Green House Exterior with Three Floors Ideas and Designs

Palisades Neighborhood NW Washington, DC

GardenWise

Michael K. Wilkinson

Stealth Remodel - Street Exterior View

eric gedney | ARCHITECT

One of the main concerns for these clients was to maintain a traditional look in this established neighborhood. The owners added 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths upstairs as well as a new garage with entertaining deck.

Exterior Paint

360 Painting Warren

Gustavson Dundes Architecture

Gustavson Dundes Architecture & Design, LLP

New home. Photos by Peter Paige

Modern Lake House

Schultz Building Inc

Ski Retreat

WillowRidge Construction

Craftsman Exterior

Mountain Avenue: Pool Side - Westfield, NJ

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Remodel of this 1908 landmark beauty in Westfield, NJ. Photo Credit: N. Leonard

Inverness - Lakeside Cottage

Visbeen Architects

A bright, octagonal shaped sunroom and wraparound deck off the living room give this home its ageless appeal. A private sitting room off the largest master suite provides a peaceful first-floor retreat. Upstairs are two additional bedroom suites and a private sitting area while the walk-out downstairs houses the home’s casual spaces, including a family room, refreshment/snack bar and two additional bedrooms.

Gustavson Dundes Architecture

Gustavson Dundes Architecture & Design, LLP

New home. Photos by Peter Paige

Big Green Colonial Exterior

kim_cochrane

History Restored

Pine Street Carpenters & The Kitchen Studio

Known as "Edgewood," this home on the National Register of Historic Places was built on a Revolutionary War battlefield in 1845. Combining Gothic Revival architecture with Quaker influences - and a tower addition built in 1889 - "Edgewood" stands out in a region dominated by Colonial architecture. Photo by John Welsh.

Torch Lake (Rapid City) Timber Design

Edgewater Design Group

Our clients already had a cottage on Torch Lake that they loved to visit. It was a 1960s ranch that worked just fine for their needs. However, the lower level walkout became entirely unusable due to water issues. After purchasing the lot next door, they hired us to design a new cottage. Our first task was to situate the home in the center of the two parcels to maximize the view of the lake while also accommodating a yard area. Our second task was to take particular care to divert any future water issues. We took necessary precautions with design specifications to water proof properly, establish foundation and landscape drain tiles / stones, set the proper elevation of the home per ground water height and direct the water flow around the home from natural grade / drive. Our final task was to make appealing, comfortable, living spaces with future planning at the forefront. An example of this planning is placing a master suite on both the main level and the upper level. The ultimate goal of this home is for it to one day be at least a 3/4 of the year home and designed to be a multi-generational heirloom. - Jacqueline Southby Photography

Lake House

Crisp Architects

Rob Karosis

Westfield Porch Project

Clawson Architects, LLC

New exterior porch details add charm and character to the home while providing a shady place to to hang out. Mahogany porch flooring and railing details along with the stained beadboard ceiling create a contrast with with white trim.

Lake Wawasee Cottage

Agape Designs

Oak Hill Craftsman

Marilyn Hill Interiors

Cliff Drive

Michael H. Masilotti Architects

Custom ocean front four bedroom five bath craftsman remodel. This three story residence maintains a low profile from the street and exposes itself to the breathtaking views of Shaws Cove. A spectacular great room with sliding French pocket doors that lead out to a sizeable deck. This home was designed for entertaining. A very private outdoor room with every amenity you could ask for is tucked below on the first floor and has a private access stair to the beach. It is connected to the kitchen with a dumbwaiter for convenience. There is a wine room, theater, office and garage parking for three cars.

Exterior Painting

360 Painting of Northeast PA

Urban Family Residence

Brian Luedtke Design Group

This beautiful 3000 square foot urban residence overlooking a natural landscape. The home is a comtemporary craftsman style on the exterior with a modern interior. The interior incorporates 4 generous bedrooms, 3 full baths, large open concept kitchen, dining area, family room, and sunroom/office. The exterior also has a combination of integrated lower and upper decks to fully capture the natural beauty of the site.

Green House Exterior with Three Floors 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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