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Midcentury Black House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Stephenson House
Stephenson House
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Lake Ridge View // Midcentury Modern
Lake Ridge View // Midcentury Modern
Younger HomesYounger Homes
Northpointe
Northpointe
Palmer HomesPalmer Homes
Pax I House
Pax I House
Pax Domus, Inc.Pax Domus, Inc.
Creative Captures, David Barrios
Myrtle Mid-Century Residence
Myrtle Mid-Century Residence
Giulietti Schouten Weber ArchitectsGiulietti Schouten Weber Architects
Aerial view of the house and property. Chad Beecroft
Malibu Crest
Malibu Crest
Studio BracketStudio Bracket
Scott Frances
Mid-Century Remodel
Mid-Century Remodel
David Henig, ArchitectDavid Henig, Architect
Eric Rorer
Santa Monica Frederick Monhoff Renovation
Santa Monica Frederick Monhoff Renovation
SweisKlossSweisKloss
Chang Kyun Kim
EXTERIOR | Memorial City, Texas | Springwell Midcentury Modern | Entire Home Rem
EXTERIOR | Memorial City, Texas | Springwell Midcentury Modern | Entire Home Rem
Sweetlake Interior Design LLCSweetlake Interior Design LLC
This Midcentury Modern Home was originally built in 1964 and was completely over-hauled and a seriously major renovation! We transformed 5 rooms into 1 great room and raised the ceiling by removing all the attic space. Initially, we wanted to keep the original terrazzo flooring throughout the house, but unfortunately we could not bring it back to life. This house is a 3200 sq. foot one story. We are still renovating, since this is my house...I will keep the pictures updated as we progress! Photo by Chuck Williams
A Charles Goodman MidCentury Design
A Charles Goodman MidCentury Design
CityApertureCityAperture
© CityAperture - Jose Valcarcel
Mid-Century Remodel
Mid-Century Remodel
2fORM Architecture2fORM Architecture
New Life to the Exterior Higher Resolution Photography
Mid-Century Ranch Addition/Remodel
Mid-Century Ranch Addition/Remodel
Gregory Thomas, Architect, AKBD, CG&S Design-BuildGregory Thomas, Architect, AKBD, CG&S Design-Build
The view deck is cantilevered out over the back yard and toward the sunset view. (Landscaping is still being installed here.)
Art Deco House, Malvern
Art Deco House, Malvern
Caulfield Krivanek ArchitectureCaulfield Krivanek Architecture
This dramatic facade evokes a sense of Hollywood glamour.
Midcentury & Modern Reno
Midcentury & Modern Reno
Hyland HomesHyland Homes
Key West Cigar House Restoration
Key West Cigar House Restoration
Bender & Associates ArchitectsBender & Associates Architects
Midcentury conversion/ restoration of a Key West Classic cigar maker's home. photography - Tamara Alvarez
Award winning Dining Pavilion Addition
Award winning Dining Pavilion Addition
Transition I SpaceTransition I Space
A dining pavilion that floats in the water on the city side of the house and floats in air on the rural side of the house. There is waterfall that runs under the house connecting the orthogonal pond on the city side with the free form pond on the rural side.
Midcentury Modern View Home Remodel
Midcentury Modern View Home Remodel
Klopf ArchitectureKlopf Architecture
Klopf Architecture, Outer Space Landscape Architects, and Flegels Construction updated a classical 1950s original mid-century modern house designed by the late Frank Lloyd Wright apprentice Ellis Jacobs. Klopf Architecture pushed the original design intent to make the house more open and uniform from space to space, while improving energy efficiency, capitalizing more on the already incredible views, improving the flow of spaces, providing an outdoor living area, and ratcheting up the quality level of the home in general. The updated custom Mid-Century Modern home is a remodeled single-family house in Redwood City. This 2,000 square foot (plus garage), 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home is located in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA and Angela Todorova Landscape Architect: Outer space Landscape Contractor: Roco's Gardening and Arroyo Vista Landscaping Contractor: Flegels Construction Photography ©2015 Mariko Reed Location: Redwood City, CA Year completed: 2014
Eichler's Disco
Eichler's Disco
Alison Damonte DesignAlison Damonte Design
Photo © Bruce Damonte
Mid-Century Mod re-do
Mid-Century Mod re-do
KUBE architectureKUBE architecture
Architects Modern This mid-century modern home was designed by the architect Charles Goodman in 1950. Janet Bloomberg, a KUBE partner, completely renovated it, retaining but enhancing the spirit of the original home. None of the rooms were relocated, but the house was opened up and restructured, and fresh finishes and colors were introduced throughout. A new powder room was tucked into the space of a hall closet, and built-in storage was created in every possible location - not a single square foot is left unused. Existing mechanical and electrical systems were replaced, creating a modern home within the shell of the original historic structure. Floor-to-ceiling glass in every room allows the outside to flow seamlessly with the interior, making the small footprint feel substantially larger. photos: Greg Powers Photography
Mid-Century Remodel
Mid-Century Remodel
2fORM Architecture2fORM Architecture
Hot tub and deck Higher Resolution Photography

Midcentury Black 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 midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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