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Traditional House Exterior with Wood Cladding Ideas and Designs

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Private Shingle Style Home In Bergen County, NJ
Private Shingle Style Home In Bergen County, NJ
Jordan Rosenberg ArchitectJordan Rosenberg Architect
Design ideas for a gey traditional two floor house exterior in New York with wood cladding.
Exterior Painting
Exterior Painting
Bear Mountain Custom PaintingBear Mountain Custom Painting
Design ideas for a large and green classic two floor detached house in Atlanta with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Our Work
Our Work
MCA Home Services LLCMCA Home Services LLC
We are a full service home design and renovation company. We specialize in woodwork and cabinetry, kitchens and bathrooms, We pride ourselves creating projects so that they look as though they were always meant to be part of your home.
My Own House
My Own House
Hoffman Grayson Architects LLPHoffman Grayson Architects LLP
Originally, the front of the house was on the left (eave) side, facing the primary street. Since the Garage was on the narrower, quieter side street, we decided that when we would renovate, we would reorient the front to the quieter side street, and enter through the front Porch. So initially we built the fencing and Pergola entering from the side street into the existing Front Porch. Then in 2003, we pulled off the roof, which enclosed just one large room and a bathroom, and added a full second story. Then we added the gable overhangs to create the effect of a cottage with dormers, so as not to overwhelm the scale of the site. The shingles are stained Cabots Semi-Solid Deck and Siding Oil Stain, 7406, color: Burnt Hickory, and the trim is painted with Benjamin Moore Aura Exterior Low Luster Narraganset Green HC-157, (which is actually a dark blue). Photo by Glen Grayson, AIA
Cozy Cottage
Cozy Cottage
Gatling DesignGatling Design
Photo by Ed Gohlich
Design ideas for a small and white traditional bungalow detached house in San Diego with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Balsam Lake 2
Balsam Lake 2
Lands End Development - Designers & BuildersLands End Development - Designers & Builders
Lakeside Exterior with Rustic wood siding, plenty of windows, stone landscaping, and boathouse with deck.
Design ideas for a large and brown classic split-level detached house in Minneapolis with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a mixed material roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
East Coast Modest Home with Subtle Yet Powerful Solar Energy System
East Coast Modest Home with Subtle Yet Powerful Solar Energy System
EnergyPal SolarEnergyPal Solar
This typical east coast 3BR 2 BA traditional home in a lovely suburban neighborhood enjoys modern convenience with solar. The SunPower solar system installed on this model home supplies all of the home's power needs and looks simply beautiful on this classic home. We've installed thousands of similar systems across the US and just love to see old homes modernizing into the clean, renewable (and cost saving) age.
Gorgeous Open Floor Plan Cottage in Los Gatos
Gorgeous Open Floor Plan Cottage in Los Gatos
Spaces By Juliana Linssen, Inc.Spaces By Juliana Linssen, Inc.

Medium sized and white classic bungalow detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a mixed material roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Riverview Gambrel
Riverview Gambrel
Sapia Builders Corp.Sapia Builders Corp.
Large and gey classic two floor detached house in Bridgeport with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
mill valley gem
mill valley gem
Jennifer Messina InteriorsJennifer Messina Interiors
This is an example of a white traditional two floor detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding and a metal roof.
Healdsburg Craftsman
Healdsburg Craftsman
Bevan + AssociatesBevan + Associates
Main House Exterior
Inspiration for a yellow and medium sized traditional two floor detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Desert Color Project
Desert Color Project
MG Homes, LLCMG Homes, LLC
Medium sized and black traditional two floor detached house in Salt Lake City with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Passarelli Custom Homes - Lake Norman home
Passarelli Custom Homes - Lake Norman home
Nedoff FotographyNedoff Fotography
Immaculate Lake Norman, North Carolina home built by Passarelli Custom Homes. Tons of details and superb craftsmanship put into this waterfront home. All images by Nedoff Fotography
North Salem Shingle Style Home
North Salem Shingle Style Home
Sequoia Contracting Company, LTDSequoia Contracting Company, LTD
Tim Lenz Photography
Design ideas for an expansive and brown traditional detached house in New York with three floors, wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
California Ranch
California Ranch
PLUSH HOME by Nina PetronzioPLUSH HOME by Nina Petronzio
Transitional California Ranch by Nina Petronzio, featuring custom furnishings from her Plush Home collection.
This is an example of a medium sized and yellow traditional bungalow detached house in Los Angeles with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Exteriors
Exteriors
360 Painting of Naperville360 Painting of Naperville
Photo of a large and green classic two floor detached house in Chicago with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
This is an example of a yellow traditional bungalow detached house in Santa Barbara with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Exquisite Get Away
Exquisite Get Away
McKinney Homes LLCMcKinney Homes LLC
David White
This is an example of a large and beige traditional bungalow detached house in Austin with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
West Fenwick - Exterior Remodel
West Fenwick - Exterior Remodel
D.R. Contracting, LLCD.R. Contracting, LLC
Design ideas for a small and gey traditional bungalow detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Front Facade
Front Facade
TK Architectural Design ServicesTK Architectural Design Services
Medium sized and blue traditional bungalow detached house in Milwaukee with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.

Traditional House Exterior with Wood Cladding 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.
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