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Traditional Blue House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Gulfshore DesignGulfshore Design
Marvin Windows of Portland, ME
Inspiration for an expansive and gey traditional house exterior in Portland Maine with three floors, wood cladding and a mansard roof.
Draper Lake City Custom Homes Parade Home
Draper Lake City Custom Homes Parade Home
OSMOND DESIGNSOSMOND DESIGNS
Front exterior of Parade Home.
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey traditional house exterior in Salt Lake City with three floors, mixed cladding and a mansard roof.
7215
7215
Heavenly HomesHeavenly Homes
Inspiration for a large and beige traditional two floor detached house in Houston with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Crestview
Crestview
Brandon Architects, Inc.Brandon Architects, Inc.
Ryan Garvin
This is an example of a white traditional two floor house exterior in Orange County with mixed cladding.
Lakeside Terraced Backyard
Lakeside Terraced Backyard
Mirror Lake DesignsMirror Lake Designs
Daniel Kelly Photography
This is an example of a large and yellow traditional two floor house exterior in Houston with mixed cladding.
English Cotswold Home in University Park
English Cotswold Home in University Park
Richard Drummond Davis ArchitectsRichard Drummond Davis Architects
Design ideas for an expansive and beige classic two floor house exterior in Dallas with stone cladding.
Exteriors
Exteriors
Associated Development Services CorporationAssociated Development Services Corporation
Photo of a large and green classic house exterior in San Luis Obispo with three floors, vinyl cladding and a pitched roof.
The Lantern
The Lantern
Fraher & Findlay Architects LtdFraher & Findlay Architects Ltd
Jack Hobhouse
Photo of a red classic brick house exterior in London with three floors.
Classic Shingle
Classic Shingle
Donald William Fairbanks Architect, P.C.Donald William Fairbanks Architect, P.C.
Design ideas for a large and white traditional detached house in New York with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Meriden Residence
Meriden Residence
Studio SteinbomerStudio Steinbomer
Front entry of the house after the renovation. Construction by RisherMartin Fine Homes Interior Design by Alison Mountain Interior Design Landscape by David Wilson Garden Design Photography by Andrea Calo
Front Entry
Front Entry
Higgins ConstructionHiggins Construction
This is an example of an expansive and gey classic house exterior in Sacramento with three floors, mixed cladding and a hip roof.
cutom home at Palantine Potomac Md
cutom home at Palantine Potomac Md
Murphy Brothers Contractors, Inc.Murphy Brothers Contractors, Inc.
Inspiration for an expansive classic two floor brick house exterior in DC Metro.
Stone Federal
Stone Federal
Significant Homes LLCSignificant Homes LLC
Inspiration for an expansive and multi-coloured classic two floor detached house in New York with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Winchester Landing
Winchester Landing
Wright DesignWright Design
This English arts and crafts-inspired home combines stone and stucco with a cedar shake roof. The architecture features curved roof lines and an octagonal stair turret that serves as a focal point at the front of the home. Inside, plaster arches create an old world backdrop that contrasts with the modern kitchen. Expansive windows allow for an abundance of natural light and bring the lake view into every room. Kevin Meechan / Meechan Architectural Photography
Georgetown
Georgetown
Thorsen ConstructionThorsen Construction
Inspiration for a classic house exterior in DC Metro.
The Clover - Brookfield Model Home
The Clover - Brookfield Model Home
Tim O'Brien HomesTim O'Brien Homes
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey traditional two floor house exterior in Milwaukee with vinyl cladding.
Lakefront Victorian Mansion
Lakefront Victorian Mansion
Hope's Windows, IncHope's Windows, Inc
Hope’s® Empire Bronze™ windows and doors–providing "an ageless, elegant beauty"–were installed in this 14,000-square-foot, lakefront mansion in upstate New York. --- ©2014 Christian Phillips Photography
Brewster Custom Cape
Brewster Custom Cape
REEF Cape Cod's Home BuilderREEF Cape Cod's Home Builder
Medium sized traditional two floor house exterior in Boston with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Jordan Willows Model
Jordan Willows Model
Fieldstone Homes Inc.Fieldstone Homes Inc.
This is an example of a large and blue traditional two floor house exterior in Salt Lake City with wood cladding.
Kenilworth
Kenilworth
Ross Builders, Inc.Ross Builders, Inc.
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This is an example of an expansive and gey traditional house exterior in Chicago with three floors and stone cladding.

Traditional Blue 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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