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Bolton Landing Modern Cabin
Bolton Landing Modern Cabin
Teakwood Builders, Inc.Teakwood Builders, Inc.
Exterior spaces combine the rugged natural character of the Adirondack landscape with Eastern aesthetics. Scott Bergman Photography
Grand Mediterranean Estate
Grand Mediterranean Estate
Sweaney Custom Homes, Inc.Sweaney Custom Homes, Inc.
Scott Hislop
Hesperus Hill Chateau
Hesperus Hill Chateau
Durango Wood CompanyDurango Wood Company
Christopher Marona Door and shutter detail
Architectural Stone Veneer
Architectural Stone Veneer
Master Stone Design, LLCMaster Stone Design, LLC
This home was a part of Homarama in the mid-2000's. What a charming look with the grays in the home and stone. We are seeing this color gain some mad momentum over the past year. Well I just love the size of the stone on this large home. Size and scale are always important and while I'm sure a combination of ledgestone and rubble (what we call the fieldstone size pieces) would have won some hearts for me this rubble look is classic and exquisite. So when you are deciding upon a stone veneer for your home make sure to consider the entire scale of the application, scale of the home, any special elements (chimney, turrets, portico's, etc) when choosing your stone.
Head of Oyster Pond Maison Sirene d'Huitre
Head of Oyster Pond Maison Sirene d'Huitre
Polhemus Savery DaSilvaPolhemus Savery DaSilva
Photo Credits: Brian Vanden Brink
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.
French Chateau Rear Elevation
French Chateau Rear Elevation
OMNIA Group ArchitectsOMNIA Group Architects
Bucks County Castle The limestone exterior is just one of the many luxurious features that adorn this French inspired chateau that commands its 50 acre property in Bucks County.
SHINGLE STYLE
SHINGLE STYLE
JMKA | architectsJMKA | architects
JEFF KAUFMAN
Conservatory & Greenhouses
Conservatory & Greenhouses
Diamond Homes, Inc.Diamond Homes, Inc.
Conservatory
Arcadia French Country
Arcadia French Country
Hendricks ConstructionHendricks Construction
2010 Luxury Tour - Mountain Modern
2010 Luxury Tour - Mountain Modern
Peter Eskuche, AIAPeter Eskuche, AIA
AJ Mueller
Mayo waterfront
Mayo waterfront
Fichtner Services Central, Inc.Fichtner Services Central, Inc.
James Hardie cement Board siding, GAF Architectural shingles
In-Law Suite Addition
In-Law Suite Addition
Lasley Brahaney Architecture + ConstructionLasley Brahaney Architecture + Construction
An in-law suite (on the left) was added to this home to comfortably accommodate the owners extended family. A separate entrance, full kitchen, one bedroom, full bath, and private outdoor patio provides a very comfortable additional living space for an extended stay. An additional bedroom for the main house occupies the second floor of this addition.
Stone and Stucco French Provincial with Arch Top White Oak Front Door
Stone and Stucco French Provincial with Arch Top White Oak Front Door
Orren Pickell Building GroupOrren Pickell Building Group
Linda Oyama Bryan, photograper Stone and Stucco French Provincial with arch top white oak front door and limestone front entry. Asphalt and brick paver driveway and bluestone front walkway.
The Chantilly
The Chantilly
Holloway Company Inc.Holloway Company Inc.
Curved Deck Project with full EPDM 100% dry space under deck: Shows Trex Transcends decking (Spiced Rum center with Vintage Lantern border) with Trex Transcends curved rails (Vintage Lantern rail with black aluminum balusters & white Trex Artisan composite post sleeves) Special features on this project included a sunken kitchen faced with Trex Vintage Lantern Trim & natural blue stone counter. Kitchen features 42" Twin Eagles Gas Grill, Fire Magic Outdoor Fridge, & Twin Eagles Trash Drawer. Sunken kitchen also features benches that double as a bar top for the kitchen level. Above the kitchen there sits a white PVC pergola. Deck EPDM 100% dry system allows for full finished outdoor living area under the deck. This space features a coy pond, bars, recessed lights, ceiling fans, & pendant lights. Just outside this protected space is an inviting full masonry fireplace with seat walls and large hearth.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
Luxury European Style Homes
Luxury European Style Homes
Alex Custom Homes, LLCAlex Custom Homes, LLC
European timeless design / front elevation.
New Peninsula Residence
New Peninsula Residence
Kaplan Architects, AIAKaplan Architects, AIA
Kaplan Architects, AIA Location: Redwood City, CA, USA Front entry deck creating an inviting outdoor room for the main living area. Notice the custom walnut entry door and cedar wood siding throughout the exterior. The roof has a standing seam roof with a custom integrated gutter system.
Woodland Point Main House
Woodland Point Main House
Carl VernlundCarl Vernlund
Dafna Zilafro
Dafna Zilafro
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Expansive 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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