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Two Floor House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Soldiers Grove Superinsulated Home
Soldiers Grove Superinsulated Home
Julie Kardatzke Architect, LLCJulie Kardatzke Architect, LLC
Super insulated, energy efficient home with double stud construction and solar panels. Net Zero Energy home. Built in rural Wisconsin wooded site with 2-story great room and loft
Front of there house
Front of there house
Heritage Design StudioHeritage Design Studio
Front elevation of the design. Materials include: random rubble stonework with cornerstones, traditional lap siding at the central massing, standing seam metal roof with wood shingles (Wallaba wood provides a 'class A' fire rating).
Lexington River Life
Lexington River Life
Blythe Building CompanyBlythe Building Company
This home has Saluda River access and a resort-style neighborhood, making it the ideal place to raise an active family in Lexington, SC. It’s a perfect combination of beauty, luxury, and the best amenities. This board and batten house radiates curb appeal with its metal roof detailing and Craftsman-style brick pillars and stained wood porch columns.
Whole Home Renovation & Addition - Westwood, MA
Whole Home Renovation & Addition - Westwood, MA
J.P. Hoffman Design BuildJ.P. Hoffman Design Build
We designed and built a 2-story, 2-stall garage addition on this Cape Cod style home in Westwood, MA. We removed the former breezeway and single-story, 2-stall garage and replaced it with a beautiful and functional design. We replaced the breezeway (which did not connect the garage and house) with a mudroom filled with space and storage (and a powder room) as well as the 2-stall garage and a main suite above. The main suite includes a large bedroom, walk-in closest (hint - those two small dormers you see) and a large main bathroom. Back on the first floor, we relocated a bathroom, renovated the kitchen and above all, improved form, flow and function between spaces. Our team also replaced the deck which offers a perfect combination of indoor/outdoor living.
Arlington, VA Modern Tiny House
Arlington, VA Modern Tiny House
FineCraft Contractors, Inc.FineCraft Contractors, Inc.
FineCraft Contractors, Inc. Harrison Design
Georgetown SC, Low Country Home
Georgetown SC, Low Country Home
Cox Architecture and DesignCox Architecture and Design
Modern Flat Interlocking Clay Roof Tiles
Modern Flat Interlocking Clay Roof Tiles
Northern Roof TilesNorthern Roof Tiles
Diamant interlocking clay tiles from France look amazing at night or during the day. The angles really catch the light for a modern look
3,399 Sq. Ft. Model Home in Candela 60'
3,399 Sq. Ft. Model Home in Candela 60'
Perry HomesPerry Homes
Front exterior of model home
Golf Terrace Janet Gridley
Golf Terrace Janet Gridley
Janet GridleyJanet Gridley
New Construction stucco exterior eco slate roof Loewen windows. snow cleats.
Eastover HG1 - Black and White Modern Farmhouse
Eastover HG1 - Black and White Modern Farmhouse
Linnane HomesLinnane Homes
The Corner House
The Corner House
Brightman Clarke ArchitectsBrightman Clarke Architects
To the rear of the house is a dinind kitchen that opens up fully to the rear garden with the master bedroom above, benefiting from a large feature glazed unit set within the dark timber cladding.
Mirada Place
Mirada Place
KEYSTONE Home Designs by Gerardo CastilloKEYSTONE Home Designs by Gerardo Castillo
Dune Crest
Dune Crest
VanderMeulen BuildersVanderMeulen Builders
Brick paver stairs lead up to this front door entrance.
Winona Dr
Winona Dr
Contempo StudioContempo Studio
Front Elevation
Front Elevation
Richard Bubnowski Design LLCRichard Bubnowski Design LLC
Front Elevation
Burr Ridge Modern
Burr Ridge Modern
Derrick ArchitectureDerrick Architecture
A modern home designed with traditional forms. The main body of the house boasts 12' main floor ceilings opening into a 2 story family room and stair tower surrounded in glass panels. The curved wings have a limestone base with stucco finishes above. Unigue detailing includes Dekton paneling at the entry and steel C-beams as headers above the windows.
Seattle Boat House
Seattle Boat House
UserUser
A uniform and cohesive look adds simplicity to the overall aesthetic, supporting the minimalist design. The A5s is Glo’s slimmest profile, allowing for more glass, less frame, and wider sightlines. The concealed hinge creates a clean interior look while also providing a more energy-efficient air-tight window. The increased performance is also seen in the triple pane glazing used in both series. The windows and doors alike provide a larger continuous thermal break, multiple air seals, high-performance spacers, Low-E glass, and argon filled glazing, with U-values as low as 0.20. Energy efficiency and effortless minimalism create a breathtaking Scandinavian-style remodel.
Winona Dr
Winona Dr
Contempo StudioContempo Studio
McGee Home - Killowen Construction
McGee Home - Killowen Construction
Hearth and Home Distributors of Utah, LLC. (HHDU)Hearth and Home Distributors of Utah, LLC. (HHDU)
Studio McGee's New McGee Home featuring Tumbled Natural Stones, Painted brick, and Lap Siding.
Sustainability in Perfect Proportion
Sustainability in Perfect Proportion
Meadowlark Design+BuildMeadowlark Design+Build
This new custom home was designed in the true Tudor style and uses mixed materials of stone, brick and stucco on the exterior. Home built by Meadowlark Design+ Build in Ann Arbor, Michigan Architecture: Woodbury Design Group. Photography: Jeff Garland

Two Floor 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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