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Traditional House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Georgetown, Washington DC Renovation
Georgetown, Washington DC Renovation
Four Brothers Design + BuildFour Brothers Design + Build
Architecture, Fowlkes Studio, Photo Greg Hadley
Design ideas for a white and large traditional render house exterior in DC Metro with three floors and a flat roof.
House in Forest Hills, Tennessee
House in Forest Hills, Tennessee
C Kevin Coffey Dwellings | DesignC Kevin Coffey Dwellings | Design
Photo by Brennan Smith
Photo of a white traditional two floor detached house in Nashville with a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Carmel Club Modern English Country
Carmel Club Modern English Country
Arcadia Custom Homes & RenovationsArcadia Custom Homes & Renovations
Photo courtesy of Joe Purvis Photos
Inspiration for a large and white traditional brick detached house in Charlotte with three floors and a shingle roof.
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Modern Craftsman
Modern Craftsman
Jonathan Miller ArchitectsJonathan Miller Architects
Inspiration for a gey classic two floor brick detached house in Other with a mixed material roof and a pitched roof.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
Design ideas for a white classic two floor brick house exterior in Denver with a pitched roof.
Museum District
Museum District
Mann Designs StudioMann Designs Studio
Peter Molick Photography
Photo of a white traditional two floor brick house exterior in Houston with a pitched roof.
Sanierung eines alten Fachwerk-Katen an der Ostee mit Anbau
Sanierung eines alten Fachwerk-Katen an der Ostee mit Anbau
Möhring ArchitektenMöhring Architekten
Architekt: Möhring Architekten, Berlin und Born a.Darß Fotograf: Stefan Melchior, Berlin
This is an example of a white and medium sized classic bungalow brick house exterior in Berlin with a pitched roof.
Majestic Oaks Residence
Majestic Oaks Residence
Cockfield Jackson Architects, APACCockfield Jackson Architects, APAC
Don Kadair
Design ideas for a large classic two floor brick house exterior in New Orleans with a pitched roof.
Thomas Residence
Thomas Residence
UserUser
Inspiration for a white traditional two floor brick house exterior in Nashville.
Exterior
Exterior
Sightline Art ConsultingSightline Art Consulting
Sightline Art Consulting helped the owner of this home find artwork as part of a renovation and design project. Photographer: Stacy Zarin-Goldberg
Photo of a gey classic house exterior in DC Metro.
The Garrison in Barton's Grove
The Garrison in Barton's Grove
Homes By DickersonHomes By Dickerson
The "Garrison" in Barton's Grove, Raleigh, NC
Gey classic brick detached house in Raleigh with three floors, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Maureen Residence
Maureen Residence
Rill ArchitectsRill Architects
Rill Architects (Kay Kim)
Design ideas for a gey classic house exterior in DC Metro with mixed cladding.
White House
White House
HB DesignHB Design
Photo of a white and large traditional two floor brick detached house in Vancouver with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Pheasant
Pheasant
O'Connor Brehm Design-BuildO'Connor Brehm Design-Build
The shed design was inspired by the existing front entry for the residence.
Photo of a large and white classic two floor brick detached house in Chicago with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Custom Residence - Marietta, GA (4)
Custom Residence - Marietta, GA (4)
Caldwell-Cline Architects & DesignersCaldwell-Cline Architects & Designers
Inspiration for a white traditional two floor brick house exterior in Atlanta with a pitched roof.
Case Design/Remodeling, Inc.
Case Design/Remodeling, Inc.
Case Architects & RemodelersCase Architects & Remodelers
This is an example of a classic house exterior in DC Metro with wood cladding.
Addition
Addition
Greymark Design + BuildGreymark Design + Build
All Exterior paints are Benjamin Moore colors! Green and white are both custom colors! Green – Mooregaurd Low Luster Deep Base White – Laytex flat Exterior Pastel base Columns #1118 classic Caramel Ceiling – Wood Finish 005, silkens clear coating – color natural oak
McKinney Craftsman
McKinney Craftsman
UserUser
Versatile Imaging
This is an example of a traditional house exterior in Dallas.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
Brown classic brick house exterior in London with three floors.

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.
Lanier Project
Lanier Project
Level Team ContractingLevel Team Contracting
This is an example of a medium sized and white classic two floor brick detached house in Atlanta with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
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