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Colorful St. Paul Cottage
Colorful St. Paul Cottage
Copper CreekCopper Creek
Builder: Copper Creek, LLC Architect: David Charlez Designs Interior Design: Bria Hammel Interiors Photo Credit: Spacecrafting
Medium sized and blue traditional detached house in Minneapolis with wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Newest Project
Newest Project
Pat Miller Baker Interior DesignsPat Miller Baker Interior Designs
Inspiration for a large and beige classic two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding.
Northwest Craftsman in Kilkenny Farms Waunakee
Northwest Craftsman in Kilkenny Farms Waunakee
Chris Cook Homes LLCChris Cook Homes LLC
Chris Cook and his iPad
Photo of a medium sized and blue traditional two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Falls Run
Falls Run
James McDonald Associate Architects, PCJames McDonald Associate Architects, PC
Hadley Photography
Medium sized and blue classic two floor house exterior in DC Metro with concrete fibreboard cladding and a pitched roof.
Exteriors
Exteriors
Rhoads Estate Homes, LLCRhoads Estate Homes, LLC
Design ideas for a large and beige traditional bungalow house exterior in Other with stone cladding and a pitched roof.
Exterior
Exterior
Graf Custom Construction LLCGraf Custom Construction LLC
This is an example of a large and red classic two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
The Kenmore
The Kenmore
Hurst Homes, LLC.Hurst Homes, LLC.
Photo of a medium sized and blue classic two floor detached house in DC Metro with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Naperville Landscape
Naperville Landscape
KD LandscapeKD Landscape
Summer Beauty onion surround the stone entry columns while the Hydrangea begin to glow from the landscape lighting. Landscape design by John Algozzini. Photo courtesy of Mike Crews Photography.
Indian Lore Residence
Indian Lore Residence
Highland Builders LLCHighland Builders LLC
Modern mountain aesthetic in this fully exposed custom designed ranch. Exterior brings together lap siding and stone veneer accents with welcoming timber columns and entry truss. Garage door covered with standing seam metal roof supported by brackets. Large timber columns and beams support a rear covered screened porch. (Ryan Hainey)
Stanley Blvd, Birmingham
Stanley Blvd, Birmingham
La Marco HomesLa Marco Homes
A stylish contemporary farmhouse look with white hardie board siding and black, Marvin windows.
Design ideas for a large and white classic two floor house exterior in Detroit with a pitched roof and concrete fibreboard cladding.
The Harvey Steet Project
The Harvey Steet Project
Oakwood Custom HomesOakwood Custom Homes
Photo of a medium sized and blue classic two floor detached house in Detroit with a hip roof, wood cladding and a shingle roof.
MODERN BELGIAN FARMHOUSE, CONNECTICUT
MODERN BELGIAN FARMHOUSE, CONNECTICUT
Brooks and Falotico Associates, Inc.Brooks and Falotico Associates, Inc.
JANE BEILES
This is an example of a gey and large classic detached house in New York with three floors, stone cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Second Story Addition (Logan Ave, Minneapolis, MN)
Second Story Addition (Logan Ave, Minneapolis, MN)
UserUser
A small Minneapolis rambler was given a complete facelift and a second story addition. The home features a small front porch and two tone gray exterior paint colors. White trim and white pillars set off the look.
Jordan Park Residence
Jordan Park Residence
Y.A. studioY.A. studio
Lucas Fladzinski
This is an example of a medium sized and gey traditional render house exterior in San Francisco with three floors.
Steeplechase
Steeplechase
Beacon Street PropertiesBeacon Street Properties
This is an example of a medium sized and gey classic two floor detached house in Other with vinyl cladding, a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Buist Ave + West Mountainview Ave Homes
Buist Ave + West Mountainview Ave Homes
Mel Dias DesignsMel Dias Designs
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey traditional two floor house exterior in Other with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Siding Replacement Projects
Siding Replacement Projects
Chattanooga eXteriorsChattanooga eXteriors
Project Details: We completely updated the look of this home with help from James Hardie siding and Renewal by Andersen windows. Here's a list of the products and colors used. - Iron Gray JH Lap Siding - Boothbay Blue JH Staggered Shake - Light Mist JH Board & Batten - Arctic White JH Trim - Simulated Double-Hung Farmhouse Grilles (RbA) - Double-Hung Farmhouse Grilles (RbA) - Front Door Color: Behr paint in the color, Script Ink
1325 Town Square Park
1325 Town Square Park
McCaleb HomesMcCaleb Homes
Close up of model home, beautiful yellow porch and porch swing. visit home at: http://goo.gl/LtGfbJ
H2 Custom Home in Hampton Hall
H2 Custom Home in Hampton Hall
H2 BuildersH2 Builders
Rob Kaufman
Photo of a white and large traditional two floor detached house in Atlanta with vinyl cladding, a hip roof and a mixed material roof.
Residential Replacement Windows
Residential Replacement Windows
Houston Window ExpertsHouston Window Experts
Remodeled with Milgard fiberglass windows. The color is called Cinnamon. We put a grid on the top of the window sash to create a cottage style look. These windows add beauty and efficiency.

Premium 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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