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Eastmoreland Dutch Colonial Addition
Eastmoreland Dutch Colonial Addition
McCall Design LLCMcCall Design LLC
Stephen Cridland Photography
Photo of a large and gey classic two floor house exterior in Portland with wood cladding.
Custom Front Doors
Custom Front Doors
Southern Front DoorsSouthern Front Doors
Large classic house exterior in Houston.
Walnut Creek Residence
Walnut Creek Residence
Bali ConstructionBali Construction
Photo of a medium sized and brown traditional bungalow house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
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ProTect Painters: Exterior Painting in Downers Grove, IL Area
ProTect Painters: Exterior Painting in Downers Grove, IL Area
ProTect PaintersProTect Painters
Exterior Painting: Everything is inviting about this two story stucco house - from the fresh blue exterior paint to the beautiful landscaping and paver driveway. The red double door is the perfect accent for this house.
Glencoe French Chateau - Formal Pool and Landscape
Glencoe French Chateau - Formal Pool and Landscape
Arrow. Land + StructuresArrow. Land + Structures
View of Outdoor Kitchen with Raised Bar Top. Simple yet Formal Landscape. Open Lawn Area for Play.
Inspiration for a beige traditional two floor brick house exterior in Chicago.
Moving On Up
Moving On Up
Red House ArchitectsRed House Architects
Scott Braman Photography
Inspiration for a traditional two floor house exterior in DC Metro with wood cladding.
Street view
Street view
Tim Andersen ArchitectTim Andersen Architect
Exterior of the house was transformed with minor changes to enhance its Cape Cod character. Entry is framed with pair of crape myrtle trees, and new picket fence encloses front garden. Exterior colors are Benjamin Moore: "Smokey Taupe" for siding, "White Dove" for trim, and "Pale Daffodil" for door and windows.
Woodland
Woodland
Kurt Baum ArchitectsKurt Baum Architects
Photo of a blue classic two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Woodrow
Woodrow
ChaletChalet
Inspiration for a classic brick house exterior in Denver.
1939 Bungelow Renovation
1939 Bungelow Renovation
Schachne Architects & BuildersSchachne Architects & Builders
View of new front of house
Photo of a small classic bungalow detached house in Miami with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Craftsman Front Door With Portico And Urns With Topiaries
Craftsman Front Door With Portico And Urns With Topiaries
Design FindDesign Find
If I posted a photo of what this used to look like, you would not believe your eyes! It was the strangest thing I'd ever seen. I found the front door and frame on Craigslist for $300 and stained it. The urns were $20 or so at a Home Depot, but were a yellow color, so I spray painted them with an oil rubbed bronze indoor/outdoor paint. We built a portico to bring some attention and interest to the front door, and switched out the 80s lighting for some craftsman style lights.
1926 Tudor
1926 Tudor
Vicki Simon Interior DesignVicki Simon Interior Design
Large and green traditional detached house in Portland with stone cladding and shingles.
Historic Transformation
Historic Transformation
Morgante Wilson ArchitectsMorgante Wilson Architects
Morgante Wilson Architects designed a remodeling project that blended seamlessly with this historic home Chicago's North Shore, Illinois • Photo by: Tony Soluri
The Rivendell Manor
The Rivendell Manor
Alan Mascord Design Associates IncAlan Mascord Design Associates Inc
Photos by Bob Greenspan
Traditional house exterior in Portland with stone cladding.
Gracious front porch
Gracious front porch
Bennett Frank McCarthy Architects, Inc.Bennett Frank McCarthy Architects, Inc.
Small and green traditional two floor house exterior in DC Metro with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Custom Craftsman Home Exterior
Custom Craftsman Home Exterior
Great Rooms Building GroupGreat Rooms Building Group
Photo by Linda Oyama-Bryan
Design ideas for a large and blue classic two floor detached house in Chicago with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a black roof and shiplap cladding.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
Traditional house exterior in Minneapolis with stone cladding.
Craftsman Second Story Addition
Craftsman Second Story Addition
jARCHITECTS: Jim Rymsza, RAjARCHITECTS: Jim Rymsza, RA
A complete tear-off and new second floor now graces this this Seattle bungalow. A 3-Star Built-Green remodel, new energy efficient details were used through-out. This home was featured on the Cover of Fine Homebuilding Houses Issue #203 Summer 2009
Modern Bungalow
Modern Bungalow
Structures, Inc.Structures, Inc.
WHOLE HOUSE RENOVATION AND ADDITION Built in the 1940s, this cottage had an incredible amount of character and personality but was not conducive to the way we live today. The rooms were small and did not flow well into one another. The renovation of this house required opening up several rooms and adding square footage to the back of the home, all the while, keeping the curb appeal of a small cottage. Photographs by jeanallsopp.com

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.
Exterior
Exterior
Paul Moon DesignPaul Moon Design
Photo of a traditional house exterior in Seattle.
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