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Darien Spectacular
Darien Spectacular
Saranac Builders Corp.Saranac Builders Corp.
New Construction, 5,000 sq. ft.
This is an example of a white and large traditional two floor detached house in New York with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and wood cladding.
Greenway Parks 1926 French Eclectic - Complete Restoration
Greenway Parks 1926 French Eclectic - Complete Restoration
Maribeth Peters Team of Allie Beth Allman - DallasMaribeth Peters Team of Allie Beth Allman - Dallas
Greenway Park French Eclectic home built in 1926. 12 month long complete renovation. I sold my clients the original untouched house. After the renovation (a year later), I listed at $1,399,000 and we had multiple offers and it sold over list price. Gorgeous house!
Jordan Willows Model
Jordan Willows Model
Fieldstone Homes Inc.Fieldstone Homes Inc.
This is an example of a large and blue traditional two floor house exterior in Salt Lake City with wood cladding.
Bondi Heritage House
Bondi Heritage House
Michael Bell Architects Pty LtdMichael Bell Architects Pty Ltd
Photographer Justin Alexander 0414 365 243
Design ideas for a large and white classic two floor brick house exterior in Sydney.
Exterior – Bayside Meadows – Fall 2014 Parade Model
Exterior – Bayside Meadows – Fall 2014 Parade Model
Gonyea Custom HomesGonyea Custom Homes
Attractive mixed gray siding with stone facade and split three car garage. Photography by Spacecrafting
Large and gey classic two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with mixed cladding.
Regency Estate With Guest House
Regency Estate With Guest House
Beacon Construction Group IncBeacon Construction Group Inc
Design ideas for a large and blue traditional bungalow render house exterior in Miami with a flat roof.
Orangery - Featuring Full Height Panels and Folding Doors
Orangery - Featuring Full Height Panels and Folding Doors
Vale Garden HousesVale Garden Houses
Orangery with full-length panels, clerestory, and sash window design. The side kitchen area extension incorporates solid walls and a roof lantern with a lead roof. A fully glazed room with classical columns was designed to be used as a sitting room and it features bi-fold doors to the garden area. Generous living space has been created with this unusual design of magnificent proportions. Vale Paint Colour- Exterior Wild Mink, Interior Wild Mink Size- 17.3M X 6.5M (Overall)
Rosedale Revival
Rosedale Revival
Architrave Design, ArchitectArchitrave Design, Architect
Power washed brick and a brand new 2-story bay
Design ideas for a large and red traditional brick detached house in Toronto with three floors, a shingle roof and a hip roof.
Great Falls Speculative Home
Great Falls Speculative Home
James McDonald Associate Architects, PCJames McDonald Associate Architects, PC
Front elevation of house. 2014 Glenda Cherry Photography
This is an example of a beige and large classic brick house exterior in DC Metro with three floors and a hip roof.
Entry details
Entry details
Johnston Design GroupJohnston Design Group
Kevin Meechan - Meechan Architectural Photography
Design ideas for a large and brown classic two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Exterior's
Exterior's
Luxe Homes and DesignLuxe Homes and Design
Photo of a large and beige traditional two floor brick detached house in Other with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Shipp
Shipp
Bluestone Building, LLCBluestone Building, LLC
This is an example of a large and multi-coloured traditional two floor detached house in Birmingham with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Memory Lane
Memory Lane
Orchard Home DesignOrchard Home Design
Photo of a large and gey classic two floor render detached house in San Francisco with a shingle roof.
Observatory Classic
Observatory Classic
Element Custom BuildersElement Custom Builders
Photo of a large and red traditional brick detached house in Denver with three floors and a shingle roof.
Los Altos New Home Construction
Los Altos New Home Construction
Bill Fry Construction - Wm. H. Fry Const. Co.Bill Fry Construction - Wm. H. Fry Const. Co.
Large and gey traditional bungalow render house exterior in San Francisco.
Five Star Painting: Exterior Painting in Southlake, TX Area
Five Star Painting: Exterior Painting in Southlake, TX Area
Five Star Painting of SouthlakeFive Star Painting of Southlake
Exterior Painting: Gray multi level brick house before repainting siding and garage doors.
Photo of a large and gey traditional split-level brick house exterior in Dallas.
Georgian revival
Georgian revival
Western DuPage Landscaping, Inc.Western DuPage Landscaping, Inc.
The goal of this project was to provide a lush and vast garden for the new owners of this recently remodeled brick Georgian. Located in Wheaton this acre plus property is surrounded by beautiful Oaks. Preserving the Oaks became a particular challenge with the ample front walk and generous entertaining spaces the client desired. Under most of the Oaks the turf was in very poor condition, and most of the property was covered with undesirable overgrown underbrush such as Garlic Mustard weed and Buckthorn. With a recently completed addition, the garages were pushed farther from the front door leaving a large distance between the drive and entry to the home. This prompted the addition of a secondary door off the kitchen. A meandering walk curves past the secondary entry and leads guests through the front garden to the main entry. Off the secondary door a “kitchen patio” complete with a custom gate and Green Mountain Boxwood hedge give the clients a quaint space to enjoy a morning cup of joe. Stepping stone pathways lead around the home and weave through multiple pocket gardens within the vast backyard. The paths extend deep into the property leading to individual and unique gardens with a variety of plantings that are tied together with rustic stonewalls and sinuous turf areas. Closer to the home a large paver patio opens up to the backyard gardens. New stoops were constructed and existing stoops were covered in bluestone and mortared stonewalls were added, complimenting the classic Georgian architecture. The completed project accomplished all the goals of creating a lush and vast garden that fit the remodeled home and lifestyle of its new owners. Through careful planning, all mature Oaks were preserved, undesirables removed and numerous new plantings along with detailed stonework helped to define the new landscape.
Warren Avenue
Warren Avenue
Richard Bubnowski Design LLCRichard Bubnowski Design LLC
Exterior South Elevation Sam Oberter Photography
This is an example of a large and gey traditional detached house in New York with three floors, vinyl cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Front Porches
Front Porches
Georgia Front PorchGeorgia Front Porch
Craftsman style porch with stone piers and square columns. Designed and built by Georgia Front Porch.
Inspiration for a large and brown classic two floor brick house exterior in Atlanta.
Front Entry Portico Overhang
Front Entry Portico Overhang
IMPROVE or MOVEIMPROVE or MOVE
Front entry portico overhang built on existing front landing
Inspiration for a large and white classic two floor house exterior in New York with vinyl cladding and 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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