garden and Swimming Pool
Dream Coast BuildersDream Coast Builders
This residence is a vila with a modern pool, offering a perfect blend of comfort and style. The exterior exudes a touch of luxury, and the villa comes with its own charming garden. The pool house is a highlight, boasting a generously sized pool and providing a picturesque exterior view. The outdoor space is adorned with palm trees, and a well-crafted entry gate welcomes you. Take a moment to unwind on the comfortable outdoor furniture, including pool lounge chairs, surrounded by a lush green lawn. This two-storey vila has thoughtfully designed interiors, featuring simple yet inviting lighting arrangements. The living spaces are adorned with practical and stylish elements, including pool lighting and ceiling lights. A central coffee table serves as a focal point for relaxation and socializing. The exterior design is complemented by a large sliding door, seamlessly connecting the indoor and outdoor spaces. This home offers a harmonious balance of functionality and aesthetic appeal for a comfortable and enjoyable living experience.

Expansive and Multi-coloured 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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