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Traditional Two Floor House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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1930s Colonial
1930s Colonial
Richard Manion Architecture Inc.Richard Manion Architecture Inc.
An extensive remodel of a 1930s Colonial Revival residence by Paul Williams in Holmby Hills that had been badly neglected over the years. We expanded the house and restored the original Moderne interiors with Art Deco furnishings. Influenced by 1930s Hollywood glamour, we brought back white-painted brickwork, Chippendale-style railings and decorative details from the streamlined era. Interiors by Craig Wright Landscape by Daniel Busbin
HFN House
HFN House
Compendium Group LLCCompendium Group LLC
Inspiration for a white classic two floor brick detached house in Indianapolis with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a grey roof.
Historic Tudor Cottage Remodel
Historic Tudor Cottage Remodel
KGA Studio Architects, PCKGA Studio Architects, PC
Much of today’s remodeling design ethos centers around complete transformation. And while that’s often necessary if a home requires it, Mahony’s approach to this luxury home remodel followed a more conservative and established set of design principles that still left room for lots of creativity. There’s a lot to love about this historic Tudor’s original 1937 exterior — he simply removed the features that didn’t serve the design to let it shine. In fact, most of the home’s original elevations were kept intact. Dormers were also kept and refreshed, and chimneys were repaired or re-created down to the flue tile. Interestingly, various colors of brick were discovered during construction, leading us to believe the painted brick dates back to the original design.
エレガントかつ、フェミニンな住まい
エレガントかつ、フェミニンな住まい
ハウスクラフト株式会社ハウスクラフト株式会社
真っ白なキューブ型の住まい。白とグレーというシンプルな配色は、爽やかで洗練された印象を持たせます。空を見上げると十字窓が印象的なアクセントに。
Inspiration for a white traditional two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a flat roof, a metal roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Bluffwater
Bluffwater
C. L. Fry CreativeC. L. Fry Creative
Photo of a medium sized and white classic two floor render detached house in Austin with a hip roof, a metal roof and a grey roof.
01 - Transitional Front Exterior
01 - Transitional Front Exterior
Aspire Fine HomesAspire Fine Homes
Inspiration for an expansive traditional two floor render detached house in Houston with a brown roof.
Custom Home Design Build
Custom Home Design Build
Build Permits LLCBuild Permits LLC
Custom Craftsman Homes With more contemporary design style, Featuring interior and exterior design elements that show the traditionally Craftsman design with wood accents and stone. The entryway leads into 4,000 square foot home with an spacious open floor plan.
Model Home Belleterre, Huntersville
Model Home Belleterre, Huntersville
AR HOMES - CHARLOTTE AND LAKE NORMANAR HOMES - CHARLOTTE AND LAKE NORMAN
STUNNING MODEL HOME IN HUNTERSVILLE
Photo of a large and white traditional two floor painted brick detached house in Charlotte with a pitched roof, a mixed material roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
ASC Group Effort
ASC Group Effort
Amy Storm & CompanyAmy Storm & Company
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey classic two floor render detached house in Chicago with a shingle roof, a grey roof and shingles.
Exterior Lime Washes
Exterior Lime Washes
StrutturaStruttura
Design ideas for a white classic two floor brick detached house in Atlanta with a pitched roof, a mixed material roof and a grey roof.
Drone images
Drone images
Katya Grozovskaya PhotographyKatya Grozovskaya Photography
beverly hills, garden house, patio
Inspiration for a white traditional two floor detached house in Los Angeles with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a grey roof.
Traditional Brick Classic Home with White Trim and Black Shutters
Traditional Brick Classic Home with White Trim and Black Shutters
Paper Moon PaintingPaper Moon Painting
On this elegant traditional brick home, we painted the front door and shutters in Sherwin Williams "Tricorn Black", and all other trim in Benjamin Moore "Pure White". Love the arched door pediment!
2030 Ladera Lane
2030 Ladera Lane
MassaRossa Luxury Homes, LLCMassaRossa Luxury Homes, LLC
This is an example of a white traditional two floor brick detached house in Oklahoma City with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a grey roof.
Empire Real Thin Stone Veneer Home Exterior Accent Wall
Empire Real Thin Stone Veneer Home Exterior Accent Wall
Quarry MillQuarry Mill
Empire real thin stone veneer from the Quarry Mill adds modern elegance to this stunning residential home. Empire natural stone veneer consists of mild shades of gray and a consistent sandstone texture. This stone comes in various sizes of mostly rectangular-shaped stones with squared edges. Empire is a great stone to create a brick wall layout while still creating a natural look and feel. As a result, it works well for large and small projects like accent walls, exterior siding, and features like mailboxes. The light colors will blend well with any décor and provide a neutral backing to any space.
Saunders Village 1.0R
Saunders Village 1.0R
Jordan Iverson Signature HomesJordan Iverson Signature Homes
We added a bold siding to this home as a nod to the red barns. We love that it sets this home apart and gives it unique characteristics while also being modern and luxurious.
Custom Transitional
Custom Transitional
Peery HomesPeery Homes
Design ideas for a large and white classic two floor brick detached house in Other with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Timeless French Residence
Timeless French Residence
Jonathan Miller ArchitectsJonathan Miller Architects
Design ideas for a medium sized and white traditional two floor brick detached house in Other with a mixed material roof.
Aluminum Siding
Aluminum Siding
G & Z SIDING CONTRACTORSG & Z SIDING CONTRACTORS
Inspiration for a large and white traditional two floor detached house in Chicago with metal cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
DSElmhurstingAtTheSeams
DSElmhurstingAtTheSeams
Amy Storm & CompanyAmy Storm & Company
Inspiration for a medium sized and green traditional two floor detached house in Chicago with concrete fibreboard cladding and a shingle roof.
Porte Cochere/Courtyard
Porte Cochere/Courtyard
Pike PropertiesPike Properties
Here is a view of the Motor Court area looking back towards the front yard of the home and through the Porte Cochere. You can see the wall of staggered windows that is the grand staircase. This home has a third car garage detached from the home, perfect for extra storage, a sports car, or watercraft storage. Here is a nice angle to view the cedar beam installed with a crane at the top of the gable.

Traditional Two Floor 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.
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