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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.
Driveway & Garages
Driveway & Garages
Platinum Design BuildPlatinum Design Build
Inspiration for a large and white traditional two floor brick detached house in Atlanta with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
The Finley at Fawn Lake
The Finley at Fawn Lake
J. Hall Homes, Inc.J. Hall Homes, Inc.
The Finley at Fawn Lake | Award Winning Custom Home by J. Hall Homes, Inc. | Fredericksburg, Va
Large and gey traditional two floor detached house in DC Metro with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
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Colonial Revival Restoration + Addition
Colonial Revival Restoration + Addition
Brad Cox, Architect, Inc.Brad Cox, Architect, Inc.
This grand Colonial in Willow Glen was built in 1925 and has been a landmark in the community ever since. The house underwent a careful remodel in 2019 which revitalized the home while maintaining historic details. See the "Before" photos to get the whole picture.
Druid HIll Road NE (2) - Stahl Homes
Druid HIll Road NE (2) - Stahl Homes
Moment Engineering + DesignMoment Engineering + Design
Photo of a traditional house exterior in DC Metro.
Rear Elevation with Patio and Fire Pit
Rear Elevation with Patio and Fire Pit
Orren Pickell Building GroupOrren Pickell Building Group
The rear elevation showcase the full walkout basement, stone patio, and firepit.
This is an example of a large and gey classic two floor detached house in Chicago with stone cladding, a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Harker Remodel
Harker Remodel
Fiorella Design, LLCFiorella Design, LLC
Traditional house exterior in San Francisco.
Compact Ski Cabin
Compact Ski Cabin
Reilly DesignReilly Design
Deck view
Design ideas for a small and black traditional two floor detached house in Boston with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Classic Tudor Home
Classic Tudor Home
Strahan ConstructionStrahan Construction
Photo of a classic house exterior in Other.
Split Rock Pelham
Split Rock Pelham
TOP DRAWER | Luxury Home BuilderTOP DRAWER | Luxury Home Builder
Inspiration for a large and beige classic detached house in New York with three floors, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Cobble Hill Brownstone
Cobble Hill Brownstone
The Brooklyn StudioThe Brooklyn Studio
This Cobble Hill Brownstone for a family of five is a fun and captivating design, the perfect blend of the wife’s love of English country style and the husband’s preference for modern. The young power couple, her the co-founder of Maisonette and him an investor, have three children and a dog, requiring that all the surfaces, finishes and, materials used throughout the home are both beautiful and durable to make every room a carefree space the whole family can enjoy. The primary design challenge for this project was creating both distinct places for the family to live their day to day lives and also a whole floor dedicated to formal entertainment. The clients entertain large dinners on a monthly basis as part of their profession. We solved this by adding an extension on the Garden and Parlor levels. This allowed the Garden level to function as the daily family operations center and the Parlor level to be party central. The kitchen on the garden level is large enough to dine in and accommodate a large catering crew. On the parlor level, we created a large double parlor in the front of the house; this space is dedicated to cocktail hour and after-dinner drinks. The rear of the parlor is a spacious formal dining room that can seat up to 14 guests. The middle "library" space contains a bar and facilitates access to both the front and rear rooms; in this way, it can double as a staging area for the parties. The remaining three floors are sleeping quarters for the family and frequent out of town guests. Designing a row house for private and public functions programmatically returns the building to a configuration in line with its original design. This project was published in Architectural Digest. Photography by Sam Frost
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.
Mesa Second Story Addition and Remodel
Mesa Second Story Addition and Remodel
Litchfield BuildersLitchfield Builders
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey classic two floor detached house in Santa Barbara with wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Tiny Home In Chevy Chase, Washington DC
Tiny Home In Chevy Chase, Washington DC
Four Brothers Design + BuildFour Brothers Design + Build
Design ideas for a small and brown classic two floor detached house in DC Metro with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Coastal Bungalow - Jackon's Grant on Williams Creek
Coastal Bungalow - Jackon's Grant on Williams Creek
Old Town Design GroupOld Town Design Group
This is an example of a medium sized and blue classic two floor detached house in Indianapolis with vinyl cladding 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.
Estate of Grace
Estate of Grace
David Morello Garden Enterprises, Inc.David Morello Garden Enterprises, Inc.
Photo of a classic house exterior in Houston.
Plymouth Tudor Home
Plymouth Tudor Home
Oakwood Custom HomesOakwood Custom Homes
Photo of an expansive and beige classic two floor brick detached house in Detroit with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
English Manor Westchester County
English Manor Westchester County
Karen Berkemeyer HomeKaren Berkemeyer Home
This is an example of an expansive and gey traditional two floor detached house in New York with a shingle roof and a pitched 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.
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.
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