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Additions & Renovations
Additions & Renovations
Alair Homes CharlotteAlair Homes Charlotte
Additions, renovations and exterior facelifts
This is an example of a classic brick house exterior in Charlotte.
Exterior | trellis
Exterior | trellis
RWA ArchitectsRWA Architects
Photo of a traditional house exterior in Cincinnati with stone cladding.
Countryside Make over
Countryside Make over
Sicora Design/BuildSicora Design/Build
This project features an award winning front facade make over. The existing mansard roof was framed over to create a new look that provides some solid curb appeal! The interior of the home did not need to be modified to accommodate this renovation, since all of the construction occurred on the outside of the home. John Ray Photography
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Elegant Traditional Home with English Pub
Elegant Traditional Home with English Pub
John Hall Custom HomesJohn Hall Custom Homes
Interior Design by Jessica-Jungmann of John Hall Homes, and LHT photography
Traditional brick house exterior in Chicago.
Lone Ash Lookout
Lone Ash Lookout
Cushman Design GroupCushman Design Group
This is an example of a large and gey traditional two floor detached house in Burlington with a mansard roof, a metal roof and a grey roof.
16th Street Bungalow
16th Street Bungalow
MPR ArchitectureMPR Architecture
Rear facade with paneled bay window and lattice.
Photo of a blue traditional two floor detached house in DC Metro with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Halliburton House
Halliburton House
Overholt DesignOverholt Design
Design ideas for a medium sized and white classic bungalow detached house in Nashville with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Coastal Sophistication
Coastal Sophistication
Jinx McDonald Interior DesignsJinx McDonald Interior Designs
Photo of a traditional house exterior in Miami.
Moreland - Palmetto Bluff Low Country Transitional Home
Moreland - Palmetto Bluff Low Country Transitional Home
Markalunas Architecture GroupMarkalunas Architecture Group
White classic two floor detached house in Charleston with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof, a metal roof and shiplap cladding.
Nashville | Green Hills
Nashville | Green Hills
design by Christina Perrydesign by Christina Perry
Design ideas for a classic house exterior in Nashville.
Hardscape For Backyard
Hardscape For Backyard
Big Rock LandscapingBig Rock Landscaping
Adding symmetry to this traditional style home with pavers, shrubs and tress adds a more contemporary feel to the space.
This is an example of a white traditional two floor detached house in Salt Lake City with mixed cladding and a black roof.
Blueridge Retreat
Blueridge Retreat
Gabriel Builders Inc.Gabriel Builders Inc.
Asheville, NC mountain home located in Cliffs at Walnut Cove. Gray stucco and stone with taupe tones. Outdoor living with arched front doors, arched garage doors, large windows, gas lanterns, and custom pavers.
Bungalow
Bungalow
Alexander Custom Homes of HoustonAlexander Custom Homes of Houston
This is an example of a traditional house exterior in Houston.
204 Captains Island Drive
204 Captains Island Drive
Cobb ArchitectsCobb Architects
White classic two floor detached house in Charleston with concrete fibreboard cladding, a hip roof, a metal roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Wash Park French Provincial Remodel
Wash Park French Provincial Remodel
KGA Studio Architects, PCKGA Studio Architects, PC
Instead of removing or painting the brick, Paul covered it with a slurry coat and added an accent of creamy white painted trim. Keeping it also created an interesting bonus: A bit of the brick’s texture is still faintly visible and adds dimension. Leaning into the French Provincial theme, Aegean blue-painted shutters offer a pop of welcoming contrast, as do the rich copper downspouts and collector heads along each side of the residence.
Modern Tudor Rambler
Modern Tudor Rambler
Swanson HomesSwanson Homes
This is an example of a classic house exterior in Minneapolis.
Villa Flottbek
Villa Flottbek
Finkernagel Ross GmbHFinkernagel Ross GmbH
Design ideas for a classic house exterior in Hamburg.
Terrace
Terrace
Jeff Wilkinson, RAJeff Wilkinson, RA
Terrace featuring dormer windows, french doors to patio, & portico off kitchen
Green classic two floor detached house in New York with wood cladding, a hip roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Cambridgeport Transitional Cottage
Cambridgeport Transitional Cottage
Wendel Klein Builders, Inc.Wendel Klein Builders, Inc.
Front entry of a Cambridgeport cottage with red door and mahogany decking.
Inspiration for a small and gey classic two floor detached house in Boston with concrete fibreboard cladding, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.

