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Victorian Estate
Victorian Estate
Arc Design GroupArc Design Group
This is an example of a large and blue victorian house exterior in Los Angeles.
Draper Front with Wrap-Around Porch and Tower
Draper Front with Wrap-Around Porch and Tower
Aurora Architects + BuildersAurora Architects + Builders
Front view of a restored Queen Anne Victorian with wrap-around porch, hexagonal tower and attached solarium and carriage house. Fully landscaped front yard is supported by a retaining wall.
Historic Stick-Style Victorian
Historic Stick-Style Victorian
Centoni Restoration & Development, Inc.Centoni Restoration & Development, Inc.
CLIENT GOALS This spectacular Victorian was built in 1890 for Joseph Budde, an inventor, patent holder, and major manufacturer of the flush toilet. Through its more than 130-year life, this home evolved with the many incarnations of the Haight District. The most significant was the street modification that made way for the Haight Street railway line in the early 1920s. At that time, streets and sidewalks widened, causing the straight-line, two-story staircase to take a turn. In the 1920s, stucco and terrazzo were considered modern and low-maintenance materials and were often used to replace the handmade residential carpentry that would have graced this spectacular staircase. Sometime during the 1990s, the entire entry door assembly was removed and replaced with another “modern” solution. Our clients challenged Centoni to recreate the original staircase and entry. OUR DESIGN SOLUTION Through a partnership with local artisans and support from San Francisco Historical Planners, team Centoni sourced information from the public library that included original photographs, writings on Cranston and Keenan, and the history of the Haight. Though no specific photo has yet to be sourced, we are confident the design choices are in the spirit of the original and are based on remnants of the original porch discovered under the 1920s stucco. Through this journey, the staircase foundation was reengineered, the staircase designed and built, the original entry doors recreated, the stained glass transom created (including replication of the original hand-painted bird-theme rondels, many rotted decorated elements hand-carved, new and historic lighting installed, and a new iron handrail designed and fabricated.
Triple external steel doors with triangular fix
Triple external steel doors with triangular fix
Perla Windows LtdPerla Windows Ltd
A quite magnificent use of slimline steel profiles was used to design this stunning kitchen extension. 3 large format double doors and a fix triangular window fitted with solar glass.
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(273M)
Rite Way Custom HomesRite Way Custom Homes
Green and large victorian two floor detached house in Chicago with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Chicagoland Homes
Chicagoland Homes
Chicagoland BuildersChicagoland Builders
Inspiration for a large and gey victorian house exterior in Chicago with wood cladding, a pitched roof and three floors.
Homes tweet Homes
Homes tweet Homes
Bryan Assoc. Inc. ArchitectsBryan Assoc. Inc. Architects
Robin Ridge - The car portico offers a protected utility entrance to the kitchen.
Design ideas for a large and green victorian detached house in Chicago with three floors, vinyl cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Hinckley House 3rd Floor Mansard Roof Historic Restoration
Hinckley House 3rd Floor Mansard Roof Historic Restoration
Killeen Studio ArchitectsKilleen Studio Architects
This is an example of a large and red victorian brick house exterior in St Louis with three floors and a pitched roof.
Newport Victorian
Newport Victorian
Anthony Crisafulli PhotographyAnthony Crisafulli Photography
© Anthony Crisafulli 2014
This is an example of a large and green victorian house exterior in Providence with three floors and a pitched roof.
Victorian Exterior
Victorian Exterior
This is an example of a large and gey victorian two floor house exterior in Philadelphia with concrete fibreboard cladding.
Morris Island Guest House
Morris Island Guest House
Polhemus Savery DaSilvaPolhemus Savery DaSilva
Randall Perry
Design ideas for a large victorian house exterior in Boston with three floors, wood cladding and a mansard roof.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
Degnan Design Build + Degnan Design GroupDegnan Design Build + Degnan Design Group
Design ideas for a large victorian two floor detached house in New York with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a purple house.
CHARNLERDCHAIKUL RESIDENCE
CHARNLERDCHAIKUL RESIDENCE
SittichaiSittichai
CHARNLERDCHAIKUL RESIDENCE
This is an example of a large and white victorian bungalow render detached house in Other with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Longino Remodel
Longino Remodel
First Choice Custom BuildersFirst Choice Custom Builders
Victorian Style home painted 3 contrasting shades with stone coated steel tile roof, stained concrete driveway, brick porch and brick curb planters.
This is an example of a large and beige victorian bungalow detached house in Dallas with wood cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
English Country Home
English Country Home
Wade Weissmann ArchitectureWade Weissmann Architecture
Tall windows and paned french doors overlook an outdoor dining terrace beneath a wooden pergola.
Large victorian two floor brick house exterior in Milwaukee.
Multiple Houston Heights New Orleans Style Homes
Multiple Houston Heights New Orleans Style Homes
HSPartnersHSPartners
New Orleans Style home in the Houston Heights Area Photo by MJ Schimmer
Gey and large victorian two floor detached house in Houston with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Oceanfront Large Shingle Style home
Oceanfront Large Shingle Style home
Christopher A Rose AIA, ASIDChristopher A Rose AIA, ASID
Rion Rizzo, Creative Sources Photography
Inspiration for a large and blue victorian house exterior in Charleston with three floors and wood cladding.
A Licorice House - Vancouver Painted Lady
A Licorice House - Vancouver Painted Lady
Warline Painting Ltd.Warline Painting Ltd.
Ina Van Tonder
This is an example of a green and large victorian detached house in Vancouver with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Exterior - Front
Exterior - Front
Charlie & Co. Design, LtdCharlie & Co. Design, Ltd
Design ideas for a large and gey victorian two floor house exterior in Minneapolis 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.

Large 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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