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Expansive House Exterior with Shingles Ideas and Designs

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Montecito - 1929 George Washington Smith French Normandy
Montecito - 1929 George Washington Smith French Normandy
Saxony Design BuildSaxony Design Build
Private Waterfront Residence on the Chester River
Private Waterfront Residence on the Chester River
Purple Cherry ArchitectsPurple Cherry Architects
The front elevation of the home features a traditional-style exterior with front porch columns, symmetrical windows and rooflines, and curved eyebrow dormers, an element that is also present on nearly all of the accessory structures.
Private Waterfront Residence on the Chester River
Private Waterfront Residence on the Chester River
Purple Cherry ArchitectsPurple Cherry Architects
This 60-foot long waterfront covered porch features an array of delightful details that invite respite – built-in benches nestled between the columns, light blue nickel gap ceilings, and three different brick floor patterns. The space is flanked on either end by two cozy screened porches, offering a multitude of ways to soak in the water views.
Nantucket Dream Home
Nantucket Dream Home
Newgard Custom HomesNewgard Custom Homes
Columbia, TN Custom Home
Columbia, TN Custom Home
Noble Johnson ArchitectsNoble Johnson Architects
Architecture: Noble Johnson Architects Interior Design: Rachel Hughes - Ye Peddler Photography: Studiobuell | Garett Buell
Front Entry Water Feature
Front Entry Water Feature
Fratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/RemodelingFratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/Remodeling
Front entry courtyard featuring a fountain, fire pit, exterior wall sconces, custom windows, and luxury landscaping.
Columbia, TN Custom Home
Columbia, TN Custom Home
Noble Johnson ArchitectsNoble Johnson Architects
Architecture: Noble Johnson Architects Interior Design: Rachel Hughes - Ye Peddler Photography: Studiobuell | Garett Buell
Private Waterfront Residence on the Chester River
Private Waterfront Residence on the Chester River
Purple Cherry ArchitectsPurple Cherry Architects
The approach to the house offers a quintessential farm experience. Guests pass through farm fields, barn clusters, expansive meadows, and farm ponds. Nearing the house, a pastoral sheep enclosure provides a friendly and welcoming gesture.
Colfax
Colfax
Ross Builders, Inc.Ross Builders, Inc.
Front
House Exterior View
House Exterior View
Expose Design Group Inc.Expose Design Group Inc.
Exterior View of the House
Luxury Exterior
Luxury Exterior
Fratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/RemodelingFratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/Remodeling
Formal front entry featuring arched double entry doors, exterior wall sconces, and luxury landscaping.
Denver, PA new home windows, siding/trim, slate roofing
Denver, PA new home windows, siding/trim, slate roofing
Eby ExteriorsEby Exteriors
Matching pool house. Eby Exteriors work included new Marvin Signature windows, James Hardie fiber-cement siding (rear section), DaVinci synthetic slate shingles, Aluminum trim, Copper 1/2-round gutters/downspouts, copper chimney caps, Marvin Signature patio door.
Chenequa Lake Home
Chenequa Lake Home
Think DesignThink Design
Luxury Home on Pine Lake, WI
Denver, PA new home windows, siding/trim, slate roofing
Denver, PA new home windows, siding/trim, slate roofing
Eby ExteriorsEby Exteriors
Full estate aerial view. Eby Exteriors work included new Marvin Signature windows, James Hardie fiber-cement siding (rear section), DaVinci synthetic slate shingles, Aluminum trim, Copper 1/2-round gutters/downspouts, copper chimney caps, Marvin Signature patio door.
Chenequa Lake Home
Chenequa Lake Home
Think DesignThink Design
Luxury Home on Pine Lake, WI
Chenequa Lake Home
Chenequa Lake Home
Think DesignThink Design
Luxury Home on Pine Lake, WI
Chenequa Lake Home
Chenequa Lake Home
Think DesignThink Design
Luxury Home on Pine Lake, WI
Private Waterfront Guest House on the Chester River
Private Waterfront Guest House on the Chester River
Purple Cherry ArchitectsPurple Cherry Architects
BORN OF A LIFELONG DREAM for an incomparable waterfront retreat, this estate combines quiet sophistication and unapologetic romanticism. The residence, located on Maryland’s idyllic Eastern Shore, encompasses 44,000 square feet of luxury … the epitome of grandeur in the form of a private sanctuary. Stunning gardens and dramatic water views wrap around its seven structures, which are thoughtfully positioned on more than 150 acres. The estate’s structures, which include a main house, timber-frame entertaining barn, guest house, carriage house, automobile barn, pool house, and a sheep shed, offer fine architectural detailing and rich finishings throughout, creating a truly magical haven.
American Spirit
American Spirit
Faure Halvorsen ArchitectsFaure Halvorsen Architects
Mountain Timber
Mountain Timber
TKP ArchitectsTKP Architects

Expansive House Exterior with Shingles 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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