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Multi-coloured Traditional House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Urban Beach House
Urban Beach House
INKSPACE Architects & InteriorsINKSPACE Architects & Interiors
Inspiration for a multi-coloured classic two floor detached house in Dorset with mixed cladding.
McGee Home - Killowen Construction
McGee Home - Killowen Construction
Hearth and Home Distributors of Utah, LLC. (HHDU)Hearth and Home Distributors of Utah, LLC. (HHDU)
Studio McGee's New McGee Home featuring Tumbled Natural Stones, Painted brick, and Lap Siding.
Photo of a large and multi-coloured traditional two floor detached house in Salt Lake City with mixed cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and board and batten cladding.
Decatur Craftsman
Decatur Craftsman
First Street BuildersFirst Street Builders
This is an example of a medium sized and multi-coloured classic two floor detached house in Atlanta with concrete fibreboard cladding and a pitched roof.
The Tower
The Tower
Imagine Inc — Home & Commercial DesignImagine Inc — Home & Commercial Design
Photo of a medium sized and multi-coloured traditional bungalow front house exterior in Toronto with a pitched roof, a mixed material roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Transitional Capitol Hill Home with Green Accents
Transitional Capitol Hill Home with Green Accents
Seattle Staged to Sell and Design LLCSeattle Staged to Sell and Design LLC
Exterior of Neo Tudor style home in Capitol Hill, Seattle.
Large and multi-coloured classic detached house in Seattle with three floors and wood cladding.
Mountain Meadow
Mountain Meadow
Carrick Custom Home DesignCarrick Custom Home Design
Rebekah Westover Interiors
This is an example of an expansive and multi-coloured traditional two floor detached house in Salt Lake City with a pitched roof, stone cladding and a shingle roof.
Preston Hollow Listing
Preston Hollow Listing
Mike Healey PhotographyMike Healey Photography
All images Copyright Mike Healey Productions, Inc.
This is an example of a large and multi-coloured traditional two floor brick detached house in Dallas with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Exterior Front Entrance
Exterior Front Entrance
Hower ArchitectsHower Architects
Denver Photo
This is an example of a multi-coloured traditional two floor detached house in Denver with mixed cladding and a metal roof.
Modern Farmhouse - Parade of Homes 2018
Modern Farmhouse - Parade of Homes 2018
Ezra Lee Design+BuildEzra Lee Design+Build
Our Modern Farmhouse features large windows, tall peaks and a mixture of exterior materials.
Design ideas for a large and multi-coloured traditional two floor detached house in Salt Lake City with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Craftsman Modern
Craftsman Modern
WJM ArchitectWJM Architect
Inspiration for a medium sized and multi-coloured traditional bungalow detached house in New York with stone cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Modern Farmhouse Custom Home
Modern Farmhouse Custom Home
Glenview Haus – Custom Doors & Wine CellarsGlenview Haus – Custom Doors & Wine Cellars
Modern farmhouse custom home
Multi-coloured traditional two floor brick detached house in Chicago with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Westfield Project
Westfield Project
Hoss Building Group, Inc./ Hoss HomesHoss Building Group, Inc./ Hoss Homes
Front Elevation
Photo of a medium sized and multi-coloured classic two floor detached house in Indianapolis with stone cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Clopay Gallery Collection
Clopay Gallery Collection
ClopayClopay
Photo of a large and multi-coloured classic two floor detached house in Cincinnati with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Walloon Lake Home North Shore Drive
Walloon Lake Home North Shore Drive
Elaine Keiser Architect, IncElaine Keiser Architect, Inc
This is an example of a multi-coloured classic two floor house exterior in Other with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Transitional Kitchen
Transitional Kitchen
Biron Homes & Design, IncBiron Homes & Design, Inc
This is an example of a large and multi-coloured traditional two floor brick house exterior in Chicago with a hip roof.
Modern Prairie Style
Modern Prairie Style
Distinctive ArchitectureDistinctive Architecture
Large and multi-coloured classic two floor detached house in Raleigh with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Modern Prairie Style
Modern Prairie Style
Distinctive ArchitectureDistinctive Architecture
Design ideas for a large and multi-coloured classic two floor detached house in Raleigh with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
360 projects
360 projects
360 Painting of North Georgia360 Painting of North Georgia
Inspiration for a medium sized and multi-coloured traditional detached house in Atlanta with mixed cladding.
Canyon House
Canyon House
Gustave Carlson DesignGustave Carlson Design
Gustave Carlson Design
Large and multi-coloured classic two floor detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Home Exteriors
Home Exteriors
Hughes Edwards BuildersHughes Edwards Builders
Home built by Hughes Edwards Builders. John Schweikert Photography
Photo of a medium sized and multi-coloured traditional two floor brick house exterior in Nashville with a hip roof.

Multi-coloured 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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