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Large Traditional House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Maine Cottage
Maine Cottage
Leslie Saul & AssociatesLeslie Saul & Associates
Lake house entry. Craftsman door, stone facade. Trent Bell Photography Richardson & Associates Landscape Architect
Large classic two floor detached house in Portland Maine with mixed cladding and a mixed material roof.
Mountain Contemporary Custom Home - Screened Porch
Mountain Contemporary Custom Home - Screened Porch
Allard + Roberts Interior Design, IncAllard + Roberts Interior Design, Inc
Builder: Thompson Properties Interior Designer: Allard & Roberts Interior Design Cabinetry: Advance Cabinetry Countertops: Mountain Marble & Granite Lighting Fixtures: Lux Lighting and Allard & Roberts Doors: Sun Mountain Plumbing & Appliances: Ferguson Photography: David Dietrich Photography
Menlo Park II
Menlo Park II
Fannie Allen DesignFannie Allen Design
Two story shingled home with welcoming garden.
Inspiration for a large and beige classic two floor house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and a mansard roof.
Cape Cod Modern
Cape Cod Modern
Tanner HomesTanner Homes
Michael Cagle
This is an example of a large and white traditional two floor brick house exterior in Dallas with a pitched roof.
Walloon Lake Cottage
Walloon Lake Cottage
Ken Richmond, ArchitectKen Richmond, Architect
Inspiration for a large and green traditional two floor house exterior in Other with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Germantown Custom Home
Germantown Custom Home
David Clark Construction, LLCDavid Clark Construction, LLC
Troy Glasgow
Design ideas for a large and beige traditional two floor brick detached house in Nashville with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Country French - Houston Bunkerhill Village
Country French - Houston Bunkerhill Village
Carrera Custom HomesCarrera Custom Homes
Design ideas for a large and gey classic two floor house exterior in Houston with stone cladding and a pitched roof.
Buckhead- Custom Home on East Wood Valley Rd
Buckhead- Custom Home on East Wood Valley Rd
Hask Custom HomesHask Custom Homes
Inspiration for a large and white classic two floor house exterior in Atlanta with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Clopay Garage Doors
Clopay Garage Doors
Adco Garage DoorsAdco Garage Doors
Avante Garage Doors
Design ideas for a large and brown traditional bungalow brick detached house in Miami with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Surrey
Surrey
Legacy Custom HomesLegacy Custom Homes
Photo of a large and white traditional bungalow detached house in Orange County with mixed cladding.
Churchill- Wendover B
Churchill- Wendover B
Simonini HomesSimonini Homes
Design ideas for a large and white classic brick house exterior in Charlotte with three floors and a pitched roof.
Wraparound porch and reclaimed barn wood
Wraparound porch and reclaimed barn wood
Xpand Inc. | Homes of XcellenceXpand Inc. | Homes of Xcellence
Inspiration for a large and beige traditional two floor detached house in Minneapolis with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Exterior Painting
Exterior Painting
Bear Mountain Custom PaintingBear Mountain Custom Painting
Inspiration for a large and green traditional two floor detached house in Atlanta with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Lausanne
Lausanne
Hyrum McKay Bates Design, Inc.Hyrum McKay Bates Design, Inc.
The 'Lausanne' single-family home: Front Exterior done in Painted Brick with wood-clad aluminum windows and copper gutters/downspouts to complete the French Farmhouse Transitional style; Lindsay Salazar Photography
Exteriors
Exteriors
BRZincBRZinc
Design ideas for a gey and large classic bungalow house exterior in Charleston with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Custom Exterior Lime Wash in McKinney
Custom Exterior Lime Wash in McKinney
UserUser
This is an organic Lime Wash done with a true lime wash product as opposed to a brick mortar or concrete that is often seen on new houses. This product can be applied as a solid coating making the surface completely white, or can be applied and "washed off" in many artistic ways, as seen here. If you hate your brick or just want something unique this is a great option! Photo credit: Jeff Murrey
Beaux-Arts Classic
Beaux-Arts Classic
Morales Construction Co., Inc.Morales Construction Co., Inc.
Morales Construction Company is one of Northeast Florida’s most respected general contractors, and has been listed by The Jacksonville Business Journal as being among Jacksonville’s 25 largest contractors, fastest growing companies and the No. 1 Custom Home Builder in the First Coast area.
Addition & Renovation
Addition & Renovation
Hackley & Associates Architects, Inc.Hackley & Associates Architects, Inc.
Design ideas for a white and large traditional brick detached house in Chicago with a hip roof.
MODERN BELGIAN FARMHOUSE, CONNECTICUT
MODERN BELGIAN FARMHOUSE, CONNECTICUT
Brooks and Falotico Associates, Inc.Brooks and Falotico Associates, Inc.
Jane Beiles
Design ideas for a gey and large traditional detached house in New York with three floors, stone cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Zamon House
Zamon House
Silvan HomesSilvan Homes
Vladimir Ambia Photography
Inspiration for a large and white traditional two floor render house exterior in Houston with a pitched roof.

Large 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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