Exterior house design, from your own photo

If you want to design a home exterior, most of it comes down to five things: the walls, the roof, the windows, the door and what grows in front. They affect each other, which is why they are hard to choose one by one from a swatch. Seeing all five together on your own house is the point of an exterior design tool.

Omriss treats them as parts you can change separately: Roof, Windows, Siding, Doors and Porch, each with its own shapes and materials.

If you are not sure what you like, start from a style and refine it. Omriss includes exterior styles such as Modern farmhouse, Scandinavian, Craftsman, Mediterranean, Cottage, Victorian, Georgian, Mid-century, Coastal, Tudor, Japandi, Mountain cabin and Industrial.

The examples on this page show two quite different results: a warm Nordic look for a brick bungalow, and a Mediterranean makeover for a plain rendered house. Exterior home design styles compares them in more detail.

The exterior catalog includes:

• Vertical timber for natural facade texture.
• Limewashed brick for a softer first impression.
• Standing-seam metal for clean roof lines.
• Clay tile for traditional roof warmth.
• Black aluminium for refined window frames.
• Oak for a warmly textured front door.

An AI design shows appearance, not feasibility. It does not know about planning rules, building regulations, structural limits or what a roof can carry, and some changes need permission in some places. Use the picture to decide what you want, then talk to a qualified professional and your local authority before you commit.

If you are after a 3D exterior design with exact dimensions, you need architectural software or an architect. Omriss gives you an illustrative image from a single photo, which is faster and far less precise.