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RWA ArchitectsRWA Architects
Photo of a traditional house exterior in Cincinnati with stone cladding.
Harvard Yale
Harvard Yale
DayHouse StudioDayHouse Studio
Traditional house exterior.
Historic Craftsman
Historic Craftsman
San Diego Master CraftsmenSan Diego Master Craftsmen
Design ideas for a traditional front house exterior in San Diego.
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Dover Shingle House
Dover Shingle House
Chace ArchitectureChace Architecture
Gey classic two floor detached house in Boston with a mansard roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shingles.
Mariposa
Mariposa
UserUser
Matthew Niemann Photography
This is an example of a traditional house exterior in Other.
Inspired Life project
Inspired Life project
Casabella InteriorsCasabella Interiors
This is an example of a medium sized and gey classic two floor detached house in Boston with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Craftsman Greenville Home
Craftsman Greenville Home
Evergreen Custom ConstructionEvergreen Custom Construction
Inspiration for a green and medium sized classic two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Fremont Street Residence
Fremont Street Residence
Northworks Architects + PlannersNorthworks Architects + Planners
This state-of-the-art residence in Chicago presents a timeless front facade of limestone accents, lime-washed brick and a standing seam metal roof. As the building program leads from a classic entry to the rear terrace, the materials and details open the interiors to direct natural light and highly landscaped indoor-outdoor living spaces. The formal approach transitions into an open, contemporary experience.
Mudroom Entry
Mudroom Entry
Tim Barber ArchitectsTim Barber Architects
Photography by Laura Hull.
Inspiration for a large and white traditional two floor detached house in San Francisco with a shingle roof, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
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)
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.
New House - Willistown, PA
New House - Willistown, PA
Peter Zimmerman ArchitectsPeter Zimmerman Architects
This is an example of a traditional house exterior in Philadelphia.
New Home 4/2015
New Home 4/2015
Finnell BuildersFinnell Builders
Medium sized and gey classic bungalow house exterior in Charleston with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Urban Lake House
Urban Lake House
DEMESNEDEMESNE
The high entry gives you vertical connection with the sky. A catwalk is suspended in this volume to allow time to pause at the breathtaking lake view from a higher vantage point. The landscape moves and flows throughout the site like the water laps against the shore. ©Shoot2Sell Photography
The "Legato"
The "Legato"
Symphony HomesSymphony Homes
Beautiful craftsman details on this Legato in Layton, Utah by Symphony Homes.
Photo of a medium sized and gey classic bungalow detached house in Salt Lake City with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
2014 Spring Home Parade
2014 Spring Home Parade
Hart's DesignHart's Design
This beautiful little Craftsman in Credit River Basic concept design is available on the website https://www.hartsdesign.com/fullscreen-store-page/comp-jql1rjw5/6cdc53f4-ce3e-46f7-a96e-ea93be499bbb/1/%3Fi%3D1%26p%3Dkbm3w%26s%3Dstyle-jql30y7i
Oak Park
Oak Park
Metzger DesignMetzger Design
Metzger Design worked along side Bellevue Homes - a local developer/builder of high-end residential projects on this project. A rewarding process from the start - Bellevue Homes provided a clear concept for this 4,000 sf Craftsman style home and retained us to refine the massing and construction details. The home features a spacious great room and kitchen area with a dynamic loft area above, first floor master suite, and a general flow and openness well suited for modern living and entertaining. Additional outdoor living spaces are created with oversized front and rear porches and a cozy courtyard formed within the space between the main structure and carriage house. Photograph by Stephen Barling.
Modern Craftsman
Modern Craftsman
BBA ArchitectsBBA Architects
Situated along the perimeter of the property, this unique home creates a continuous street wall, both preserving plenty of open yard space and maintaining privacy from the prominent street corner. A one-story mudroom connects the garage to the house at the rear of the lot which required a local zoning variance. The resulting L-shaped plan and the central location of a glass-enclosed stair allow natural light to enter the home from multiple sides of nearly every room. The Arts & Crafts inspired detailing creates a familiar yet unique facade that is sympathetic to the character and scale of the neighborhood. A chevron pattern is a key design element on the window bays and doors and continues inside throughout the interior of the home. 2022 NAHB Platinum Best in American Living Award View more of this home through #BBAModernCraftsman on Instagram.
Exteriors
Exteriors
Paredes-Grube ArchitectureParedes-Grube Architecture
Green and large traditional two floor detached house in New York with wood cladding and a shingle roof.

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.
A new home in the New York Suburbs
A new home in the New York Suburbs
UserUser
Inspiration for a large and gey traditional house exterior in New York with three floors and a pitched roof.
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