Good and thorough exterior design can include décor to the front yard of the home, entry way, walkways, the front door, driveway, backyard, garden and courtyard-depending on how many of these your home has. The outside of the home is the first thing people see and the exterior design choices that the homeowner makes. The exterior design of any home can create good or bad impressions, depending on what you are trying to do.

Exterior Design 1 – Diamond Bar
A tuscan style new home courtyard garden subtly lit with rustic lighting just after sunset sunset

Garage Door Exterior – Diamond Bar
New garage and home above

Tuscan Style Courtyard Exterior – Diamond Bar
Tuscan style courtyard with mosaic tile peacock

English cottage Entry Exterior – Calabasas
Ivy is already begining to grow on a newly constructed traditional english country porch

English Country Style Home Exterior – Calabasas
flowers and grass line a path leading to a new front porch

Modern Exterior – Palm Spring
a modern home with metal and glass garage doors

Modern exterior 2 – Palm Springs
a contemporary design home with strong angles and metal and glass doors

Covered Balcony – Diamond Bar
a luxurious balcony with an outdoor dining area and outdoor television

Remodeled Exterior
the newly finished exterior on this home makes it look like new

Historic Home – lafayette
the facade and front yard of a historic home have been completely renovated

Historic Home – lafayette
a renovation of a historic porch in LaFayette Square

corner lot exterior
a remodeled home on a corner lot

remodeled exterior
a home with an octoganal entry

Front Door Exterior
A spanish style wood front door with ironwork

Front Yard – Beverly Hills
southern california landscape in beverly hills

Exterior
neo colonial home with brick and stucco exterior

craftsman home – woodland hills
a home remodeled to represent the crafstman style

modern exterior

Modern Exterior – Hermosa Beach
new stucco, windows and a sleek horizontal railing give this home a clean modern look

With such a variety of exterior design ideas out there, first you must gauge the architectural design of the house or structure and how it can have a big impact on what design you may want. But the great thing about designing in the exterior is that it can represent you and your personality.

The front door of any home should have welcoming energy for those coming to visit the home. You can paint the front door a different color from the rest of the house, or add railings and potted plants to add some decoration and give the door or entryway some character. Walkways can be in entryways, or go around or in the back and tend to set the tone of the atmosphere. Walkways can include stone, rock or brick and also allow for small ornamental plants or other objects along the pathway.

With driveways, there are exterior design ideas including decorative paving with bricks, concrete or stone and the design in the driveway should coincide with the home’s design. The driveway should be connected by the walkway to the house.

Finally, when adding any decoration to the backyard, courtyard or even garden, one should realize that for many homeowners this is a common thing. Some exterior design ideas for the backyard of the home include trellises, fountains or birdbaths. Trellises can be decorated with stringed lights or the vine from a plant. Another idea for the backyard could include raising plant beds or even adding steps to a doorway or entrance.