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Medium Sized House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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University Park Transitional
University Park Transitional
LRO ResidentialLRO Residential
Exterior Paint Gallery
Exterior Paint Gallery
Steven Sampson's Painters & DecoratorsSteven Sampson's Painters & Decorators
Cabot Barn Home
Cabot Barn Home
Yankee Barn HomesYankee Barn Homes
The Cabot provides 2,367 square feet of living space, 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. This stunning barn style design focuses on open concept living. Northpeak Photography
Verde Builders, Austin, TX
Verde Builders, Austin, TX
Lightcrafters, Inc.Lightcrafters, Inc.
Lori Reeves
Charming Spanish Style Courtyard and Home in Montecito, CA
Charming Spanish Style Courtyard and Home in Montecito, CA
Santa Barbara Home DesignSanta Barbara Home Design
Design Consultant Jeff Doubét is the author of Creating Spanish Style Homes: Before & After – Techniques – Designs – Insights. The 240 page “Design Consultation in a Book” is now available. Please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com for more info. Jeff Doubét specializes in Santa Barbara style home and landscape designs. To learn more info about the variety of custom design services I offer, please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com Jeff Doubét is the Founder of Santa Barbara Home Design - a design studio based in Santa Barbara, California USA.
Rock Canyon
Rock Canyon
Imbue DesignImbue Design
Imbue Design
Ketchum, Idaho Residence
Ketchum, Idaho Residence
GravitasGravitas
joshuaroperphotography.com
Cedar Shake Colonial
Cedar Shake Colonial
Francesca Owings Interior DesignFrancesca Owings Interior Design
Cedar Shake Exterior
1940's Blue Bungalow
1940's Blue Bungalow
Bay Street BungalowsBay Street Bungalows
Oasis Photography
North Houston/Spring Texas LP SmartSide Siding Job
North Houston/Spring Texas LP SmartSide Siding Job
Texas Home ExteriorsTexas Home Exteriors
Complete North Houston/Spring Siding and Window Replacement Job With The Following Products: LP SmartSide Siding With A 50 Year Siding & Trim Warranty, Sherwin-Williams Paint & NT Energy Efficient Replacement Windows!! Paint Colors Are: SW-6186- Dried Thyme (siding) and SW-7562-Roman Column (trim). Photo Credit -Greg Kapitan.
Rear Elevation
Rear Elevation
SPACE ARCHITECTURE + PLANNINGSPACE ARCHITECTURE + PLANNING
Cozy Bungalow by Chris Cook
Cozy Bungalow by Chris Cook
Chris Cook Homes LLCChris Cook Homes LLC
This is a home I built in 2013. This is a 2 bedroom bungalow with all the right finishes.
Ranch Style Home Build in Santa Fe
Ranch Style Home Build in Santa Fe
Shaw Architecture LLC.Shaw Architecture LLC.
david marlow
Green Logic Homes
Green Logic Homes
Michael Hurst Custom BuilderMichael Hurst Custom Builder
Reflections Photography
Crest Ranch Remodel
Crest Ranch Remodel
DZN PartnersDZN Partners
Close up view of the entry courtyard with heavy timber trellis. Photo: Preview First
A New Old House
A New Old House
Meadowlark Design+BuildMeadowlark Design+Build
LEED Platinum certified Victorian style custom home designed and built by Meadowlark Design + Build in Ann Arbor. The exterior uses a combination of cement fiber-board lap siding and cedar shakes.
Bruner Avenue
Bruner Avenue
The Walker Group, Ltd.The Walker Group, Ltd.
Front elevation.
TruLog Installation in Moriarty, NM
TruLog Installation in Moriarty, NM
TruLog SidingTruLog Siding
TruLog's Cedar color, steel log siding installed on a home in New Mexico, paired with a gorgeous, green metal roof
Modern Porch
Modern Porch
place architecture:designplace architecture:design
The shape of the angled porch-roof, sets the tone for a truly modern entryway. This protective covering makes a dramatic statement, as it hovers over the front door. The blue-stone terrace conveys even more interest, as it gradually moves upward, morphing into steps, until it reaches the porch. Porch Detail The multicolored tan stone, used for the risers and retaining walls, is proportionally carried around the base of the house. Horizontal sustainable-fiber cement board replaces the original vertical wood siding, and widens the appearance of the facade. The color scheme — blue-grey siding, cherry-wood door and roof underside, and varied shades of tan and blue stone — is complimented by the crisp-contrasting black accents of the thin-round metal columns, railing, window sashes, and the roof fascia board and gutters. This project is a stunning example of an exterior, that is both asymmetrical and symmetrical. Prior to the renovation, the house had a bland 1970s exterior. Now, it is interesting, unique, and inviting. Photography Credit: Tom Holdsworth Photography Contractor: Owings Brothers Contracting
Ann Arbor Covered Front Porch With Lots Of Color
Ann Arbor Covered Front Porch With Lots Of Color
Dexter BuildersDexter Builders
Azek decking and railing covered front porch

Medium Sized 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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