Traditional House Exterior Ideas and Designs

With so much attention devoted to interior design, the exterior of a home can often get overlooked, but as the first thing that welcomes both us and our guests, it is worth devoting some time tending to the outside of your house. Furthermore, focusing on the traditional kerb appeal of your home can add significant value if and when it comes time to sell up. Georgian, Edwardian and Victorian homes, with their bay windows and elegant plasterwork, often benefit from built in architecture advantages, but even if your house design is unassuming from the outside, small decorative and structural improvements to the traditional exterior of your home can equal huge impact. Key areas of building design to focus on are the front door, the driveway or approach to your home, the porch area, the windows, the facade and the roof. And just a note of caution... before any significant traditional exterior architecture gets under way, check first whether you need planning permission for your exterior house designs– this applies particularly to listed houses or buildings in a conservation area, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. Take a look through the house designs, exterior architecture and images of front doors and driveways on Houzz to inspire your facade or building design, or read on for a few more pointers when it comes to redesigning your exterior.

How do I give my home an exterior facelift?

You may feel like your home’s exterior architecture is unalterable but there are a wide range of options available to improve its external building design, no matter what raw materials you begin with. Begin with the front door and the pathway or driveway that lead up to your home as these are easy to improve without huge budgets. A driveway or pathway must be kept neat and tidy and you can consider replacing tarmac with attractive tiles or gravel. Repainting or replacing the fence, wall or gate that fronts your home can also offer an overnight transformation without breaking the bank. An area to not cut corners however is the front door, where spending a little extra can make a huge difference in quality, and painting it in a colour you love will pay you back every time it welcomes you home! Updating your windows can be a significant building design project but it is one that has benefits both inside and out, as well as potentially saving you money on energy later. If you are lucky enough to have period windows such as bay windows with sash or leaded windows, then maintaining them should be a top priority, but if they are beyond repair then there are plenty of window professionals that will offer modern, double or triple glazed equivalents that could still work in your bay window. Working with uPVC? Not a problem – the best improvement you can make is to ensure your windows are the right size and shape for your home's overall proportions.

How do I update my home’s facade?

When it comes to updating the facade of your home, painting is the quickest and most affordable way to achieve a traditional makeover, and if you opt for a colour other than white it can really make a statement (although sticking within the palette of your road and local area is advisable). A makeover that requires a bit more patience but can add romance and character to the most mundane of homes is to adorn the walls with climbing plants – delicate trailing wisteria is ever a British favourite, whilst roses and jasmine offer fragrance as well as beauty. If you’re looking to make more significant changes to the exterior of your home, whether that is adding timber cladding, hanging tiles, installing a bay window or rendering, then you should first check whether your house designs require planning permission. A New England style wood boarded home is beautiful and bright, but remember that it will need frequent repainting if it is going to stay looking its best, whilst stucco render or Tyrolean render can tidy up a home's exterior but think carefully before covering over original brickwork.

What should I consider if building a home from scratch?

If you’re working with an architect on a brand new build, the options are endless when it comes to deciding on the exterior architecture. But first things first, you will need to check planning permissions, building regulations and local restrictions, such as being in a conservation area, to make sure your plans for your exterior house designs will meet stipulations. If you are building in a street with predominantly Victorian facades, with bay windows and side returns, you might need to ensure your house designs fit in with the rest of the homes on the street, but if you’re building in a more remote area you’ll probably have more freedom for your building design. There are many architectural decisions to make, do you want a flat, gabled, hipped, mansard or perhaps even a curved roof? Do you want bay windows? Crittall windows? Perhaps external shutters? Do you want glass walls? Do you want wood cladding? Do you want a very symmetrical building design or something more contemporary? The decision is all yours but remember to consider the benefits of various materials over others and the effects that some architecture styles will have on everyday life, for example glass walls will look attractive but will give you less privacy. Your architect or builder will be able to guide you through the best traditional exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
Freshwater Farmhouse
Freshwater Farmhouse
Blok Builders, Inc.Blok Builders, Inc.
This is an example of a gey classic two floor detached house in Grand Rapids with stone cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a brown roof.
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