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Traditional House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Nebraska
Gander BuildersGander Builders
Photo of a large and beige classic two floor brick house exterior in Chicago.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
Inspiration for a classic house exterior in Charlotte with three floors.
Farmhouse
Farmhouse
UserUser
Custom Farmhouse on the Easter Shore of Maryland.
Design ideas for a large and brown traditional two floor house exterior in Los Angeles with wood cladding and a hip roof.
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Lot 31 of The Parks of Plaquemines
Lot 31 of The Parks of Plaquemines
Hollingsworth Design, LLCHollingsworth Design, LLC
Classical New Orleans Saltbox design fits this corner lot well. Stucco and painted brick mix to create a well textured but clean exterior.
Beige traditional two floor house exterior in New Orleans.
Rancher Reno
Rancher Reno
TRG Architecture + Interior DesignTRG Architecture + Interior Design
Bernard Andre
This is an example of a beige classic bungalow render house exterior in San Francisco with a metal roof.
Asheville 1296
Asheville 1296
AR HOMES - CHARLOTTE AND LAKE NORMANAR HOMES - CHARLOTTE AND LAKE NORMAN
Inspiration for a white classic two floor house exterior in Charlotte with a pitched roof and stone cladding.
Solid White Oak Arched Top Double Front Door with Blue Stone Walkway
Solid White Oak Arched Top Double Front Door with Blue Stone Walkway
Orren Pickell Building GroupOrren Pickell Building Group
Photography by Linda Oyama Bryan. http://pickellbuilders.com. Solid White Oak Arched Top Glass Double Front Door with Blue Stone Walkway. Stone webwall with brick soldier course and stucco details. Copper flashing and gutters. Cedar shed dormer and brackets.
Point Monroe Boathouse and Carriage House
Point Monroe Boathouse and Carriage House
UserUser
This is an example of a traditional house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding.
Lake House
Lake House
New River Building Co.New River Building Co.
Photo Credit: David Cannon Photography
White classic two floor detached house in Atlanta with a pitched roof.
Never Too Old to Look Great
Never Too Old to Look Great
Kenorah Design + Build Ltd.Kenorah Design + Build Ltd.
This is an example of a traditional house exterior in Vancouver with stone cladding.
French Country Estate in Saratoga, CA
French Country Estate in Saratoga, CA
Bernardo Grijalva PhotographyBernardo Grijalva Photography
photo by Bernardo Grijalva
Inspiration for a traditional two floor house exterior in San Francisco.
Project 170511
Project 170511
Midtown DesignsMidtown Designs
Built by Raleigh Custom Homes - Photography by Tad Davis Photography
Design ideas for a white traditional two floor detached house in Raleigh with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Barrington Hills-#6
Barrington Hills-#6
Delta RenovationsDelta Renovations
Mark Zurek and Lara Berry
Design ideas for a classic brick house exterior in Chicago.
Gulf Breeze Shingle Style
Gulf Breeze Shingle Style
Russell Home BuildersRussell Home Builders
This is an example of a traditional two floor house exterior in Miami with mixed cladding.
Hilltop Estate
Hilltop Estate
NSPJ Architects/Landscape ArchitectsNSPJ Architects/Landscape Architects
Formal plantings in the roundabout were the setting for multiple weddings.
Large traditional brick house exterior in Kansas City.
The Faith
The Faith
Girard HomesGirard Homes
Design ideas for a beige classic bungalow detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Ranch Style Renovation
Ranch Style Renovation
Todd Bonneau HomesTodd Bonneau Homes
This is an example of a traditional house exterior in Dallas.
Dream Home Exterior
Dream Home Exterior
Divine Custom HomesDivine Custom Homes
Front Entry by Divine Custom Homes Photo by SpaceCrafting
Design ideas for a traditional house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding.
Greenwich French
Greenwich French
James Schettino ArchitectsJames Schettino Architects
Photographer: Mark Roskams Interior Designer: Diamond Baratta Design
Design ideas for a classic brick house exterior in New York.

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.
Montauk Home Portland Street of Dreams
Montauk Home Portland Street of Dreams
AlsideAlside
This is an example of a classic house exterior in Cleveland with wood cladding.
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