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Green Traditional House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Park Place Residence - As Seen in House and Home
Park Place Residence - As Seen in House and Home
PURE Design Inc.PURE Design Inc.
When Ami McKay was asked by the owners of Park Place to design their new home, she found inspiration in both her own travels and the beautiful West Coast of Canada which she calls home. This circa-1912 Vancouver character home was torn down and rebuilt, and our fresh design plan allowed the owners dreams to come to life. A closer look at Park Place reveals an artful fusion of diverse influences and inspirations, beautifully brought together in one home. Within the kitchen alone, notable elements include the French-bistro backsplash, the arched vent hood (including hidden, seamlessly integrated shelves on each side), an apron-front kitchen sink (a nod to English Country kitchens), and a saturated color palette—all balanced by white oak millwork. Floor to ceiling cabinetry ensures that it’s also easy to keep this beautiful space clutter-free, with room for everything: chargers, stationery and keys. These influences carry on throughout the home, translating into thoughtful touches: gentle arches, welcoming dark green millwork, patterned tile, and an elevated vintage clawfoot bathtub in the cozy primary bathroom.
Fire Devastates - We revive
Fire Devastates - We revive
Medina Exteriors & RemodelingMedina Exteriors & Remodeling
Large and green classic two floor detached house in Cleveland with vinyl cladding.
Craftsman Delight
Craftsman Delight
12/12 Architects & Planners12/12 Architects & Planners
Front elevation, highlighting double-gable entry at the front porch with double-column detail at the porch and garage. Exposed rafter tails and cedar brackets are shown, along with gooseneck vintage-style fixtures at the garage doors..
Torch Lake (Rapid City) Timber Design
Torch Lake (Rapid City) Timber Design
Edgewater Design GroupEdgewater Design Group
Our clients already had a cottage on Torch Lake that they loved to visit. It was a 1960s ranch that worked just fine for their needs. However, the lower level walkout became entirely unusable due to water issues. After purchasing the lot next door, they hired us to design a new cottage. Our first task was to situate the home in the center of the two parcels to maximize the view of the lake while also accommodating a yard area. Our second task was to take particular care to divert any future water issues. We took necessary precautions with design specifications to water proof properly, establish foundation and landscape drain tiles / stones, set the proper elevation of the home per ground water height and direct the water flow around the home from natural grade / drive. Our final task was to make appealing, comfortable, living spaces with future planning at the forefront. An example of this planning is placing a master suite on both the main level and the upper level. The ultimate goal of this home is for it to one day be at least a 3/4 of the year home and designed to be a multi-generational heirloom. - Jacqueline Southby Photography
Communities - Herriman, UT (38)
Communities - Herriman, UT (38)
Magleby ConstructionMagleby Construction
Alan Blakely
Photo of a large and green classic bungalow detached house in Salt Lake City with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Mother-in-law Cottage
Mother-in-law Cottage
Noble Johnson ArchitectsNoble Johnson Architects
Photography: Garett + Carrie Buell of Studiobuell/ studiobuell.com
Small and green traditional bungalow detached house in Nashville with concrete fibreboard cladding and a shingle roof.
Plantation Craftsman Cottage in Kailua
Plantation Craftsman Cottage in Kailua
Trigg-Smith ArchitectsTrigg-Smith Architects
ARCHITECT: TRIGG-SMITH ARCHITECTS PHOTOS: REX MAXIMILIAN
Photo of a medium sized and green traditional bungalow detached house in Hawaii with concrete fibreboard cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Six Mile Lake
Six Mile Lake
CedarCoast Timber HomesCedarCoast Timber Homes
Inspiration for a large and green traditional two floor house exterior in Toronto with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
The "New Traditional" Home - Front Entry
The "New Traditional" Home - Front Entry
Allard + Roberts Interior Design, IncAllard + Roberts Interior Design, Inc
Interior Designer: Allard & Roberts Interior Design, Inc, Photographer: David Dietrich, Builder: Evergreen Custom Homes, Architect: Gary Price, Design Elite Architecture
Exterior Painting
Exterior Painting
Bear Mountain Custom PaintingBear Mountain Custom Painting
Design ideas for a large and green classic two floor detached house in Atlanta with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Hamilton Residence, Arbor Lake Estates, Valparaiso
Hamilton Residence, Arbor Lake Estates, Valparaiso
Aldred HomesAldred Homes
Inspiration for a large and green classic bungalow house exterior in Chicago with vinyl cladding and a pitched roof.
