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Pike PropertiesPike Properties
Design ideas for an expansive and white traditional two floor detached house in Charlotte with a shingle roof, mixed cladding and a hip roof.
St. Charles Landscape Projects
St. Charles Landscape Projects
Apple Blossom Landscape Concepts, Inc.Apple Blossom Landscape Concepts, Inc.
Photo of a large and red traditional two floor brick detached house in Chicago with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
North Stamford Pool House
North Stamford Pool House
TR Design-Build FirmTR Design-Build Firm
Design ideas for a traditional house exterior in New York.
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Seattle Historic Revival
Seattle Historic Revival
Michelle Dirkse Interior DesignMichelle Dirkse Interior Design
Aaron Leitz
Large and white classic two floor detached house in Seattle.
Cooper Woods Model Home
Cooper Woods Model Home
Havlicek Builders Inc.Havlicek Builders Inc.
This is an example of a large and beige classic bungalow detached house in Chicago with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Desert Color Project
Desert Color Project
MG Homes, LLCMG Homes, LLC
Inspiration for a medium sized and white classic two floor brick detached house in Salt Lake City with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Coastal Cottage
Coastal Cottage
Mom's Design BuildMom's Design Build
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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.
63rd Terrace
63rd Terrace
Mack Colt Homes, Inc.Mack Colt Homes, Inc.
Gey classic two floor detached house in Kansas City with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
San Pasqual-Exterior
San Pasqual-Exterior
J & M Construction & DevelopmentJ & M Construction & Development
Louie Heredia
Inspiration for a traditional house exterior in Los Angeles.
Farmhouse Garage
Farmhouse Garage
Kirley ArchitectsKirley Architects
A traditional 3-car garage inspired by historical Vermont barns. The garage includes a Vermont stone sill, gooseneck lamps, custom made barn style garage doors and stained red vertical rough sawn pine siding.
Designer's Personal Home
Designer's Personal Home
Ashley J. DesignAshley J. Design
Photo of a medium sized and white classic two floor detached house in Charlotte with concrete fibreboard cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Modern Farmhouse - Parade of Homes 2018
Modern Farmhouse - Parade of Homes 2018
Ezra Lee Design+BuildEzra Lee Design+Build
Our Modern Farmhouse features large windows, tall peaks and a mixture of exterior materials.
Design ideas for a large and multi-coloured traditional two floor detached house in Salt Lake City with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Sunset Idea House
Sunset Idea House
TimberTechTimberTech
William Short Photography For a third year in a row, AZEK® Building Products is proud to partner with Sunset magazine on its inspirational 2018 Silicon Valley Idea House, located in the beautiful town of Los Gatos, California. The design team utilized Weathered Teak™ from AZEK® Deck's Vintage Collection® to enhance the indoor-outdoor theme of this year's home. It's featured in three locations on the home including the front porch, back deck and lower-level patio. De Mattei Construction also used AZEK's Evolutions Rail® Contemporary and Bronze Riser lights to complete the stunning backyard entertainment area.
South Hill Renovation
South Hill Renovation
Greg Robinson ArchitectGreg Robinson Architect
Haris Kenjar Photography and Design
This is an example of a medium sized and multi-coloured traditional two floor detached house in Seattle with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Brock Davidson Home
Brock Davidson Home
Kathryn Lilly InteriorsKathryn Lilly Interiors
Photo of a classic house exterior in Charlotte.
Water's Edge
Water's Edge
Balzer & Tuck ArchitectureBalzer & Tuck Architecture
Randall Perry
Beige traditional two floor detached house in Boston with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Tuxedo Park Buckhead Atlanta Georgia
Tuxedo Park 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.
The Edison - a Solid Brick Masonry Home with White Limewashed Brick
The Edison - a Solid Brick Masonry Home with White Limewashed Brick
Building CultureBuilding Culture
This solid brick masonry home is playful yet sophisticated. The traditional elements paired with modern touches create a unique yet recognizable house. A good example of how buildings can have infinite variations and character while also conforming to the archetypes that we recognize, find comfort in, and love. This home reimagines one of the oldest and most durables forms of building--structural brick masonry--in the modern context. With over 60,000 brick and foot-thick walls, this home will endure for centuries. Designed by Austin Tunnell.

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 Makeover in Atlanta
Exterior Makeover in Atlanta
Boyce Design + BuildBoyce Design + Build
The exterior face lift included Hardie board siding and MiraTEC trim, decorative metal railing on the porch, landscaping and a custom mailbox. The concrete paver driveway completes this beautiful project.
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