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Traditional Blue House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Front View
The House DesignersThe House Designers
Front view of Ford Creek THD-2037. View plan: https://www.thehousedesigners.com/plan/ford-creek-2037/
Houston, Texas | Rosehill Reserve - Premier Oleander Exterior
Houston, Texas | Rosehill Reserve - Premier Oleander Exterior
Brightland HomesBrightland Homes
Photo of a medium sized and white classic bungalow detached house in Houston with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Lake District #2
Lake District #2
Jeff King & CompanyJeff King & Company
Paul Dyer Photography
Photo of a large traditional detached house in San Francisco with three floors.
Classic Tudor Home
Classic Tudor Home
Strahan ConstructionStrahan Construction
Photo of a classic house exterior in Other.
New Home Construction Town & River, Fort Myers, FL
New Home Construction Town & River, Fort Myers, FL
Westshore Homes and RenovationWestshore Homes and Renovation
This is an example of a large and white traditional bungalow render detached house in Miami with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Lake Palestine 1
Lake Palestine 1
Carlyle HomesCarlyle Homes
Photo of a large and white traditional bungalow brick detached house in Dallas with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
English Country Manor
English Country Manor
JMB Architect, LTD.JMB Architect, LTD.
Design ideas for a gey traditional two floor detached house in Chicago with stone cladding, a shingle roof and a hip roof.
Craftsman House Plan 041-00145
Craftsman House Plan 041-00145
America's Best House PlansAmerica's Best House Plans
Designed with fine Craftsman details, this house plan presents a classic Craftsman exterior. The covered front porch offers a welcoming front entry to greet friends and family.
Desert Prairie / Exterior from Street
Desert Prairie / Exterior from Street
Drewett WorksDrewett Works
Located near the base of Scottsdale landmark Pinnacle Peak, the Desert Prairie is surrounded by distant peaks as well as boulder conservation easements. This 30,710 square foot site was unique in terrain and shape and was in close proximity to adjacent properties. These unique challenges initiated a truly unique piece of architecture. Planning of this residence was very complex as it weaved among the boulders. The owners were agnostic regarding style, yet wanted a warm palate with clean lines. The arrival point of the design journey was a desert interpretation of a prairie-styled home. The materials meet the surrounding desert with great harmony. Copper, undulating limestone, and Madre Perla quartzite all blend into a low-slung and highly protected home. Located in Estancia Golf Club, the 5,325 square foot (conditioned) residence has been featured in Luxe Interiors + Design’s September/October 2018 issue. Additionally, the home has received numerous design awards. Desert Prairie // Project Details Architecture: Drewett Works Builder: Argue Custom Homes Interior Design: Lindsey Schultz Design Interior Furnishings: Ownby Design Landscape Architect: Greey|Pickett Photography: Werner Segarra
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.
Project Carr
Project Carr
Tommy Daspit PhotographerTommy Daspit Photographer
Exterior front of remodeled home in Homewood Alabama. Photographed for Willow Homes and Willow Design Studio by Birmingham Alabama based architectural and interiors photographer Tommy Daspit. See more of his work on his website http://tommydaspit.com All images are ©2019 Tommy Daspit Photographer and my not be reused without express written permission.
Waterstone Residence
Waterstone Residence
Highland Builders LLCHighland Builders LLC
2 story French Country with dark bronze metal roof covered porch and pillar accents. Gables trimmed in white with James Hardie Iron Gray siding and thin veneer stone. Carriage style garage doors on an angled garage. Weathered Wood GAF Timberline shingles. (Ryan Hainey)
Federal Colonial Reinterpreted
Federal Colonial Reinterpreted
Patrick Ahearn ArchitectPatrick Ahearn Architect
Greg Premru
Photo of a medium sized and white classic detached house in Boston with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Desert Color Project
Desert Color Project
MG Homes, LLCMG Homes, LLC
Inspiration for a medium sized and white classic two floor brick detached house in Salt Lake City with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Traditional Elegance
Traditional Elegance
Craftwell Architecture + ConstructionCraftwell Architecture + Construction
Scott Amundson Photography
White classic two floor detached house in Other with stone cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Chicago Bungalow Transformation
Chicago Bungalow Transformation
Roth Architects, Inc.Roth Architects, Inc.
Inspiration for a classic house exterior in Chicago.
Split-Level Transformation
Split-Level Transformation
Pella DesignWorksPella DesignWorks
AFTER: Our design includes a new entryway gabled roof along with a combination a shake and lap siding, cultured stone, Pella craftsman style garage/entry doors and Pella 450 Series Casement windows with decorative flower boxes below.
Transitional Dreamhome on Greenbrier
Transitional Dreamhome on Greenbrier
New Leaf Custom HomesNew Leaf Custom Homes
White traditional two floor detached house in Dallas with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Vine Home
Vine Home
West Coast WindowsWest Coast Windows
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey traditional two floor render detached house in Vancouver with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Tudor home repair
Tudor home repair
Wood.Stone.SteelWood.Stone.Steel
Photo of a traditional house exterior in New York.

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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