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Traditional House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Albemarle County Residence
Johnson, Craven & GibsonJohnson, Craven & Gibson
Entrance Courtyard. Photo by JCG Architects.
Inspiration for a white classic two floor house exterior in Other with a hip roof.
Brooklyn Rowhouse
Brooklyn Rowhouse
Barker Associates Architecture OfficeBarker Associates Architecture Office
Inspiration for a white traditional two floor brick house exterior in New York.
Hillgate Place, Notting Hill
Hillgate Place, Notting Hill
GDL LondonGDL London
Last but not least the front facade of the house makes for a bright and stylish addition to the colourful terraced row, and the pastel lime colour compliments the calm green palette inside.
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Inviting Cottage
Inviting Cottage
Mike Healey PhotographyMike Healey Photography
Design, Build & Remodel by RPCD, Inc. All photos © Mike Healey Productions, Inc.
This is an example of a beige traditional two floor brick house exterior in Dallas with a pitched roof.
2-Story Traditional With Motor Court
2-Story Traditional With Motor Court
Lionel F Bailey AIA Architect LLCLionel F Bailey AIA Architect LLC
Photo by Craig Saucier
Design ideas for a white traditional two floor brick house exterior in New Orleans.
Gabriel Estates, Palmetto
Gabriel Estates, Palmetto
Jefferson Door CompanyJefferson Door Company
Jefferson Door supplied Weather Shield Windows vinyl Visions Series, custom Mahogany front door, interior doors, and mouldings. Built by Guidry Custom Homes.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
Inspiration for a large and gey traditional two floor brick house exterior in Atlanta.
Cottage on the Corner
Cottage on the Corner
Walcott Adams Verneuille ArchitectsWalcott Adams Verneuille Architects
Cottage on the Corner in Fairhope, Alabama.
Photo of a white traditional two floor brick house exterior in Other with a pitched roof.
Westover Residence
Westover Residence
Ed Hughey, Architect & RealtorEd Hughey, Architect & Realtor
http://dennisburnettphotography.com
Inspiration for a white and small classic two floor brick detached house in Austin with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
This is an example of a white traditional two floor detached house in Austin with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
St. Louis Park
St. Louis Park
Anna Berglin DesignAnna Berglin Design
Design ideas for a classic house exterior in Minneapolis.
McGeorge house - Paddington Terrace house
McGeorge house - Paddington Terrace house
Danny Broe ArchitectDanny Broe Architect
White traditional brick house exterior in Sydney.
Private Residences - Provenance
Private Residences - Provenance
Sabatier Architecture, LLCSabatier Architecture, LLC
Inspiration for a white traditional two floor brick house exterior in New Orleans with a hip roof.
Turkey Creek
Turkey Creek
Newton Landscape GroupNewton Landscape Group
Large and white traditional two floor brick house exterior in New Orleans with a pitched roof.
CLASSICISM REFRESHED
CLASSICISM REFRESHED
TY LARKINS INTERIORSTY LARKINS INTERIORS
Chad Chenier Photography
Beige classic two floor house exterior in New Orleans.
Brook Green
Brook Green
UserUser
Photo of a brown traditional brick terraced house in London with three floors and a pitched roof.
Holmby Hills
Holmby Hills
P2 DesignP2 Design
Adam Latham, Belair Photography
Inspiration for a traditional house exterior in Los Angeles.
Homearama 2016
Homearama 2016
Castlebuilt HomesCastlebuilt Homes
Large and white classic two floor brick house exterior in Louisville with a flat roof.
Clopay - Reserve Wood Collection
Clopay - Reserve Wood Collection
IDC AutomaticIDC Automatic
Traditional house exterior in Minneapolis.

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.
403 8th Street
403 8th Street
POP. Custom HomesPOP. Custom Homes
Inspiration for a traditional house exterior in Atlanta.
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