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Manor Residence
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Photo of a large and black traditional two floor detached house in Minneapolis with wood cladding, a shingle roof and a flat roof.
Spring Spec House
Spring Spec House
Farinelli Construction, Inc.Farinelli Construction, Inc.
Front elevation of house with modern farmhouse accents. Featuring fiber cement siding, dark windows, standing seam metal roof and bronze gutters. Photos by Rachel Gross
Beautiful waterfront estate in Boca Raton, Florida
Beautiful waterfront estate in Boca Raton, Florida
Bloomfield Construction, Inc.Bloomfield Construction, Inc.
ibi Designs
Design ideas for a traditional two floor house exterior in Miami with a hip roof.
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Bethesda, MD Transitional Contemporary Custom House
Bethesda, MD Transitional Contemporary Custom House
FineCraft Contractors, Inc.FineCraft Contractors, Inc.
2016 MBIA Gold Award Winner: From whence an old one-story house once stood now stands this 5,000+ SF marvel that Finecraft built in the heart of Bethesda, MD. Thomson & Cooke Architects Susie Soleimani Photography
California Ranch Replacement Windows
California Ranch Replacement Windows
Lincoln Wood Products, Inc.Lincoln Wood Products, Inc.
Inspiration for a traditional house exterior in Los Angeles.
A RESIDENCE for a WOODED SITE
A RESIDENCE for a WOODED SITE
Remington ArchitectureRemington Architecture
photo credit GREGORY M. RICHARD COPYRIGHT © 2013
Photo of a traditional house exterior in Other.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
This is an example of a gey classic two floor house exterior in Other with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
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.
Hamptons Cottage
Hamptons Cottage
Wettling ArchitectsWettling Architects
photo credit: David Gilbert
Design ideas for a classic house exterior in New York with wood cladding and a half-hip roof.
Drummond Modern Transitional
Drummond Modern Transitional
Laurence Cafritz BuildersLaurence Cafritz Builders
Gregg Hadley
Design ideas for a classic two floor house exterior in DC Metro.
Custom Conservatory
Custom Conservatory
Conservatory CraftsmenConservatory Craftsmen
Custom 2-Story conservatory
Traditional house exterior in Minneapolis.
The Owens Model at Old Davidson
The Owens Model at Old Davidson
James Wentling/ArchitectJames Wentling/Architect
The Owens Model has a distinctive wrap-around and deep porch. Design by James Wentling, Built by Cunnane Group
Photo of a medium sized and white classic two floor house exterior in Charlotte with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Nethermead Residence
Nethermead Residence
Carlton EdwardsCarlton Edwards
Won 2013 AIANC Design Award
Brown classic two floor detached house in Charlotte with wood cladding and a metal 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.
Brick & Limestone Facade
Brick & Limestone Facade
Wellborn Inc.Wellborn Inc.
Brick and Cast Stone Exterior
Inspiration for a large classic two floor brick house exterior in Dallas with a pitched roof.
Salem Avenue Renovation
Salem Avenue Renovation
Sicora Design/BuildSicora Design/Build
This cottage style architecture was created by adding a 2nd floor and garage to this small rambler. Photography: Sicora, Inc.
Photo of a traditional house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Stone Residence 1
Stone Residence 1
Norris ArchitectureNorris Architecture
A traditional house that meanders around courtyards built as though it where built in stages over time. Well proportioned and timeless. Presenting its modest humble face this large home is filled with surprises as it demands that you take your time to experience it.
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.
The Dulwich House - Exterior
The Dulwich House - Exterior
Fraher & Findlay Architects LtdFraher & Findlay Architects Ltd
The client wanted to extend the living spaces and re-fit out the first and second floor levels of the building. The brief was to extend to the rear, but only minimally - to avoid encroaching and losing too much garden space. From the outside we wanted to use the existing material palette of the house with the form of the rich red brick that forms decorative features around the original house. The original arched windows have influenced the use of arched windows in a green to face onto the garden. The strength of the extension is in its simple materiality and references to the original house.

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.
Hill Place House, Nashville Tennessee
Hill Place House, Nashville Tennessee
C Kevin Coffey Dwellings | DesignC Kevin Coffey Dwellings | Design
Photo by C Kevin Coffey
Inspiration for a traditional house exterior in Nashville.
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