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Traditional House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Ivy League President's House
Ivy League President's House
UserUser
Photo of a red traditional brick detached house in Other with three floors and a flat roof.
1817 5th Ave
1817 5th Ave
Aerial Development GroupAerial Development Group
Design ideas for a small and gey traditional two floor house exterior in Nashville with wood cladding.
Tower House
Tower House
Dominic McKenzie ArchitectsDominic McKenzie Architects
Will Pryce
Design ideas for a brown classic two floor brick terraced house in London with a flat roof.
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Environs DevelopmentEnvirons Development
Inspiration for a traditional terraced house in Chicago.
Madison Park
Madison Park
Shugart WasseShugart Wasse
The street side approach with a new take on the classic stoop Mike Jensen
Inspiration for a medium sized and yellow traditional two floor house exterior in Seattle.
Pennington Ave
Pennington Ave
Wyatt Design BuildWyatt Design Build
Inspiration for a blue traditional two floor detached house in Nashville with a flat roof.
McCulloch Villas- Galleria Townhomes
McCulloch Villas- Galleria Townhomes
refuGe Design StudiorefuGe Design Studio
Design ideas for a beige classic terraced house in Houston with three floors and a flat roof.
Private Residence
Private Residence
KGA Studio Architects, PCKGA Studio Architects, PC
Design ideas for a traditional brick house exterior in Denver.
Berkeley Second Story Addition
Berkeley Second Story Addition
Blue Dog Construction and RenovationBlue Dog Construction and Renovation
Design ideas for a yellow traditional two floor detached house in San Francisco with a flat roof and a tiled roof.
Cary Bernstein Architect Potrero Residence
Cary Bernstein Architect Potrero Residence
Cary Bernstein ArchitectCary Bernstein Architect
Facade
Design ideas for a classic house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding.
Historic Home facing City Park
Historic Home facing City Park
Manifesto, Inc.Manifesto, Inc.
New Build, french doors, mohogony doors, lentils, brick, historic, limestone, windows, German Village, Historic Home
Design ideas for a traditional two floor brick house exterior in Columbus.
Notting Hill Apartment
Notting Hill Apartment
Sofia Gameiro InacioSofia Gameiro Inacio
Inspiration for a brown classic brick terraced house in London with three floors and a flat roof.
Grandview Laneway Residence - Exterior
Grandview Laneway Residence - Exterior
Novell Design Build & Novella OutdoorsNovell Design Build & Novella Outdoors
People are happier in a green environment than in grey surroundings! Between the pavers, we planted some creeping thyme, and put a little plum tree in their small yard! An herb garden and downspout garden was a must-have for these excellent chefs. By building a living roof, we climate-proofed this laneway.A green roof provides a rainwater buffer, purifies the air, reduces the ambient temperature, regulates the indoor temperature, saves energy and encourages biodiversity in the city.
Featured Project #1
Featured Project #1
Lucash Montgomery buildersLucash Montgomery builders
Inspiration for a large traditional house exterior in New York with three floors, mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Louie
Louie
John Lum Architecture, Inc. AIAJohn Lum Architecture, Inc. AIA
Inspiration for a classic house exterior in San Francisco with three floors.
Northome Addition
Northome Addition
Murphy & Co. DesignMurphy & Co. Design
Design ideas for a traditional house exterior in Minneapolis with stone cladding.
Rimstone in Sedona, AZ
Rimstone in Sedona, AZ
Dorn HomesDorn Homes
Dorn Homes
Classic house exterior in Phoenix with mixed cladding.
Cape Danbury
Cape Danbury
Garden StudioGarden Studio
www.nicholasgingold.com
This is an example of a gey classic two floor house exterior in Orange County with mixed cladding.
Residence 1414
Residence 1414
UserUser
Miro - Rivera Architects
Design ideas for a white traditional two floor house exterior in Austin.

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.
4246 West Lovers
4246 West Lovers
Barrow Builders GroupBarrow Builders Group
This is an example of a white classic two floor detached house in Dallas with a flat roof.
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