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Lake Home
Lake Home
Alair Homes HickoryAlair Homes Hickory
This exterior includes painted Hardie Board shake siding and exceptional arched gable details.
Grange Residence - Exterior
Grange Residence - Exterior
UserUser
The narrow allotment of just seven metres required us to think outside the box to create a striking, minimalistic home. It features rear lane access for garaging in order to utilise the full frontage for a master bedroom and upper living. We came up with a simple palette and form consisting of six metre wall to wall glass, floating timber staircase and a concrete panelled facade.
Rustic House Exterior
Rustic House Exterior
Hillside Silverlake Modern
Hillside Silverlake Modern
Lauri Matisse ArchitectLauri Matisse Architect
Whidbey Family Camp
Whidbey Family Camp
H2D Architecture + DesignH2D Architecture + Design
This family camp on Whidbey Island is designed with a main cabin and two small sleeping cabins. The main cabin is a one story with a loft and includes two bedrooms and a kitchen. The cabins are arranged in a semi circle around the open meadow. Designed by: H2D Architecture + Design www.h2darchitects.com Photos by: Chad Coleman Photography #whidbeyisland #whidbeyislandarchitect #h2darchitects
2022 NARI CotY Award-Winning Residential Additions Over $250,000
2022 NARI CotY Award-Winning Residential Additions Over $250,000
National Association of the Remodeling IndustryNational Association of the Remodeling Industry
Next Stage Design + Build, San Jose, California, 2022 Regional CotY Award Winner, Residential Addition Over $250,000
Private Waterfront Accessory Structures on the Chester River
Private Waterfront Accessory Structures on the Chester River
Purple Cherry ArchitectsPurple Cherry Architects
The approach to the house offers a quintessential farm experience. Guests pass through farm fields, barn clusters, expansive meadows, and farm ponds. Nearing the house, a pastoral sheep enclosure provides a friendly and welcoming gesture.
Exterior Remodel Suburban Colonial 2 Story
Exterior Remodel Suburban Colonial 2 Story
The Cleary CompanyThe Cleary Company
Front entry portico - custom millwork with beadboard barrel vaulted ceiling.
Mike and Peggy's House
Mike and Peggy's House
David Watkins Home Design, LLCDavid Watkins Home Design, LLC
This Elevation projects a degree of privacy as the front door is not visible directly in the front of the house. The Front Porch and Entry are on the side of the house. The pergola on the right leads to the front door.
ADU Featured in Oregonian
ADU Featured in Oregonian
Northwest Heritage RenovationsNorthwest Heritage Renovations
This picture gives you an idea how the garage, main house, and ADU are arranged on the property. Our goal was to minimize the impact to the backyard, maximize privacy of each living space from one another, maximize light for each building, etc. One way in which we were able to accomplish that was building the ADU slab on grade to keep it as low to the ground as possible and minimize it's solar footprint on the property. Cutting up the roof not only made it more interesting from the house above but also helped with solar footprint. The garage was reduced in length by about 8' to accommodate the ADU. A separate laundry is located just inside the back man-door to the garage for the ADU and for easy washing of outdoor gear. Anna Campbell Photography
Talooma
Talooma
Bender & Associates ArchitectsBender & Associates Architects
Natural Cedar Shake Siding
Natural Cedar Shake Siding
Palmer ConstructionPalmer Construction
The wrap around deck makes each side of the house feel cozy and approachable.
Ketron Custom Builders
Ketron Custom Builders
Ketron Custom BuildersKetron Custom Builders
Addition and renovation by Ketron Custom Builders. Photography by Daniel Feldkamp.
Casita Construction
Casita Construction
ABT Home Renovations & Design CenterABT Home Renovations & Design Center
Jonson
Stanford Wood Lodge
Stanford Wood Lodge
Absolute ArchitectureAbsolute Architecture
Stanford Wood Cottage extension and conversion project by Absolute Architecture. Photos by Jaw Designs, Kitchens and joinery by Ben Heath.
modern beach cottage / lantern village, dana point
modern beach cottage / lantern village, dana point
Moss Yaw Design studioMoss Yaw Design studio
a plywood panel marks the new side entry vestibule, accessed from the driveway and framed by bold wide horizontal black siding at the new addition
The SUNSET Model at THE COTTAGES
The SUNSET Model at THE COTTAGES
The Cottage Building CompanyThe Cottage Building Company
Mark Ballard
Rebuild and Add-On
Rebuild and Add-On
HomeSource BuildersHomeSource Builders
A remodel of an existing small home, plus an new construction of an additional living space over garage.
Herron Island Cabin Patio
Herron Island Cabin Patio
First LampFirst Lamp
Tim Bies
The "Poet's Cottage" Exterior
The "Poet's Cottage" Exterior
Carl Mattison DesignCarl Mattison Design
Front Porch

Premium Small 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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