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Midcentury House Exterior with a Pitched Roof Ideas and Designs

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Cedar Shingle Siding Alside Pelican Bay, Color: Cape Cod Gray
Cedar Shingle Siding Alside Pelican Bay, Color: Cape Cod Gray
Sidetex CompanySidetex Company
Shake Siding Close Up A Cape Cod style house with Alside Pelican Bay cedar shake siding, Color: Cape Cod Gray. Installed by Sidetex in North Haven CT 06473
Missouri Exterior Design
Missouri Exterior Design
West | SouthWest | South
Working with the existing brick to update the garage facade and modernize the front entry.
Boise Foothills Remodel
Boise Foothills Remodel
GravitasGravitas
Contemporary remodel to a mid-century ranch in the Boise Foothills.
PBH Keith Heights
PBH Keith Heights
PBH DesignPBH Design
Ranch Dressing
Ranch Dressing
Michael Ross Kersting Architecture, P.A.Michael Ross Kersting Architecture, P.A.
Renovation update and addition to a vintage 1960's suburban ranch house. Bauen Group - Contractor Rick Ricozzi - Photographer
Vestavia Lake Whole Home
Vestavia Lake Whole Home
Highland Design+BuildHighland Design+Build
Mid Century Modern Remodel
Mid Century Modern Remodel
Paul Kelley ArchitecturePaul Kelley Architecture
Architect Paul Kelley remodeled the bulk of this 1950s mid-century modern residence — his own home for more than a quarter of a century — by maximizing the residence’s sleek lines and retro-chic feel. He paid particular attention to preserving the history of the house, while updating and improving just about every corner. The master suite became an airy retreat with the addition of a vaulted ceiling and a brand-new bathroom and walk-in closet created from space borrowed from surrounding areas. The existing garage was converted to a studio, while a carport became a new garage.
Kensington Circle Addition / Renovation
Kensington Circle Addition / Renovation
Alan Christ Architects LLCAlan Christ Architects LLC
Exterior View from Northeast
Wessyngton
Wessyngton
Home and Made Custom BuildersHome and Made Custom Builders
Front elevation of Mid Century Modern renovation
Ranch Home Renovation
Ranch Home Renovation
Cella ArchitectureCella Architecture
A vignette of the backyard patio.Pavers lead around the house.
Mid Century Modern Home
Mid Century Modern Home
Riverdell Construction, Inc.Riverdell Construction, Inc.
Jesse Smith
Windemere Holiday Home
Windemere Holiday Home
Amelia WilsonAmelia Wilson
This traditional lakeland slate home was seriously outdated and needed completing gutting and refurbishing throughout. The interior is a mixture of Scandinavian, midcentury, contemporary and traditional elements with both bold colours and soft neutrals and quite a few quirky surprises.
Sarasota Custom Home- Frank Lloyd Wright Mid-Century Home
Sarasota Custom Home- Frank Lloyd Wright Mid-Century Home
Nautilus HomesNautilus Homes
This is a home that was designed around the property. With views in every direction from the master suite and almost everywhere else in the home. The home was designed by local architect Randy Sample and the interior architecture was designed by Maurice Jennings Architecture, a disciple of E. Fay Jones. New Construction of a 4,400 sf custom home in the Southbay Neighborhood of Osprey, FL, just south of Sarasota. Photo - Ricky Perrone
19th St.
19th St.
Blue Stone WoodworksBlue Stone Woodworks
Don Murray
Woodside House 2
Woodside House 2
Dotter & Solfjeld Architecture + DesignDotter & Solfjeld Architecture + Design
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 rear of the home is glassy and has a collection of back yard west-facing gables. At right is the newest addition--a second level office addition above an expanded master bathroom. All three elements are built with prominent, projecting beams and roof decking, and all in the vocabulary of the original home. The pool deck is cut limestone, and the pool itself was renovated to have natural gray plaster--whose color is so appealing it makes me want to dive in, every time!
Sarasota Custom Home- Frank Lloyd Wright Mid-Century Home
Sarasota Custom Home- Frank Lloyd Wright Mid-Century Home
Nautilus HomesNautilus Homes
This is a home that was designed around the property. With views in every direction from the master suite and almost everywhere else in the home. The home was designed by local architect Randy Sample and the interior architecture was designed by Maurice Jennings Architecture, a disciple of E. Fay Jones. New Construction of a 4,400 sf custom home in the Southbay Neighborhood of Osprey, FL, just south of Sarasota. Photo - Ricky Perrone
MCM Lake House - IN PROGRESS
MCM Lake House - IN PROGRESS
udvari-solner design companyudvari-solner design company
Preliminary rendering. Aerial view looking back at proposed boathouse rooftop deck and house.
Exterior Remodeling - Midwest Curb Appeal
Exterior Remodeling - Midwest Curb Appeal
The Cleary CompanyThe Cleary Company
All new design-build exterior with large cedar front porch. Upper Arlington OH 2020
Allandale Mid-Century Remodel
Allandale Mid-Century Remodel
Studio SteinbomerStudio Steinbomer
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Midcentury House Exterior with a Pitched Roof 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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