One-Story Exterior Home Ideas

This gorgeous modern farmhouse features hardie board board and batten siding with stunning black framed Pella windows. The soffit lighting accents each gable perfectly and creates the perfect farmhouse.
Use of accents on gable or dormer - katieo3773

Richard Leo Johnson
Inspiration for a small cottage gray one-story exterior home remodel in Atlanta
Color combination with wood door - 1vms

Photo by Ed Gohlich
Small traditional white one-story wood exterior home idea in San Diego with a shingle roof
E-22 Cottage red Benjamin Moore - jess9499

Inspiration for a mid-sized cottage multicolored one-story mixed siding exterior home remodel in Denver with a shingle roof
Love the colors and entry, Stone - nicole_hunkapiller

J. Krupek Photography
Inspiration for a timeless white one-story exterior home remodel in Nashville with a shingle roof
I like the front porch railings - jodyandronwill35

Our goal on this project was to create a live-able and open feeling space in a 690 square foot modern farmhouse. We planned for an open feeling space by installing tall windows and doors, utilizing pocket doors and building a vaulted ceiling. An efficient layout with hidden kitchen appliances and a concealed laundry space, built in tv and work desk, carefully selected furniture pieces and a bright and white colour palette combine to make this tiny house feel like a home. We achieved our goal of building a functionally beautiful space where we comfortably host a few friends and spend time together as a family. John McManus
Love t he colors, front door, roofing material. Very welcoming - webuser_981162138

Ciro Coelho Photography
1960s one-story exterior home photo in Santa Barbara with a metal roof
love how that door stands out, great stone - cindy_skoll

Mid-sized mountain style gray one-story wood exterior home photo in Minneapolis with a shingle roof
color of house, color of wood - scarpen2

Inspiration for a timeless black one-story wood house exterior remodel
Black paint, white trim, black clad windows - markdanielson

Todd Goodman, LA Light Photography
Trendy white one-story exterior home photo in Los Angeles
Cement exterior with wood siding - webuser_984767301

Klopf Architecture and Outer space Landscape Architects designed a new warm, modern, open, indoor-outdoor home in Los Altos, California. Inspired by mid-century modern homes but looking for something completely new and custom, the owners, a couple with two children, bought an older ranch style home with the intention of replacing it. Created on a grid, the house is designed to be at rest with differentiated spaces for activities; living, playing, cooking, dining and a piano space. The low-sloping gable roof over the great room brings a grand feeling to the space. The clerestory windows at the high sloping roof make the grand space light and airy. Upon entering the house, an open atrium entry in the middle of the house provides light and nature to the great room. The Heath tile wall at the back of the atrium blocks direct view of the rear yard from the entry door for privacy. The bedrooms, bathrooms, play room and the sitting room are under flat wing-like roofs that balance on either side of the low sloping gable roof of the main space. Large sliding glass panels and pocketing glass doors foster openness to the front and back yards. In the front there is a fenced-in play space connected to the play room, creating an indoor-outdoor play space that could change in use over the years. The play room can also be closed off from the great room with a large pocketing door. In the rear, everything opens up to a deck overlooking a pool where the family can come together outdoors. Wood siding travels from exterior to interior, accentuating the indoor-outdoor nature of the house. Where the exterior siding doesn’t come inside, a palette of white oak floors, white walls, walnut cabinetry, and dark window frames ties all the spaces together to create a uniform feeling and flow throughout the house. The custom cabinetry matches the minimal joinery of the rest of the house, a trim-less, minimal appearance. Wood siding was mitered in the corners, including where siding meets the interior drywall. Wall materials were held up off the floor with a minimal reveal. This tight detailing gives a sense of cleanliness to the house. The garage door of the house is completely flush and of the same material as the garage wall, de-emphasizing the garage door and making the street presentation of the house kinder to the neighborhood. The house is akin to a custom, modern-day Eichler home in many ways. Inspired by mid-century modern homes with today’s materials, approaches, standards, and technologies. The goals were to create an indoor-outdoor home that was energy-efficient, light and flexible for young children to grow. This 3,000 square foot, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom new house is located in Los Altos in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, and Chuang-Ming Liu 
Landscape Architect: Outer space Landscape Architects 
Structural Engineer: ZFA Structural Engineers 
Staging: Da Lusso Design 
Photography ©2018 Mariko Reed 
Location: Los Altos, CA
 Year completed: 2017
like the cement in larger blocks - amariebets

Entry, seen from the street
Mid-sized mid-century modern gray one-story wood exterior home photo in San Francisco
Dark with white trim and soffit - camreith23

The shape of the angled porch-roof, sets the tone for a truly modern entryway. This protective covering makes a dramatic statement, as it hovers over the front door. The blue-stone terrace conveys even more interest, as it gradually moves upward, morphing into steps, until it reaches the porch. Porch Detail The multicolored tan stone, used for the risers and retaining walls, is proportionally carried around the base of the house. Horizontal sustainable-fiber cement board replaces the original vertical wood siding, and widens the appearance of the facade. The color scheme — blue-grey siding, cherry-wood door and roof underside, and varied shades of tan and blue stone — is complimented by the crisp-contrasting black accents of the thin-round metal columns, railing, window sashes, and the roof fascia board and gutters. This project is a stunning example of an exterior, that is both asymmetrical and symmetrical. Prior to the renovation, the house had a bland 1970s exterior. Now, it is interesting, unique, and inviting. Photography Credit: Tom Holdsworth Photography Contractor: Owings Brothers Contracting
like the railing, industrial look - mollyspace

Modern mountain aesthetic in this fully exposed custom designed ranch. Exterior brings together lap siding and stone veneer accents with welcoming timber columns and entry truss. Garage door covered with standing seam metal roof supported by brackets. Large timber columns and beams support a rear covered screened porch. (Ryan Hainey)
I am attracted to the wood/stone contrast. - corey_lermanlein

Example of a mid-century modern white one-story mixed siding exterior home design in Los Angeles
Different materials - christine_gunter93

Large traditional gray one-story wood exterior home idea in Boston with a metal roof
nice paint color - webuser_72310353

Mid-sized trendy beige one-story stucco house exterior photo in Dallas with a shingle roof and a hip roof
Too much glass/trendy but like the wide open steps and simple overhang above front door - webuser_335449040

Making the most of a wooded lot and interior courtyard, Braxton Werner and Paul Field of Wernerfield Architects transformed this former 1960s ranch house to an inviting yet unapologetically modern home. Outfitted with Western Window Systems products throughout, the home’s beautiful exterior views are framed with large expanses of glass that let in loads of natural light. Multi-slide doors in the bedroom and living areas connect the outdoors with the home’s family-friendly interiors.
Different exterior texture and materials - kwbehrs