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Painted Brick Exterior (Limewash) After
Painted Brick Exterior (Limewash) After
Color Revival By Rebecca DumasColor Revival By Rebecca Dumas
Limewash of traditional brick home
This is an example of a large and white traditional brick detached house in Atlanta with three floors, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Alameda Residence
Alameda Residence
AT6 Design BuildAT6 Design Build
Photo of a gey traditional two floor detached house in San Francisco with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Craftsman Delight
Craftsman Delight
12/12 Architects & Planners12/12 Architects & Planners
Front elevation, highlighting double-gable entry at the front porch with double-column detail at the porch and garage. Exposed rafter tails and cedar brackets are shown, along with gooseneck vintage-style fixtures at the garage doors..
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Screened Porch viewed from Deck
Screened Porch viewed from Deck
Williams Partnership: ArchitectureWilliams Partnership: Architecture
Landscape Design & Parterre Garden by Norman Johnson
Inspiration for a large and green traditional detached house in Birmingham with three floors and wood cladding.
Binders Cottage
Binders Cottage
Waterland AssociatesWaterland Associates
Extension, remodelling and refurbishment of an existing family home to provide a new spacious kitchen, living room, garden room and an additional bedroom. This house had been extended in the past and the clients asked Waterland Architects to make sense of the previous, poorly designed extension, as well as create a further extension to provide an exciting relationship between the living space and the garden.
Garage Exterior Transformation - Halstead's Bay on Lake Minnetonka
Garage Exterior Transformation - Halstead's Bay on Lake Minnetonka
Thompson ConstructionThompson Construction
Spacecrafting / Architectural Photography
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey traditional two floor detached house in Minneapolis with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Edge Hill Project
Edge Hill Project
Natural Selections LLCNatural Selections LLC
Front exterior of the Edge Hill Project.
Inspiration for a white classic two floor brick detached house in Dallas with a shingle roof.
Trailside Manor
Trailside Manor
Canzani Associates ArchitectsCanzani Associates Architects
This is an example of an expansive traditional two floor detached house in New York with stone cladding.
Desert Prairie / Exterior Rear + Pool
Desert Prairie / Exterior Rear + Pool
Drewett WorksDrewett Works
Located near the base of Scottsdale landmark Pinnacle Peak, the Desert Prairie is surrounded by distant peaks as well as boulder conservation easements. This 30,710 square foot site was unique in terrain and shape and was in close proximity to adjacent properties. These unique challenges initiated a truly unique piece of architecture. Planning of this residence was very complex as it weaved among the boulders. The owners were agnostic regarding style, yet wanted a warm palate with clean lines. The arrival point of the design journey was a desert interpretation of a prairie-styled home. The materials meet the surrounding desert with great harmony. Copper, undulating limestone, and Madre Perla quartzite all blend into a low-slung and highly protected home. Located in Estancia Golf Club, the 5,325 square foot (conditioned) residence has been featured in Luxe Interiors + Design’s September/October 2018 issue. Additionally, the home has received numerous design awards. Desert Prairie // Project Details Architecture: Drewett Works Builder: Argue Custom Homes Interior Design: Lindsey Schultz Design Interior Furnishings: Ownby Design Landscape Architect: Greey|Pickett Photography: Werner Segarra
The Lillehammer - Front Porch
The Lillehammer - Front Porch
PAUL FICK HOMES INCPAUL FICK HOMES INC
Photo Credit: Tim Hanson Photography
This is an example of a medium sized and green classic bungalow detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Barrel Vaulted Covered Timber-Framed Entry : The Cadence : 2018 Parade of Homes
Barrel Vaulted Covered Timber-Framed Entry : The Cadence : 2018 Parade of Homes
Cascade West DevelopmentCascade West Development
Paint Colors by Sherwin Williams Exterior Body Color : Dorian Gray SW 7017 Exterior Accent Color : Gauntlet Gray SW 7019 Exterior Trim Color : Accessible Beige SW 7036 Exterior Timber Stain : Weather Teak 75% Stone by Eldorado Stone Exterior Stone : Shadow Rock in Chesapeake Windows by Milgard Windows & Doors Product : StyleLine Series Windows Supplied by Troyco Garage Doors by Wayne Dalton Garage Door Lighting by Globe Lighting / Destination Lighting Exterior Siding by James Hardie Product : Hardiplank LAP Siding Exterior Shakes by Nichiha USA Roofing by Owens Corning Doors by Western Pacific Building Materials Deck by Westcoat
Hampton
Hampton
Bask InteriorsBask Interiors
Californian Bungalow exterior Photo credit: Martina Gemmola Builder: Hart Builders
Design ideas for a gey classic two floor detached house in Melbourne with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Tarrytown Remodel
Tarrytown Remodel
John West Stoddard, Inc.John West Stoddard, Inc.
John West Stoddard & Associates
Medium sized and white classic bungalow brick detached house in Austin with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Regency - West Paces in Buckhead Atlanta Georgia
Regency - West Paces in Buckhead Atlanta Georgia
Stokesman HomesStokesman Homes
Stokesman Luxury Homes BEST of HOUZZ: Ranked #1 in Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia Custom Luxury Home Builder Earning 5 STAR REVIEWS from our clients, your neighbors, for over 15 years, since 2003. Stokesman Luxury Homes is a boutique custom home builder that specializes in luxury residential new construction in Buckhead. Honored to be ranked #1 in Buckhead by Houzz.
Oak
Oak
Putman BuildersPutman Builders
This is an example of a large and red traditional two floor brick detached house in Chicago with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Painted Brick Exterior
Painted Brick Exterior
Color Revival By Rebecca DumasColor Revival By Rebecca Dumas
Color Consultation using Romabio Biodomus on Brick and Benjamin Regal Select on Trim/Doors/Shutters
Design ideas for a white and large traditional brick detached house in Atlanta with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and three floors.
PALERMO jOINERY
PALERMO jOINERY
Palermo JoineryPalermo Joinery
Design ideas for a gey traditional bungalow detached house in Melbourne with a hip roof.
Cluley Home
Cluley Home
KRÄM Construction & DesignKRÄM Construction & Design
Photo of a green classic two floor detached house in Other with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Iconic Palisades Home
Iconic Palisades Home
BEVOLO GAS & ELECTRIC LIGHTSBEVOLO GAS & ELECTRIC LIGHTS
The stunning residence of noted designer Ernest de la Torre in Palisades, New York. Located just 20 miles outside of Manhattan, the 1957-built Georgian, known as the Clock House, has been dressed to the nines and combines classic and contemporary touches that are magazine-ready! Featured Lantern: http://ow.ly/1cM030jp1n8

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.
Aqua Vista at Keowee Falls
Aqua Vista at Keowee Falls
Gabriel Builders Inc.Gabriel Builders Inc.
Photographer: Will Keown
Design ideas for a large and blue traditional two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
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