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Modern Farmhouse II in Vienna
Modern Farmhouse II in Vienna
Stahl Homes LLCStahl Homes LLC
Modern Farmhouse with black and white board and batten siding, stone watertable,
Hunter Custom Home
Hunter Custom Home
SkyTop HomesSkyTop Homes
Sherman Oaks Home
Sherman Oaks Home
LRWoehler & AssociatesLRWoehler & Associates
White Oak Farmhouse Front Exterior
White Oak Farmhouse Front Exterior
Meyer DesignMeyer Design
Strikingly elegant curb appeal on this modern farmhouse doesn't end at the front door! Rich textures and well placed details are found throughout this custom home.
Valley Creek Modern Ranch Farmhouse
Valley Creek Modern Ranch Farmhouse
Stone Aspen Signature BuildersStone Aspen Signature Builders
A thoughtful, well designed 5 bed, 6 bath custom ranch home with open living, a main level master bedroom and extensive outdoor living space. This home’s main level finish includes +/-2700 sf, a farmhouse design with modern architecture, 15’ ceilings through the great room and foyer, wood beams, a sliding glass wall to outdoor living, hearth dining off the kitchen, a second main level bedroom with on-suite bath, a main level study and a three car garage. A nice plan that can customize to your lifestyle needs. Build this home on your property or ours.
Fieldstone
Fieldstone
Visbeen ArchitectsVisbeen Architects
Ranch Transformation with Screened Porch & Deck
Ranch Transformation with Screened Porch & Deck
Degnan Design-Build-RemodelDegnan Design-Build-Remodel
The front of the home presents and entirely new character. accommodation of both dark and light colored siding, punctuated by vertical siding and shakes, transforms the once bland book of the home.
White Modern Farmhouse
White Modern Farmhouse
Corson ConstructionCorson Construction
Through our Design + Build approach we worked on this custom home, spec house from initial concept to completion. Owner, Travis Corson and his wife and interior designer, Carrie Corson, from Carrie Corson Design worked together to come up with the floor plan, exterior details and finishing interior details to create this family friendly modern farmhouse home in their hometown Le Claire, Iowa.
Portola Valley Ranch
Portola Valley Ranch
Libby Raab ArchitectureLibby Raab Architecture
Exterior view of master bedroom addition with french doors to the exterior patio and multislide doors from living/dining rooms.
Portola Valley Ranch
Portola Valley Ranch
Libby Raab ArchitectureLibby Raab Architecture
Exterior view of house from rear yard with multi-slide doors to main living areas and french doors from bedrooms to the exterior patio
Avila Modern Farmhouse
Avila Modern Farmhouse
STUDIO PRIME ARCHITECTURE (SP-ARC)STUDIO PRIME ARCHITECTURE (SP-ARC)
Entertainers patio area.
Wimberley Estate
Wimberley Estate
Parker HomesParker Homes
Farmhouse Fresh
Farmhouse Fresh
Kustom Home DesignKustom Home Design
This new home was designed to nestle quietly into the rich landscape of rolling pastures and striking mountain views. A wrap around front porch forms a facade that welcomes visitors and hearkens to a time when front porch living was all the entertainment a family needed. White lap siding coupled with a galvanized metal roof and contrasting pops of warmth from the stained door and earthen brick, give this home a timeless feel and classic farmhouse style. The story and a half home has 3 bedrooms and two and half baths. The master suite is located on the main level with two bedrooms and a loft office on the upper level. A beautiful open concept with traditional scale and detailing gives the home historic character and charm. Transom lites, perfectly sized windows, a central foyer with open stair and wide plank heart pine flooring all help to add to the nostalgic feel of this young home. White walls, shiplap details, quartz counters, shaker cabinets, simple trim designs, an abundance of natural light and carefully designed artificial lighting make modest spaces feel large and lend to the homeowner's delight in their new custom home. Kimberly Kerl
Gathering Place
Gathering Place
Birch & Beam Custom HomesBirch & Beam Custom Homes
Timber frame Man Cave-Party Barn
Timber frame Man Cave-Party Barn
Custom Timber FramesCustom Timber Frames
Traditional timber frame barn design. High end finish.
Fox Run
Fox Run
Hagstrom BuilderHagstrom Builder
A Modern Farmhouse set in a prairie setting exudes charm and simplicity. Wrap around porches and copious windows make outdoor/indoor living seamless while the interior finishings are extremely high on detail. In floor heating under porcelain tile in the entire lower level, Fond du Lac stone mimicking an original foundation wall and rough hewn wood finishes contrast with the sleek finishes of carrera marble in the master and top of the line appliances and soapstone counters of the kitchen. This home is a study in contrasts, while still providing a completely harmonious aura.
Bank Barn - Berwyn, PA
Bank Barn - Berwyn, PA
King Construction Company LLCKing Construction Company LLC
American Farmhouse Exterior
American Farmhouse Exterior
Scott Wilson Architect, LLCScott Wilson Architect, LLC
American Farmhouse - Scott Wilson Architect, LLC, GC - Shane McFarland Construction, Photographer - Reed Brown
VERANDAS EN ACIER - FABRICATION FRANCAISE ET SUR MESURE
VERANDAS EN ACIER - FABRICATION FRANCAISE ET SUR MESURE
Chantal LOMBARD Attachée de presseChantal LOMBARD Attachée de presse
libre de droits
Promontory Ranch House
Promontory Ranch House
Greg Steffensen ArchitectGreg Steffensen Architect

Premium Country 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 country 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 country 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 country 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 country 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 country exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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