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Luxury Traditional House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Stone house on Lake Washington
Stone house on Lake Washington
Tom Kuniholm Architects, AIATom Kuniholm Architects, AIA
Design ideas for an expansive and beige classic two floor house exterior in Seattle with stone cladding and a pitched roof.
Three Stories
Three Stories
Garman Builders Inc.Garman Builders Inc.
A view of the exterior three stories - the daylight basement and the two stories above with double deck areas and patio below.
Design ideas for an expansive and beige classic house exterior in Other with three floors and a hip roof.
Major Renovation Project in Beverly Hills.
Major Renovation Project in Beverly Hills.
Roy Sklarin InteriorsRoy Sklarin Interiors
Imported stone on Driveway.
Photo of an expansive and beige classic house exterior in Los Angeles.
Cliff Side
Cliff Side
Patrick Ahearn ArchitectPatrick Ahearn Architect
Greg Premru
Photo of an expansive and gey traditional house exterior in Boston with three floors, mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Orono Artisan 2016 Tour Home
Orono Artisan 2016 Tour Home
Gordon James ConstructionGordon James Construction
With an updated, coastal feel, this cottage-style residence is right at home in its Orono setting. The inspired architecture pays homage to the graceful tradition of historic homes in the area, yet every detail has been carefully planned to meet today’s sensibilities. Here, reclaimed barnwood and bluestone meet glass mosaic and marble-like Cambria in perfect balance.
The Renovation of a Historic Landmark Property
The Renovation of a Historic Landmark Property
Mainline Group Architecture, Inc.Mainline Group Architecture, Inc.
Front Entrance | Photo by Matt Marcinkowski
Photo of an expansive and beige traditional house exterior in St Louis with three floors, stone cladding and a half-hip roof.
Sleepy Hollow Georgian (update)
Sleepy Hollow Georgian (update)
Anthony James Master Builders, LLCAnthony James Master Builders, LLC
Inspiration for an expansive and white traditional two floor brick house exterior in New York with a hip roof.
May 2016 Suncoast Edition
May 2016 Suncoast Edition
HOME & DESIGN MAGAZINE NAPLESHOME & DESIGN MAGAZINE NAPLES
This home was featured in the May 2016 edition of HOME & DESIGN Magazine. To see the rest of the home tour as well as other luxury homes featured, visit http://www.homeanddesign.net/coastal-craftsman/
Briar Hill
Briar Hill
GF Fine Home ConstructionGF Fine Home Construction
Photo of an expansive traditional brick house exterior in Philadelphia with three floors and a lean-to roof.
English Manor House 2
English Manor House 2
William T BakerWilliam T Baker
James Lockheart photo
Photo of an expansive traditional two floor detached house in Atlanta with a pitched roof.
Masonry Stone
Masonry Stone
Markham Landscape Products, Inc.Markham Landscape Products, Inc.
Techo-Bloc's Chantilly Masonry stone.
Inspiration for an expansive and beige traditional two floor house exterior in Charlotte with stone cladding and a pitched roof.
Beverly Hills Mansion Makeover - Before
Beverly Hills Mansion Makeover - Before
Bauer Design GroupBauer Design Group
This is where we would put the water feature. We also proposed a change to the floor plan that would allow us to create a two story space in the living room.
English Revival
English Revival
42 North - Architecture + Design42 North - Architecture + Design
This style of home is not common to the area, and it’s becoming a lost art.Several elevations were drawn, but the client kept gravitating toward the all-brick English revival elements. They wanted the best of both worlds: a vintage 1800s look with modern amenities incorporating communal spaces, but also private areas. Full bed brick and full thickness manmade limestone, intricate gables, plus the builder’s perfectionist tendencies resulted in a stunning showcase for the entire team. Bill Lindhout Photography
144 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA 01773
144 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA 01773
Amy Mizner, Benoit Mizner Simon & Co.Amy Mizner, Benoit Mizner Simon & Co.
Design ideas for an expansive and beige classic house exterior in Boston with three floors and wood cladding.
Sater Design Collection's 6921 "Milano" Home Plan
Sater Design Collection's 6921 "Milano" Home Plan
Sater Design Collection, Inc.Sater Design Collection, Inc.
The Sater Design Collection's luxury, traditional Florida style home "Milano" (Plan #6921). http://saterdesign.com/product/milano/
Custom White Oak Six Panel Door with Leaded Glass Sidelights
Custom White Oak Six Panel Door with Leaded Glass Sidelights
Orren Pickell Building GroupOrren Pickell Building Group
http://www.pickellbuilders.com. Photography by Linda Oyama Bryan. “Traditional” style Kenilworth home with French provincial detailing was restored to its natural splendor. Exterior materials include brick with limestone front entry, window sills and key stones. Custom six panel White Oak front door with leaded glass sidelights. Standing seam copper roof and gutters. Paver walkways and porch.
Water's Edge
Water's Edge
Andy Staszak InteriorsAndy Staszak Interiors
Angie Seckinger
Photo of an expansive and red traditional two floor brick house exterior in DC Metro.
Magnolia Ridge Residence
Magnolia Ridge Residence
Dovetail General ContractorsDovetail General Contractors
Front exterior view of the new residence with the cedar shake roof and siding, copper gutters and down spouts, and true stone cladding for the porch and ground floor siding. Photo by Aaron Leitz
Manchester By The Sea House
Manchester By The Sea House
Charles R. Myer & Partners, Ltd.Charles R. Myer & Partners, Ltd.
Charles R Myer
This is an example of an expansive and gey traditional house exterior in Boston with three floors, stone cladding and a pitched roof.
Elegant French Inspired Remodel & Addition
Elegant French Inspired Remodel & Addition
Newberry ArchitectureNewberry Architecture
Terry Vine Photography
Photo of an expansive and beige traditional house exterior in Houston with three floors, stone cladding and a hip roof.

Luxury 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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