How to Modernise Your Home Exterior
Making your home exterior more to your taste is a great way to improve how you view your property and how you feel in your day-to-day life. Modernism is a broad concept or era that influenced various forms of art, including design. It has been and continues to be one of the most popular home design options for its simplicity, functionality and focus on modern wants and concerns. This article outlines some features of modernist home design and how to incorporate them throughout your home’s exterior. Read on for more information and tips to get started on your journey toward modernist home design.
Traits of modern home design
Functionality
Modernism in home exterior and interior design emphasises functionality by returning to basics and eliminating overly complex designs. Equally, because open designs (like open floor plans) are a major aspect, everything is easier to navigate.
Simplicity
In a similar vein, simplicity is a classic marker of modernism. Simplicity will mean clean lines or neutral colours without fuss or ornamentation.
Natural light
Big windows, full-length glass doors and skylights are another feature of modernist home design. These features allow a lot of natural light to enter the house, highlighting the clean, clear feel.
Sustainability
As modern design uses advanced materials and techniques, the overall design and equipment in modern homes are generally smarter, helping reduce unnecessary energy waste. Equally, materials are more likely to be sourced ethically, and homes are more likely to have features such as solar panels (as is the case with most new builds in the UK now).
Bringing it into your home exterior
Your home exterior includes everything on the outside of your house that is still part of your property. This includes:
Front door
The front door is a great place to start, as it is often a centrepiece of your home exterior, and it’s where people enter your house and get their proper first impression. Composite front doors are the popular option in modern homes as they are durable, have advanced security, are low maintenance and are easy to personalise.
Consider what colours and styles go with a modernist look, for example:
Colours
- Bold true black
- Charcoal grey
- Silvers
- White or beige
Styles
- Plain (no panelling, no windows)
- Vertical or horizontal clear glass panel on the top or side of a plain door
- Geometric window panel shapes on a plain door
- Contrast colours (from the options above)
- Sleek and clear-lined panels
External doors
Other external doors, including garage doors or side doors, should match the colour of your front door. This makes the overall finished project look cohesive. As modernism is about things looking neat and clean, this is especially important.
Exterior walls
In modern properties, exterior walls tend to be white and plain, with little or no clear texture deviations. Some modern properties include natural elements such as slate. This is more common if similar natural features surround the property; for example, if it is near cliffs, it may incorporate more rock elements.
External windows
To keep in line with the clean, organised look, windows are generally fully transparent and very large, with plain frames. This draws the most natural light into the building and emphasises the interior design.
Modernise your home exterior
If you’re looking for a change and want to update your property to fit the times, moving towards a simple, elegant modernist look is a great option. If any of these features and ways to implement them in the external property appeal to you, then have a look at some lookbooks and at companies that supply products that can be categorised into different aesthetic home styles. This will simplify your search and start you on the right track for your more functional, modern and straightforward future.