Two Story Addition
Two Story Addition
KH DesignsKH Designs
Parker Smith Photography
Large and green classic two floor house exterior in Atlanta with mixed cladding.
Finished Projects
Finished Projects
A.Pro Builders Inc.A.Pro Builders Inc.
Mike Procyk,
This is an example of a medium sized and green classic two floor house exterior in New York with concrete fibreboard cladding.
Riverfront Shingle Style Home
Riverfront Shingle Style Home
Piches ArchitecturePiches Architecture
Medium sized and green classic two floor detached house in Sacramento with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Kastle Road, Lexington, KY
Kastle Road, Lexington, KY
rc3 Inc.rc3 Inc.
Design ideas for a medium sized and green classic two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding.
Pinnacle Falls
Pinnacle Falls
Springtime BuildersSpringtime Builders
Timber frame covered porch with poplar bark and cedar shingle accents. The vertical siding is cypress that was factory finished by Delkote. All exterior finishes on rainscreen systems.
New Construction - Lake Josephine, MN
New Construction - Lake Josephine, MN
Elite Custom Builders, LLC.Elite Custom Builders, LLC.
As a new build project, this charming lake home, was designed for easy entertaining, and to capture the breathtaking views of the lake on which it is sited. Custom-built walk-out rambler, with stone front and James Hardie shakes, brackets, columns and a stately steep pitched roof including stone chimney with a Jack Arnold copper knight cap. Enjoy the views of the lake in the screened in deck with vaulted bead board ceiling accessible from open deck or master bedroom or walk out kitchen/dinette area to open deck with maintenance free decking.
Craftsman
Craftsman
B Street DesignB Street Design
Architect- Sema Architects
Green and medium sized traditional two floor house exterior in San Diego with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Poppleton Park, Birmingham, MI Exterior Makeover
Poppleton Park, Birmingham, MI Exterior Makeover
MainStreet Design BuildMainStreet Design Build
This early 20th century Poppleton Park home was originally 2548 sq ft. with a small kitchen, nook, powder room and dining room on the first floor. The second floor included a single full bath and 3 bedrooms. The client expressed a need for about 1500 additional square feet added to the basement, first floor and second floor. In order to create a fluid addition that seamlessly attached to this home, we tore down the original one car garage, nook and powder room. The addition was added off the northern portion of the home, which allowed for a side entry garage. Plus, a small addition on the Eastern portion of the home enlarged the kitchen, nook and added an exterior covered porch. Special features of the interior first floor include a beautiful new custom kitchen with island seating, stone countertops, commercial appliances, large nook/gathering with French doors to the covered porch, mud and powder room off of the new four car garage. Most of the 2nd floor was allocated to the master suite. This beautiful new area has views of the park and includes a luxurious master bath with free standing tub and walk-in shower, along with a 2nd floor custom laundry room! Attention to detail on the exterior was essential to keeping the charm and character of the home. The brick façade from the front view was mimicked along the garage elevation. A small copper cap above the garage doors and 6” half-round copper gutters finish the look. KateBenjamin Photography
Bellevue House
Bellevue House
Kathryn Tegreene Interior DesignKathryn Tegreene Interior Design
This hundred year old house just oozes with charm. Photographer: John Wilbanks, Interior Designer: Kathryn Tegreene Interior Design
Design ideas for a green traditional two floor house exterior in Seattle.

Green 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.
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