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On The Bay
On The Bay
UserUser
Inspiration for an expansive and gey victorian two floor house exterior in Vancouver with stone cladding and a pitched roof.
New Construction: Mendham, NJ
New Construction: Mendham, NJ
Katz Novoa ArchitectsKatz Novoa Architects
The commission consisted of the design of a new English Manor House on a secluded 24 acre plot of land. The property included water features, rolling grass areas at the front and a steep section of woods at the rear. The project required the procurement of permits from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Conservation and a variance from the Mendham Zoning Board of Appeals. The stately Colonial Manor is entirely clad in Pennsylvania stone, has slate roofs, copper gutters and leaders, and lavish interior finishes. It comprises six Bedroom Suites, each with its own Bathroom, plus an apartment over the garages, and eight garage bays. The house was designed with energy efficiency in mind, and incorporates the highest R-value insulation throughout, low-E, argon-filled insulating windows and patio doors, a geothermal HVAC system, and energy-efficient appliances.
Curb Appeal Home Exteriors Lake Geneva Wisconsin
Curb Appeal Home Exteriors Lake Geneva Wisconsin
Lowell Custom HomesLowell Custom Homes
LOWELL CUSTOM HOMES, Scott Lowell, Lowell Management Services, LAKE GENEVA, WI.,Photography by Victoria McHugh
Expansive and green victorian two floor house exterior in Milwaukee with wood cladding.
Horse Country Style
Horse Country Style
Stephen T. Terhune, ArchitectStephen T. Terhune, Architect
A simple, yet impressive entry, and an octagonal tower. The garage is cocked at a slight angle and is designed to look like the old barn that was converted. Note the way we designed the house to preserve as many trees as possible, giving the house an established feel.
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Calais Custom HomesCalais Custom Homes
This is an example of an expansive and beige victorian detached house in Dallas with three floors, stone cladding, a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Tudor Restoration - Winnetka, IL
Tudor Restoration - Winnetka, IL
Scott Simpson Design + BuildScott Simpson Design + Build
Precise matching of each exterior Tudor detail – after additions in three separate directions - from stonework to slate to stucco. Photographer: Michael Robinson Architect: GTH Architects
Victorian Exterior
Victorian Exterior
This is an example of an expansive and beige victorian two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding and a shingle roof.
1861 Mansion Exterior Restoration
1861 Mansion Exterior Restoration
MD EggersMD Eggers
Justin Meyer
Inspiration for an expansive and gey victorian house exterior in Other with three floors, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
A Rural French Country Estate
A Rural French Country Estate
Mariani LandscapeMariani Landscape
Linda Oyama Bryan
Photo of an expansive and yellow victorian clay detached house in Chicago with three floors, a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
MIller Rd HIstoric restoration
MIller Rd HIstoric restoration
Lancor Construction Group, Inc.Lancor Construction Group, Inc.
Design ideas for an expansive and gey victorian house exterior in New York with three floors and mixed cladding.
Exquisite Dormers
Exquisite Dormers
Katz Novoa ArchitectsKatz Novoa Architects
The commission consisted of the design of a new English Manor House on a secluded 24 acre plot of land. The property included water features, rolling grass areas at the front and a steep section of woods at the rear. The project required the procurement of permits from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Conservation and a variance from the Mendham Zoning Board of Appeals. The stately Colonial Manor is entirely clad in Pennsylvania stone, has slate roofs, copper gutters and leaders, and lavish interior finishes. It comprises six Bedroom Suites, each with its own Bathroom, plus an apartment over the garages, and eight garage bays. The house was designed with energy efficiency in mind, and incorporates the highest R-value insulation throughout, low-E, argon-filled insulating windows and patio doors, a geothermal HVAC system, and energy-efficient appliances.
Versatex
Versatex
Warren Trask CoWarren Trask Co
www.primrosehomesinc.com
This is an example of an expansive and blue victorian two floor house exterior in Boston.
Thimble Island Victorian Home
Thimble Island Victorian Home
Joseph Sepot ArchitectsJoseph Sepot Architects
Identifiable features of this architectural period include the home's asymmetrical façade, rounded-corner tower, and expansive wraparound porch with bracketed columns. Jim Fiora Photography LLC
Custom home build in Vaquero of Westlake, TX.
Custom home build in Vaquero of Westlake, TX.
Calais Custom HomesCalais Custom Homes
This is an example of an expansive and beige victorian detached house in Dallas with three floors, stone cladding, a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Dive Into Luxury
Dive Into Luxury
Kritsonis LindorKritsonis Lindor
Dive into luxury from the largest dock on Lake Sammamish. An everyday oasis destined for an exhilarating way of life on 177’ of lakefront bound by architectural precision, tumbling waterfalls & a rare indoor-outdoor infinity edge pool. Meticulously crafted to host a few, or a few hundred with a casually elegant lake house charm. Whether marveling in secret spaces, floating down the lazy river or serving up volleyball on your private beach, an everlasting spirit of discovery happily resides here.
Victorian Estate
Victorian Estate
Ashby CollectiveAshby Collective
Photo of an expansive and white victorian detached house in Houston with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a grey roof.
W. J. FORBES HOUSE c.1900 | N SPRING ST [reno].
W. J. FORBES HOUSE c.1900 | N SPRING ST [reno].
Omega Construction and Design, Inc.Omega Construction and Design, Inc.
Design ideas for an expansive and blue victorian detached house in Other with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Grattan Residence
Grattan Residence
Cronk Duch ArchitectureCronk Duch Architecture
This is an example of an expansive victorian house exterior in Jacksonville with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Newhall Classical
Newhall Classical
Geoffrey Mouen Architect, LLCGeoffrey Mouen Architect, LLC
Expansive and white victorian house exterior in Orlando with three floors and wood cladding.
1861 Mansion Exterior Restoration
1861 Mansion Exterior Restoration
MD EggersMD Eggers
Photo by Justin Meyer
Design ideas for an expansive and gey victorian house exterior in Other with three floors, wood cladding and a pitched roof.

Expansive 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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