The 10 Most Popular Home Exterior Photos of Spring 2021
Get ideas for materials, colors and architectural styles that can add serious curb appeal to a home
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A home exterior takes deep consideration. Architectural style, regional influences, neighboring homes and of course personal preference can all play a role in how your home appears on the outside. For an idea of the vast range of looks out there, check out this countdown of the most popular exterior photos uploaded to Houzz in spring 2021. You’ll find Spanish Colonial features in California, rustic elements in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, modern lines in the Arizona desert, Shingle style in North Carolina and contemporary looks from India and Australia.
A home exterior takes deep consideration. Architectural style, regional influences, neighboring homes and of course personal preference can all play a role in how your home appears on the outside. For an idea of the vast range of looks out there, check out this countdown of the most popular exterior photos uploaded to Houzz in spring 2021. You’ll find Spanish Colonial features in California, rustic elements in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, modern lines in the Arizona desert, Shingle style in North Carolina and contemporary looks from India and Australia.
9. Transitional With Tradition
To create this beautiful transitional home, architects at Arch Studio plucked some of the best features of local historic Craftsman and Spanish Colonial architecture in San Jose, California. The varied roofline, transom windows, front porch, wood details and flower-lined front sidewalk give the home classic curb appeal.
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To create this beautiful transitional home, architects at Arch Studio plucked some of the best features of local historic Craftsman and Spanish Colonial architecture in San Jose, California. The varied roofline, transom windows, front porch, wood details and flower-lined front sidewalk give the home classic curb appeal.
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8. Minimalist Yet Lush
Crafted by DB Build, this entry structure to an Australian home’s front courtyard has minimalist lines but a lot going on. There’s a long, vertical peekaboo slit, a large graphic house number, beautiful light-colored stone, hanging vines and an extra-wide pebble and slab sidewalk — all of which entice visitors to see what’s beyond the walls.
Crafted by DB Build, this entry structure to an Australian home’s front courtyard has minimalist lines but a lot going on. There’s a long, vertical peekaboo slit, a large graphic house number, beautiful light-colored stone, hanging vines and an extra-wide pebble and slab sidewalk — all of which entice visitors to see what’s beyond the walls.

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7. Desert Contemporary
The front entry of this Phoenix home offers a view straight through the house to the desert beyond. The contemporary architecture by Sonora West Development includes an intriguing composition of roofline planes and clerestories. The gray brick driveway and parking court add to the compelling design.
The front entry of this Phoenix home offers a view straight through the house to the desert beyond. The contemporary architecture by Sonora West Development includes an intriguing composition of roofline planes and clerestories. The gray brick driveway and parking court add to the compelling design.
6. Spanish Colonial Appeal
This new home in West Hollywood, California, fits right in with its historic Spanish Colonial neighbors. The pros at Luxe Remodel used classic features such as arched openings, a tile roof, stuccoed walls and iron details to capture the essence of the style.
This new home in West Hollywood, California, fits right in with its historic Spanish Colonial neighbors. The pros at Luxe Remodel used classic features such as arched openings, a tile roof, stuccoed walls and iron details to capture the essence of the style.
5. Vernacular Ranch Charm
For this Nocona, Texas, home, First Choice Custom Builders took inspiration from local ranch architecture. The metal siding and roof and the form honor local agricultural buildings, while a wraparound porch helps make it feel like home.
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For this Nocona, Texas, home, First Choice Custom Builders took inspiration from local ranch architecture. The metal siding and roof and the form honor local agricultural buildings, while a wraparound porch helps make it feel like home.
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4. Contemporary Farmhouse
KGA Studio Architects replaced dated stucco on the walls and a shingled roof with materials that better match the natural landscape of this home’s surroundings in Arapahoe County, Colorado. A mix of stone, board-and-batten siding, large timbers and a metal roof give the home charming contemporary farmhouse style.
KGA Studio Architects replaced dated stucco on the walls and a shingled roof with materials that better match the natural landscape of this home’s surroundings in Arapahoe County, Colorado. A mix of stone, board-and-batten siding, large timbers and a metal roof give the home charming contemporary farmhouse style.
3. Historic Charm
The charming farmhouse look and gingerbread details might have you thinking this home was built during the Victorian era. And that’s exactly what residential designer Leigha Heydt was going for when creating this new home in San Francisco. Meanwhile, balconies and porches create strong connections between indoors and out.
The charming farmhouse look and gingerbread details might have you thinking this home was built during the Victorian era. And that’s exactly what residential designer Leigha Heydt was going for when creating this new home in San Francisco. Meanwhile, balconies and porches create strong connections between indoors and out.
2. Rustic Modern
Rumor Design + reDesign teamed up with architects at Mountain Architecture Design Group to create this rustic modern guest house in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Rugged wood and stone and a standing-seam metal roof give it an inviting look, while the wraparound porch offers a shady spot to enjoy the calming sound of a nearby creek.
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Rumor Design + reDesign teamed up with architects at Mountain Architecture Design Group to create this rustic modern guest house in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Rugged wood and stone and a standing-seam metal roof give it an inviting look, while the wraparound porch offers a shady spot to enjoy the calming sound of a nearby creek.
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1. Front Porch Appeal
The pros at Noble Renovation mixed shingles, stone and timbers on the facade of this new-build home in Raleigh, North Carolina. The stone walls around the planting beds and flagstone sidewalk, steps and porch beautifully marry the landscape and the architecture.
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The pros at Noble Renovation mixed shingles, stone and timbers on the facade of this new-build home in Raleigh, North Carolina. The stone walls around the planting beds and flagstone sidewalk, steps and porch beautifully marry the landscape and the architecture.
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The thick, flat porch roof on this house in Kerala, India, intersects other portions of the house while seeming to defy gravity. The architects at Mudbricks rendered the contemporary home and surrounding landscape in earthy materials, creating a warm and welcoming look.
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