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Entrance facade
Entrance facade
Haver & Skolnick LLC ArchitectsHaver & Skolnick LLC Architects
The original entrance facade is distinguished by massive columns and cut granite steps. Robert Benson Photography
This is an example of a white and medium sized traditional two floor house exterior in New York with a pitched roof and wood cladding.
Eastmoreland Dutch Colonial Addition
Eastmoreland Dutch Colonial Addition
McCall Design LLCMcCall Design LLC
Stephen Cridland Photography
Photo of a large and gey classic two floor house exterior in Portland with wood cladding.
Orchard Park
Orchard Park
M-A ArchitectsM-A Architects
Beige and medium sized traditional bungalow house exterior in Denver with stone 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.
Single Level Living
Single Level Living
Foreman Builders IncForeman Builders Inc
Lovely Single Level Home, Oversized Porch, Exterior Maintenance Free, Built by Foreman Builders, Warren County Virginia
Photo of a medium sized and blue traditional bungalow house exterior in DC Metro with stone cladding.
Jessica Court
Jessica Court
UserUser
Inspiration for a green traditional two floor house exterior in Chicago with vinyl cladding and a pitched roof.
New West Classic
New West Classic
Clay Construction Inc.Clay Construction Inc.
This is an example of a medium sized and gey classic two floor house exterior in Vancouver with concrete fibreboard cladding and a pitched roof.
James Hardie - Wildwood
James Hardie - Wildwood
SIS Exterior RenovationsSIS Exterior Renovations
S.I.S. Supply Install Services Ltd.
Photo of a medium sized and gey traditional two floor detached house in Calgary with concrete fibreboard cladding, a flat roof and a shingle roof.
Custom Homes
Custom Homes
Stone Draft Homes, LLCStone Draft Homes, LLC
Stone Aspen Homes
This is an example of a large and beige traditional bungalow render house exterior in Denver.
Exteriors
Exteriors
Spanjer HomesSpanjer Homes
Inspiration for a medium sized and beige traditional bungalow house exterior in Denver with stone cladding and a pitched roof.
Aspen
Aspen
Willowood HomesWillowood Homes
Photo of a medium sized and blue traditional two floor detached house in Salt Lake City with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Triveny Neighborhood Model Home
Triveny Neighborhood Model Home
True Homes USATrue Homes USA
Triveny Model Home Exterior
Inspiration for a large and white classic brick house exterior in Charlotte with three floors.
Hinsdale "Provence" Guest House
Hinsdale "Provence" Guest House
Barron & Stoll Interior DesignBarron & Stoll Interior Design
Small and beige traditional two floor render house exterior in Chicago.
Exterior Painting
Exterior Painting
John Neill Painting & Decorating, LLCJohn Neill Painting & Decorating, LLC
Design ideas for a red and medium sized classic brick terraced house in Philadelphia with three floors.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
Medium sized and beige traditional two floor detached house in Nashville with stone cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and shiplap cladding.
Poppleton Park, Birmingham, MI Exterior Makeover
Poppleton Park, Birmingham, MI Exterior Makeover
MainStreet Design BuildMainStreet Design Build
This early 20th century Poppleton Park home was originally 2548 sq ft. with a small kitchen, nook, powder room and dining room on the first floor. The second floor included a single full bath and 3 bedrooms. The client expressed a need for about 1500 additional square feet added to the basement, first floor and second floor. In order to create a fluid addition that seamlessly attached to this home, we tore down the original one car garage, nook and powder room. The addition was added off the northern portion of the home, which allowed for a side entry garage. Plus, a small addition on the Eastern portion of the home enlarged the kitchen, nook and added an exterior covered porch. Special features of the interior first floor include a beautiful new custom kitchen with island seating, stone countertops, commercial appliances, large nook/gathering with French doors to the covered porch, mud and powder room off of the new four car garage. Most of the 2nd floor was allocated to the master suite. This beautiful new area has views of the park and includes a luxurious master bath with free standing tub and walk-in shower, along with a 2nd floor custom laundry room! Attention to detail on the exterior was essential to keeping the charm and character of the home. The brick façade from the front view was mimicked along the garage elevation. A small copper cap above the garage doors and 6” half-round copper gutters finish the look. KateBenjamin Photography
White Oak Residence
White Oak Residence
Highland Builders LLCHighland Builders LLC
Front exterior view of a modern craftsman design
This is an example of a medium sized and green traditional two floor house exterior in Milwaukee with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Exterior Projects
Exterior Projects
Creative Carpentry & Design Inc.Creative Carpentry & Design Inc.
Scarsdale Tudor in Cotswold section with addition and new lead grill windows. Copper Gutters, and Slate Roof, Pool and Landscaping
Photo of a medium sized and beige traditional two floor render detached house in New York with a shingle roof.
Cottage in the Woods
Cottage in the Woods
Spivey Architects, Inc.Spivey Architects, Inc.
Dickson Dunlap Photography
Design ideas for a white and small traditional two floor detached house in Charleston with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Front Door Restoration
Front Door Restoration
Robert A Civiletti Hardwood Floors, LLCRobert A Civiletti Hardwood Floors, LLC
Robert Amadeus Civiletti
Photo of a large and brown classic two floor brick house exterior in Newark with a pitched roof.

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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