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Traditional Front House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Einfamilienhaus | Massivhaus im klassischen Stil
Einfamilienhaus | Massivhaus im klassischen Stil
Pro Familien Haus GmbhPro Familien Haus Gmbh
Remo Fuhrmann
This is an example of a large and yellow traditional render and front detached house in Frankfurt with three floors, a pitched roof, a tiled roof and a black roof.
Home Exterior Siding Front Door with Black Lantern Light
Home Exterior Siding Front Door with Black Lantern Light
Classic Home ImprovementsClassic Home Improvements
This beautiful San Diego exterior remodel involved blue clapboard hardie siding with a black exterior lantern to welcome guests to the front entrance door.
Custom Craftsman Home in Ontario
Custom Craftsman Home in Ontario
Alair Homes SpringwaterAlair Homes Springwater
Alair Homes is committed to quality throughout every stage of the building process and in every detail of your new custom home or home renovation. We guarantee superior work because we perform quality assurance checks at every stage of the building process. Before anything is covered up – even before city building inspectors come to your home – we critically examine our work to ensure that it lives up to our extraordinarily high standards. We are proud of our extraordinary high building standards as well as our renowned customer service. Every Alair Homes custom home comes with a two year national home warranty as well as an Alair Homes guarantee and includes complimentary 3, 6 and 12 month inspections after completion. During our proprietary construction process every detail is accessible to Alair Homes clients online 24 hours a day to view project details, schedules, sub trade quotes, pricing in order to give Alair Homes clients 100% control over every single item regardless how small.
Woodland Grove - Rear Elevation
Woodland Grove - Rear Elevation
Puttenham ConstructionPuttenham Construction
Design ideas for a large and red traditional brick and front detached house in Surrey with three floors, a hip roof, a tiled roof and a red roof.
Harristown Road Residence
Harristown Road Residence
Paredes-Grube ArchitectureParedes-Grube Architecture
Design ideas for a large and blue classic two floor front detached house in New York with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Blue Exterior Home Painting in Oregon
Blue Exterior Home Painting in Oregon
Southcoast Custom PaintingSouthcoast Custom Painting
Blue and large classic two floor front detached house in Other with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Custom Home Exteriors in Asheboro
Custom Home Exteriors in Asheboro
JRC Construction, Inc.JRC Construction, Inc.
Design ideas for a large and beige classic two floor front detached house in Charlotte with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
The Tower
The Tower
Imagine Inc — Home & Commercial DesignImagine Inc — Home & Commercial Design
Design ideas for a medium sized and multi-coloured classic bungalow front house exterior in Toronto with a pitched roof, a mixed material roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Revolutionary renovation
Revolutionary renovation
New Zealand Certified Builders AssociationNew Zealand Certified Builders Association
This 1930s Auckland arts and crafts home exudes ageless elegance, but it was not always so spacious. A marvelous make-over respected the home's character.
The Kings Arms
The Kings Arms
Paul Stevens ArchitecturePaul Stevens Architecture
Photo of a red traditional two floor brick and front house exterior in Wiltshire with a pitched roof, a tiled roof and a red roof.
New Build Brick House
New Build Brick House
Des Ewing Residential ArchitectsDes Ewing Residential Architects
This is an example of a large and red classic brick and front detached house in Other with three floors, a pitched roof and a grey roof.
Home Exterior Stone Veneer Siding
Home Exterior Stone Veneer Siding
Classic Home ImprovementsClassic Home Improvements
Completed in the Spring of 2022 by Classic Home Improvements, this exterior was remodeled with stacked stone veneer and blue hardie siding with white trim. The large front window was replaced to match the new flow and look of the home.
SIDING
SIDING
Rhino-Side, Home ImprovementRhino-Side, Home Improvement
Inspiration for a large and gey traditional bungalow front detached house in Boston with vinyl cladding, a hip roof, a shingle roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Country Retreat
Country Retreat
M-Squared Contracting Inc.M-Squared Contracting Inc.
Rustic yet refined, this modern country retreat blends old and new in masterful ways, creating a fresh yet timeless experience. The structured, austere exterior gives way to an inviting interior. The palette of subdued greens, sunny yellows, and watery blues draws inspiration from nature. Whether in the upholstery or on the walls, trailing blooms lend a note of softness throughout. The dark teal kitchen receives an injection of light from a thoughtfully-appointed skylight; a dining room with vaulted ceilings and bead board walls add a rustic feel. The wall treatment continues through the main floor to the living room, highlighted by a large and inviting limestone fireplace that gives the relaxed room a note of grandeur. Turquoise subway tiles elevate the laundry room from utilitarian to charming. Flanked by large windows, the home is abound with natural vistas. Antlers, antique framed mirrors and plaid trim accentuates the high ceilings. Hand scraped wood flooring from Schotten & Hansen line the wide corridors and provide the ideal space for lounging.
Blue Exterior Home Painting in Oregon
Blue Exterior Home Painting in Oregon
Southcoast Custom PaintingSouthcoast Custom Painting
Large and blue classic two floor front detached house in Other with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
05 - Traditional A. Hays Town Dormers
05 - Traditional A. Hays Town Dormers
Aspire Fine HomesAspire Fine Homes
This house was inspired by the works of A. Hays Town / photography by Stan Kwan
Inspiration for an expansive and gey classic two floor render and front detached house in Houston with a shingle roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
Black and White Exterior
Black and White Exterior
Revived InteriorsRevived Interiors
White brick exterior with black trim accents, black front door, black roof, and black mulch.
This is an example of a large and white traditional two floor brick and front detached house with a metal roof.
Creekside Bungalow
Creekside Bungalow
Vereco Smart Green Homes LtdVereco Smart Green Homes Ltd
Cabin-inspired craftsman style raised bungalow with blue siding, gable roof, wood beams and stone elements.
Large and blue classic bungalow front house exterior in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a black roof and shiplap cladding.
Harristown Road Residence
Harristown Road Residence
Paredes-Grube ArchitectureParedes-Grube Architecture
Photo of a large and blue classic two floor front detached house in New York with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Kensington External Refresh
Kensington External Refresh
Hamilton KingHamilton King
Photo of a large and yellow classic front semi-detached house in London with three floors.

Traditional Front 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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