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High-ceiling 4 bedroom multi-level Holiday Home in Ramsgate, Kent
High-ceiling 4 bedroom multi-level Holiday Home in Ramsgate, Kent
Smith Studios LtdSmith Studios Ltd
Drone photo - High-ceiling 4 multi-level Holiday Home in Ramsgate, Kent
This is an example of a large victorian house exterior in Sussex.
Laneway rear of house
Laneway rear of house
LocalArchitect South CoastLocalArchitect South Coast
Wesley Hindmarch
This is an example of a victorian house exterior in Melbourne.
Victorian Gingerbread House
Victorian Gingerbread House
Old House Guy LLCOld House Guy LLC
Here is that same home. All new features are in proportion to the architecture and correct for the period and style of the home. Bay windows replaced with original style to match others. Water table trim added, spandrels, brackets and a period porch skirt. Other color combinations that work with this house.
Yellow Brick Italianate
Yellow Brick Italianate
Old House Guy LLCOld House Guy LLC
Here are some other similar color options. A dark bold color compliments the yellow brick and the features are conservatively accented. Most go overboard here and you need to know what you can and can't accent or it will look tacky.
Victorian Gingerbread House
Victorian Gingerbread House
Old House Guy LLCOld House Guy LLC
Here is that same home. All new features are in proportion to the architecture and correct for the period and style of the home. Bay windows replaced with original style to match others. Water table trim added, spandrels, brackets and a period porch skirt. Other color combinations that work with this house.
Victorian Gingerbread House
Victorian Gingerbread House
Old House Guy LLCOld House Guy LLC
Here is that same home. All new features are in proportion to the architecture and correct for the period and style of the home. Bay windows replaced with original style to match others. Water table trim added, spandrels, brackets and a period porch skirt. These are the colors chosen by the homeowner.
Colors to Match Southwestern Rug
Colors to Match Southwestern Rug
Old House Guy LLCOld House Guy LLC
Parents Kill Homeowner's Dream Colors. Part of the picture is cut off. You must double click on the picture to see the rug. This charming little house is located in Georgia right next to the railroad tracks. Because of all the soot from the locomotives passing by, the house needs frequent power washing. The homeowner not only wants dark colors to not show the dirt but also wants to match a rug with her favorite colors. The rug, as shown in the after photo, is a southwestern rug with warm rich colors. Coincidentally these colors are also historically accurate for this house. The homeowner was very happy to have her favorite colors displayed on her house in such a nice way until her parents came to visit. The parents manipulated her to repaint using the current yellow and white colors. They did this by offering to pay for the paint job and occasional power washing. A sad ending to some real nice colors.
1889 Shingle Style House gets New Paint & Real Shutters
1889 Shingle Style House gets New Paint & Real Shutters
Old House Guy LLCOld House Guy LLC
New wood shutters are bi-folding meaning they unfold and cover the full window as they were originally. New period colors placed correctly gives this house the appearance it was meant to have.
1895 Queen Ann
1895 Queen Ann
Old House Guy LLCOld House Guy LLC
This is a graphic rendition of house colors.
Design ideas for a large and green victorian detached house in New York with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
1895 Queen Ann
1895 Queen Ann
Old House Guy LLCOld House Guy LLC
This is a graphic rendition of house colors.
This is an example of a large and green victorian detached house in New York with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Victorian Gingerbread House
Victorian Gingerbread House
Old House Guy LLCOld House Guy LLC
Here is that same home. All new features are in proportion to the architecture and correct for the period and style of the home. Bay windows replaced with original style to match others. Water table trim added, spandrels, brackets and a period porch skirt. Other color combinations that work with this house.
Yellow Brick Italianate
Yellow Brick Italianate
Old House Guy LLCOld House Guy LLC
Here are some other similar color options. A dark bold color compliments the yellow brick and the features are conservatively accented. Most go overboard here and you need to know what you can and can't accent or it will look tacky.
1895 Queen Ann
1895 Queen Ann
Old House Guy LLCOld House Guy LLC
This is a graphic rendition of house colors.
Design ideas for a large and green victorian detached house in New York with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Victorian Gingerbread House
Victorian Gingerbread House
Old House Guy LLCOld House Guy LLC
Here is that same home. All new features are in proportion to the architecture and correct for the period and style of the home. Bay windows replaced with original style to match others. Water table trim added, spandrels, brackets and a period porch skirt. Other color combinations that work with this house.
1908 Folk Victorian
1908 Folk Victorian
Old House Guy LLCOld House Guy LLC
Color placement is most important. I rarely like white trim but combined with some good colors it all works well together.
Design ideas for a small and multi-coloured victorian two floor detached house in New York with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Yellow Brick Italianate
Yellow Brick Italianate
Old House Guy LLCOld House Guy LLC
Here are some other similar color options. A dark bold color compliments the yellow brick and the features are conservatively accented. Most go overboard here and you need to know what you can and can't accent or it will look tacky.
Yellow Brick Italianate
Yellow Brick Italianate
Old House Guy LLCOld House Guy LLC
This is the color scheme the homeowner chose. A dark bold color compliments the yellow brick and the features are conservatively accented. Most go overboard here and you need to know what you can and can't accent or it will look tacky.
Victorian Gingerbread House
Victorian Gingerbread House
Old House Guy LLCOld House Guy LLC
Here is that same home. All new features are in proportion to the architecture and correct for the period and style of the home. Bay windows replaced with original style to match others. Water table trim added, spandrels, brackets and a period porch skirt. Other color combinations that work with this house.
1889 Shingle Style House gets New Paint & Real Shutters
1889 Shingle Style House gets New Paint & Real Shutters
Old House Guy LLCOld House Guy LLC
New wood shutters are bi-folding meaning they unfold and cover the full window as they were originally. New period colors placed correctly gives this house the appearance it was meant to have.
All trimmed out
All trimmed out
Franchi's Construction Inc.Franchi's Construction Inc.
Railings, trim, capping, gutters and siding installed. Roof completed.
Design ideas for a small and blue victorian two floor detached house in Chicago with vinyl cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.

Budget Victorian 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 victorian 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 victorian 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 victorian 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 victorian 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 victorian exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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