Medium Sized Grey House Exterior Ideas and Designs

Attention to detail is what makes Craftsman homes beloved and timeless. The half circle dormer, multiple gables, board and batten green shutters, and welcoming front porch beacon visitors and family to enter and feel at home here. Stacked stone column bases, stately white columns, and a slate porch evoke a sense of nostalgia and charm.

Big Flat Remodel

habitare design studio, inc.

Louisville | Soffit, Fascia & Trim Replacement

Bellwether

This business is located in a historic building in old town Louisville, Colorado. The building need all new soffit, fascia and trim. The pillars on the front needed to be removed and replaced too. The owner of the business wanted to keep the look consistent with the history of the area while maintaining a professional aesthetic to keep up with the needs of her business. Colorado Siding Repair met with the property owner and conducted a thorough walkthrough around the whole exterior. It turned out that we did not need to replace all of the siding! We focused on the areas that truly needed attention. We used LP SmartSide Trim all along the entire bottom of the home and we worked to preserve the siding by patching, filling and repairing where needed. We replaced the soffits of the porch ceiling with new wood tongue and groove soffit panels and the fascia with LP SmartSide fascia material. We used natural wood for the soffits and porch panel and stained the porch ceiling during the painting process. We painted the entire exterior to make sure the whole building got the exterior facelift it needed. Finally, we replaced each pillar with new fiberglass columns designed in the exact-matching style as what was previously installed and, of course, painted it to match the rest of the home. The customer called us back the following year to apply a clear coat to her porch ceiling! This project was fun for us to do because it highlights the original beauty that was intended for the historic building. What do you think of the tongue and groove beaded soffit for the porch ceiling? We absolutely love it!

Mid century Modern Exterior

Y Rosemary Fivian Architect Inc

this universal design remodel made this home accessible inside and out including this deck with a gentle ramp to the outside

The Downing

Yankee Barn Homes

The Downing barn home front exterior. Jason Bleecher Photography

Lakeside Tuscan

Cook Designs

6 1/4" Cedarmill James Hardie Lap in Light Mist, Arctic White Trim

BURR ROOFING-SIDING-WINDOWS

Evanston, IL Contemporary Exterior Remodel in Rich Espresso

Siding & Windows Group Ltd

Evanston, IL 60201 Contemporary Style Remodel in James Hardie 4x10 Smooth Panel Siding in new ColorPlus Technology Color Rich Espresso.

Bayfront

Christiano Homes, Inc.

Dan Arnold Photography

2015 Parade of Homes - Provo

Raykon Construction

Monterey Taupe James Hardie siding - 6'' exp. Cedarmill Finish. 

Smardbuild Construction Inc.

A taupe-based color with darker undertones, Monterey Taupe offers a sophisticated and striking neutral. This color works well paired with its softer cousin, Cobble Stone. On this project Smardbuild install 6'' exp. cedarmill lap siding with Arctic White Smooth Hardie Trim, install with hidden nails system, new aluminum soffit and fascia with aluminum gutters. On front porch ceiling Smardbuild install aluminum paneling system. New Provia Heritage Series entry door.

Driveway Gates

East Hampton Fence & Gate

Cherry Hills Village Residence

Blueline Architects p.c.

The Laurel// Zero Energy Ready Home

Younger Homes

Are you ready for a home that lives, works, and lasts better? Our Zero Energy Ready Homes are so energy efficient a renewable energy system can offset all or most of their annual energy consumption. We have designed these homes for you with our top-selling qualities of a custom home and more. Join us on our mission to make energy-efficient, safe, healthy, and sustainable, homes available to everyone. Builder: Younger Homes Architect: Danze and Davis Architects Designs: Rachel Farrington Photography: Cate Black Photo

New In-Law Apartment Addition to Craftsman-Style Home

Tektoniks Architects

In-Law Suite Addition to Craftsman-Style single-family home. Addition projects beyond the main house to capture ocean-front views towards Boston skyline. Web: www.tektoniksarchitects.com

Front High Gloss exterior in Clapham SW4 by www.midecor.co.uk

Mi Decor

Full front exterior restoration, from windows to door !! With all dust free sanding system, hand painted High Gloss Front door by www.midecor.co.uk

Glen Ellen Residence

Knock Architecture and Design

KILLARNEY | MODERN INFILL

Andison Residential Design

Located on an established corner in the neighbourhood of Killarney in Calgary, AB, this new single-family custom home was designed to make a lasting impression. Emphasized with a black and white theme, materials include smooth stucco, horizontal siding, brick, metal paneling and cedar accents.

Burns Residence

Solid Rock Builders

White exterior house, with black windows, black gutters, and black garage door. Double front doors.

Mastic Cedar Discovery Vinyl Siding, Acushnet, MA

Care Free Homes, Inc.

Mastic Cedar Discovery Vinyl Siding in the color, Deep Granite. Photo Credit: Care Free Homes, Inc.

Medium Sized Grey 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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