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Side and Back Door Porticos
Side and Back Door Porticos
Georgia Front PorchGeorgia Front Porch
Bracket portico for side door of house. The roof features a shed style metal roof. Designed and built by Georgia Front Porch.
Small classic bungalow brick detached house in Atlanta with an orange house, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
The Short Hills
The Short Hills
Grant Homes Mendham LLCGrant Homes Mendham LLC
Photo of a classic house exterior in New York.
McGee Home - Killowen Construction
McGee Home - Killowen Construction
Hearth and Home Distributors of Utah, LLC. (HHDU)Hearth and Home Distributors of Utah, LLC. (HHDU)
Studio McGee's New McGee Home featuring Tumbled Natural Stones, Painted brick, and Lap Siding.
This is an example of a large and multi-coloured traditional two floor detached house in Salt Lake City with mixed cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and board and batten cladding.
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Edmonton Spruce Avenue - Full Interior & Exterior Renovation
Edmonton Spruce Avenue - Full Interior & Exterior Renovation
Four Elements ConstructionFour Elements Construction
This was the another opportunity to work with one of our favorite clients on one of her projects. This time she wanted to completely revamp a recently purchased revenue property and convert it to a legal three-suiter maximizing rental income in a prime rental area close to NAIT. The mid-fifties semi-bungalow was in quite poor condition, so it was a challenging opportunity to address the various structural deficiencies while keeping the project at a reasonable budget. We gutted and opened up all three floors, removed a poorly constructed rear addition, and created three comfortable suites on the three separate floors. Compare the before and after pictures - a complete transformation!
Front View
Front View
The House DesignersThe House Designers
Front view of Ford Creek THD-2037. View plan: https://www.thehousedesigners.com/plan/ford-creek-2037/
Tampa Stucco Update
Tampa Stucco Update
brick&battenbrick&batten
This Tampa stucco was needing an update with fresh paint and natural wood accents. Opening up the area by removing some landscape and adding Marvin windows was helpful in creating usable outdoor space off the living area.
Carlisle Lane
Carlisle Lane
Atwood Custom HomesAtwood Custom Homes
Design ideas for a large and white traditional bungalow render detached house in Dallas with a tiled roof.
Transitional English Tudor
Transitional English Tudor
Ron McHam Homes, Inc.Ron McHam Homes, Inc.
Front Entry
Inspiration for a beige traditional house exterior in Dallas.
Beautiful Cottage
Beautiful Cottage
JMR LandscapingJMR Landscaping
Classic house exterior in Chicago.
Modern Craftsman Home | Front Door Ideas | Modern Style
Modern Craftsman Home | Front Door Ideas | Modern Style
EL & EL Wood Products Corp.EL & EL Wood Products Corp.
Modern Craftsman homes will never go out of style. This design style maintains all the charm you want from a Craftsman home, but brings in modernization for a sleek and charming look. •Door: BLS-228-113-5C •Case: 158MUL-4 •Crown: 444MUL-4 Natural Comfort and timeless charm, is this your current or dream home style?
Transitional Capitol Hill Home with Green Accents
Transitional Capitol Hill Home with Green Accents
Seattle Staged to Sell and Design LLCSeattle Staged to Sell and Design LLC
Exterior of Neo Tudor style home in Capitol Hill, Seattle.
Large and multi-coloured classic detached house in Seattle with three floors and wood cladding.
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.
Bace Transitional by Unika
Bace Transitional by Unika
Unika HomesUnika Homes
Photo of a traditional house exterior in Houston.
Gunn 11
Gunn 11
Riverside Builders, Inc.Riverside Builders, Inc.
Medium sized and beige traditional bungalow render detached house in Sacramento with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Mount Merrion
Mount Merrion
Joe Fallon DesignJoe Fallon Design
View from rear garden
Inspiration for a large and white traditional render semi-detached house in Other with three floors, a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Empire Real Thin Stone Veneer Home Exterior Accent Wall
Empire Real Thin Stone Veneer Home Exterior Accent Wall
Quarry MillQuarry Mill
Empire real thin stone veneer from the Quarry Mill adds modern elegance to this stunning residential home. Empire natural stone veneer consists of mild shades of gray and a consistent sandstone texture. This stone comes in various sizes of mostly rectangular-shaped stones with squared edges. Empire is a great stone to create a brick wall layout while still creating a natural look and feel. As a result, it works well for large and small projects like accent walls, exterior siding, and features like mailboxes. The light colors will blend well with any décor and provide a neutral backing to any space.
TCD 2020 Spring Showcase
TCD 2020 Spring Showcase
TCD HomesTCD Homes
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown traditional bungalow render detached house in Other with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Lot 20 Bent Tree dr. Stanley NC
Lot 20 Bent Tree dr. Stanley NC
Evolution BuildersEvolution Builders
Photo of a large and brown classic brick detached house in Charlotte with three floors, a pitched roof, a mixed material roof and a grey roof.
Rochester Country Residence
Rochester Country Residence
Kirkshire Design GroupKirkshire Design Group
This is an example of a large and red traditional two floor brick detached house in Detroit with a pitched roof 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.
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.
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