The 10 Most Popular Exteriors on Houzz in 2019
Modern farmhouse-style homes — emphasis on modern — dominated the most-saved exterior photos on Houzz this year
This Trending Now story features the most-saved exterior photos uploaded to Houzz since Jan. 1, 2019.
People get their first impression of a house from its exterior. And this year, the exterior photos the Houzz community saved most impressed users with their warm, inviting farmhouse elements and sleeker contemporary details. Whether it was a sprawling Napa Valley property that blurs the lines between indoor and outdoor living or a bold modern design in Denver, the exteriors that stood out to Houzz users most mixed striking materials, styles and natural settings. Here’s a countdown of the most-saved exterior photos of the year.
People get their first impression of a house from its exterior. And this year, the exterior photos the Houzz community saved most impressed users with their warm, inviting farmhouse elements and sleeker contemporary details. Whether it was a sprawling Napa Valley property that blurs the lines between indoor and outdoor living or a bold modern design in Denver, the exteriors that stood out to Houzz users most mixed striking materials, styles and natural settings. Here’s a countdown of the most-saved exterior photos of the year.
9. Indoor-Outdoor Wine Country Living
The surrounding Napa Valley vineyards set the scene for this modern California farmhouse. Holder Parlette Architecture worked with Summit Professional Builders and Rhyne Designs Landscape on this project, playing up the property’s natural appeal.
The rear exterior, shown here with its large back patio and doors, highlights the house’s emphasis on seamless indoor-outdoor living.
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The surrounding Napa Valley vineyards set the scene for this modern California farmhouse. Holder Parlette Architecture worked with Summit Professional Builders and Rhyne Designs Landscape on this project, playing up the property’s natural appeal.
The rear exterior, shown here with its large back patio and doors, highlights the house’s emphasis on seamless indoor-outdoor living.
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8. Traditional Charm in Cincinnati
A mix of materials — stone, siding, metal — creates visual interest on this traditional-style home built by Wieland Builders in Cincinnati. The neatly manicured lawn and winding walkway in front of the house highlight the classic charm.
A mix of materials — stone, siding, metal — creates visual interest on this traditional-style home built by Wieland Builders in Cincinnati. The neatly manicured lawn and winding walkway in front of the house highlight the classic charm.
7. Bold Black and White
With its striking black-and-white palette and the diagonal orientation on its lot, this Seattle-area house makes a stylish statement. The house echoes several of the exterior features that Houzz users gravitated toward again and again throughout 2019: white siding, gabled rooflines, roomy front porches and fresh, modern details.
With its striking black-and-white palette and the diagonal orientation on its lot, this Seattle-area house makes a stylish statement. The house echoes several of the exterior features that Houzz users gravitated toward again and again throughout 2019: white siding, gabled rooflines, roomy front porches and fresh, modern details.
6. White Brick With a Cozy Porch
Inviting details for this updated home in Birmingham, Alabama, include comfortable porch seating, an arched doorway and a carefully crafted landscape.
Design-build firm Willow Homes mixed rustic elements like the reclaimed wood beams above the windows and a vintage-inspired gas lantern by Bevolo Gas & Electric Lights with more-modern elements like the clean white bricks to achieve a sense of understated balance.
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Inviting details for this updated home in Birmingham, Alabama, include comfortable porch seating, an arched doorway and a carefully crafted landscape.
Design-build firm Willow Homes mixed rustic elements like the reclaimed wood beams above the windows and a vintage-inspired gas lantern by Bevolo Gas & Electric Lights with more-modern elements like the clean white bricks to achieve a sense of understated balance.
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5. Stately in Salt Lake City
Regal columns frame a wide, dramatic front door and Chippendale-style railings at this Salt Lake City house designed by The Fox Group. The satisfying symmetry extends from the front facade to its minimally landscaped lawn.
Regal columns frame a wide, dramatic front door and Chippendale-style railings at this Salt Lake City house designed by The Fox Group. The satisfying symmetry extends from the front facade to its minimally landscaped lawn.
4. Gray, White and Gabled
Between its standing-seam metal porch roofs and board-and-batten siding, this Atlanta home built by Ironwood Construction Group delivers a fresh take on farmhouse style. Add in the modern gray-and-white color scheme and it’s no wonder this exterior was a favorite.
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Between its standing-seam metal porch roofs and board-and-batten siding, this Atlanta home built by Ironwood Construction Group delivers a fresh take on farmhouse style. Add in the modern gray-and-white color scheme and it’s no wonder this exterior was a favorite.
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3. Rustic With Clean Lines
There’s minimal ornamentation on this Houston-area transitional home built by custom builder Jamestown Estate Homes. But refined details such as the warm slurried-brick facade, the modern black house numbers and window frames and the tidy paved front walkway shine in their simplicity.
There’s minimal ornamentation on this Houston-area transitional home built by custom builder Jamestown Estate Homes. But refined details such as the warm slurried-brick facade, the modern black house numbers and window frames and the tidy paved front walkway shine in their simplicity.
2. Dark Wood and a Shed Dormer
Unexpected concrete pavers lead the way to this striking Houston home. The house, designed by Design DCA, pairs more-modern features such as textured walls and a dark wood garage door with farmhouse go-tos like a shed dormer and warm, welcoming light.
Unexpected concrete pavers lead the way to this striking Houston home. The house, designed by Design DCA, pairs more-modern features such as textured walls and a dark wood garage door with farmhouse go-tos like a shed dormer and warm, welcoming light.
1. Modern Glass and Stone
For all the farmhouse fandom with regards to this year’s popular photos, the most-saved exterior photo on Houzz in 2019 wasn’t rustic white and gray. It was this sleek, modern Denver house accented with walls of glass and limestone courtesy of stone specialist Materials Marketing.
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For all the farmhouse fandom with regards to this year’s popular photos, the most-saved exterior photo on Houzz in 2019 wasn’t rustic white and gray. It was this sleek, modern Denver house accented with walls of glass and limestone courtesy of stone specialist Materials Marketing.
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Nestled along the wooded shores of Washington’s Puget Sound, this house exudes rustic farmhouse style with a contemporary twist. Architect Dana Webber created contrast on the exterior by pairing white vertical board-and-batten siding with horizontal cedar bevel siding in a dark, low-luster finish that’s translucent enough to showcase the wood’s warmth and grain.
The wood door on the right is custom-modified using locally-sourced reclaimed wood, adding another layer of character.
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