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Traditional Blue House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Traditional Estate Home
Traditional Estate Home
David Charlez DesignsDavid Charlez Designs
This show stopping sprawling estate home features steep pitch gable and hip roofs. This design features a massive stone fireplace chase, a formal portico and Porte Cochere. The mix of exterior materials include stone, stucco, shakes, and Hardie board. Black windows adds interest with the stunning contrast. The signature copper finials on several roof peaks finish this design off with a classic style. Photo by Spacecrafting
South Hill Renovation
South Hill Renovation
Greg Robinson ArchitectGreg Robinson Architect
Haris Kenjar Photography and Design
Multi-coloured and medium sized traditional two floor detached house in Seattle with a shingle roof and a pitched roof.
Waterfront Custom Build
Waterfront Custom Build
Zander HomesZander Homes
Inspiration for a medium sized and blue traditional two floor detached house in Baltimore with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Chicago IL Exterior Remodel Painted Brick
Chicago IL Exterior Remodel Painted Brick
Siding & Windows Group LtdSiding & Windows Group Ltd
Chicago IL by Siding and Windows Group Exterior Remodel Painted Brick on first story, James Hardie Lap Siding in ColorPlus Technology Color Light Mist on 2nd story.
Vestavia Hills Remodel
Vestavia Hills Remodel
Tommy Daspit PhotographerTommy Daspit Photographer
Exterior of a remodeled home by Adams & Gerndt Architecture firm and Harris Coggin Building Company in Vestavia Hills Alabama. Photographed by Tommy Daspit a Birmingham based architectural and interiors photographer. You can see more of his work at http://tommydaspit.com
Stonewall Farms Oakley A
Stonewall Farms Oakley A
Trust HomesTrust Homes
Photo of a large and beige classic two floor concrete detached house in Other with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Hunters Hill
Hunters Hill
Danark ConstructionsDanark Constructions
Large and white traditional two floor detached house in Sydney with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
English Countryside Manor Front Elevation
English Countryside Manor Front Elevation
Patrick Dyke Collaborative l.l.c.Patrick Dyke Collaborative l.l.c.
Martin Vecchio
Large and beige classic split-level render detached house in Detroit.
212 North Oak
212 North Oak
Tommy Hein ArchitectsTommy Hein Architects
Historic Miner's Cabin addition and renovation with Asian influences
Inspiration for a blue classic two floor detached house in Denver with a pitched roof.
Kenilworth New Build
Kenilworth New Build
Gail Barley Interiors, LLCGail Barley Interiors, LLC
White shutters and white carriage doors on this gray bungalow-style home create a clean, neutral look. The bright blue door adds a fun pop of color. Photography and Staging by Interior Decor by Maggie LLC.
Modern English Tudor
Modern English Tudor
Hendel HomesHendel Homes
Traditional house exterior in Minneapolis.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
Design ideas for a blue and medium sized classic two floor detached house in Atlanta with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and wood cladding.
Wayzata Bay Estate
Wayzata Bay Estate
John Kraemer & SonsJohn Kraemer & Sons
Builder: John Kraemer & Sons | Architect: TEA2 Architects | Interiors: Sue Weldon | Landscaping: Keenan & Sveiven | Photography: Corey Gaffer
Design ideas for an expansive and white traditional detached house in Minneapolis with mixed cladding, a mixed material roof and three floors.
Texas Lake Retreat House
Texas Lake Retreat House
M+A Architecture StudioM+A Architecture Studio
The main house and guest house as seen from the dock in the big pond
Inspiration for a medium sized traditional bungalow detached house in Houston with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Copper Ridge - Durango Plan - Herriman, UT
Copper Ridge - Durango Plan - Herriman, UT
Candlelight HomesCandlelight Homes
Ann Parris
Medium sized and white traditional two floor detached house in Salt Lake City with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
New Manor Residence
New Manor Residence
Whitlock BuildersWhitlock Builders
Photo of a medium sized and gey classic two floor detached house in Charlotte with stone cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Front Elevation
Front Elevation
Claude C. Lapp Architects, LLCClaude C. Lapp Architects, LLC
Carl Bruce
Photo of a large and blue classic house exterior in DC Metro with three floors, mixed cladding and a half-hip roof.
Energy-Efficient Home with a Water View
Energy-Efficient Home with a Water View
Newport RenewablesNewport Renewables
Zero energy home built with a high efficiency building envelope, geothermal heating and cooling system, solar photovoltaic array, and backup generator. The geothermal system and solar array offset 100% of the home's energy demand.
Bayou St. John Single Family Renovation
Bayou St. John Single Family Renovation
Adamick ArchitectureAdamick Architecture
SNAP Real Estate Photography, LLC
Inspiration for a small and white classic bungalow house exterior in New Orleans with wood cladding and a hip roof.
Front Yard Landscaping
Front Yard Landscaping
Paragon Landscape ManagementParagon Landscape Management
This is an example of a large and beige classic two floor render house exterior in Charlotte with a pitched roof.

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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