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House Exterior with Shingles Ideas and Designs

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King Tom Farm
King Tom Farm
Purple Bike DesignPurple Bike Design
Gone Fishing
Gone Fishing
SV DesignSV Design
The challenge: take a run-of-the mill colonial-style house and turn it into a vibrant, Cape Cod beach home. The creative and resourceful crew at SV Design rose to the occasion and rethought the box. Given a coveted location and cherished ocean view on a challenging lot, SV’s architects looked for the best bang for the buck to expand where possible and open up the home inside and out. Windows were added to take advantage of views and outdoor spaces—also maximizing water-views were added in key locations. The result: a home that causes the neighbors to stop the new owners and express their appreciation for making such a stunning improvement. A home to accommodate everyone and many years of enjoyment to come.
Water's Edge, Lake Chatuge - Lakeview
Water's Edge, Lake Chatuge - Lakeview
Timberlake Custom HomesTimberlake Custom Homes
Kurtis Miller - KM Pics
Lakeview Shingle Style
Lakeview Shingle Style
TEA2 ArchitectsTEA2 Architects
Craigville Beach Home in Centerville, MA
Craigville Beach Home in Centerville, MA
Schmidt PaintingSchmidt Painting
Cape Cod home with Cape Cod gray shingles, white trim and a 2 car garage under a 2 floor partial covered deck. This home has a Gambrel roof line with asphalt shingle, and 2 dormers. The driveway is made pavers and lined with a 6 ft pine fence. The granite stairway leading up to the front Mahogany door has 2 aged bronze railings attached to 2 fiberglass colonial columns that hold up the front deck entry porch roof with Hydrangeas on either side of the railings.
Lake Haven
Lake Haven
Glas AssociatesGlas Associates
A beautiful lake house entry with an arched covered porch Photo by Ashley Avila Photography
ASC Group Effort
ASC Group Effort
Amy Storm & CompanyAmy Storm & Company
Lakeview Beach House | Lake Minnetonka Custom Home
Lakeview Beach House | Lake Minnetonka Custom Home
Streeter Custom BuilderStreeter Custom Builder
A herringbone pattern driveway leads to the traditional shingle style beach home located on Lake Minnetonka near Minneapolis.
Westway Residence
Westway Residence
L. Lumpkins Architect, Inc.L. Lumpkins Architect, Inc.
Named one the 10 most Beautiful Houses in Dallas
Home in Tacoma
Home in Tacoma
Brett Marlo Design BuildBrett Marlo Design Build
Remodel of an existing 1940s home. Main level was 3 bed, 1 bathroom. Now is 4 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 1 accessible 3/4 bathroom and an upstairs laundry. Basement was unfinished. Now it is home office/media and full bathroom and Accessory Dwelling Unit with a full shared laundry.
Barrier Views
Barrier Views
OLSON LEWIS + ArchitectsOLSON LEWIS + Architects
Barrier Views features four bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms, a 1-car garage off the first-floor mudroom, and a 2-car garage at the basement level. The first-floor primary suite allows the couple one-floor living, but there's lots of space upstairs for when their grown kids and family members visit. ‍From the front entry, there is a view through the gathering space, which includes living, dining, and kitchen areas, plus a more formal dining area off to the side. The primary suite feels separate from this area because it has a small sitting room in between. Upstairs, three bedrooms connect to the central staircase.
Venice Beach Oasis
Venice Beach Oasis
Spatial Affairs BureauSpatial Affairs Bureau
Craftsman renovation and extension
WILLOW GLEN CLASSIC
WILLOW GLEN CLASSIC
HEYDT DESIGNSHEYDT DESIGNS
Brookview Ave
Brookview Ave
TRIO Design and BuildTRIO Design and Build
Dover Shingle House
Dover Shingle House
Chace ArchitectureChace Architecture
Porches
Porches
ArchitraveArchitrave
Poplar Cottage
Poplar Cottage
Christopher Kellie Design Inc.Christopher Kellie Design Inc.
Bark House Shingle Siding and Reclaimed Barnwood Siding, photo by Todd Bush
House on the Lake- Shorewood
House on the Lake- Shorewood
Mark D. Williams Custom Homes, Inc.Mark D. Williams Custom Homes, Inc.
Classic lake home architecture that's open and inviting. Beautiful views up the driveway with all the rooms getting lake views on the southern side (lake).
The Landon
The Landon
Enfort HomesEnfort Homes
PNW Coastal Exterior with Decorative Fence
White Bear - Lakeside Luxury New Home
White Bear - Lakeside Luxury New Home
Michels HomesMichels Homes
Builder: Michels Homes Interior Design: Talla Skogmo Interior Design Cabinetry Design: Megan at Michels Homes Photography: Scott Amundson Photography

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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