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Traditional White House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Rosebery Road
Rosebery Road
Matthew Giles ArchitectsMatthew Giles Architects
Design ideas for a traditional house exterior in London.
Lifestyle Garden
Lifestyle Garden
We Love Plants - Garden Design by Nic HowardWe Love Plants - Garden Design by Nic Howard
Photo of a white classic two floor detached house in Surrey with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a red roof.
Custom Craftsman Home in Vienna, VA
Custom Craftsman Home in Vienna, VA
Oak Hill Building & RemodelingOak Hill Building & Remodeling
Robert Miller Photography
Photo of a large and blue classic detached house in DC Metro with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a shingle roof, a pitched roof and a grey roof.
Painted Brick with Southern Charm
Painted Brick with Southern Charm
Wyrick Residential DesignWyrick Residential Design
Photo of a large and white classic two floor brick detached house in Houston with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Custom Brookhaven Home
Custom Brookhaven Home
Vincent Longo Custom BuildersVincent Longo Custom Builders
Willet Photography
This is an example of a white and medium sized traditional brick detached house in Atlanta with three floors, a pitched roof, a mixed material roof and a black roof.
Barrington Residence
Barrington Residence
Jonathan Chambers ArchitectsJonathan Chambers Architects
Dark blue doors provide a nice accent to the white trim and cedar shingles dipped in bleaching oil. Photo credit, Nat Rea.
Design ideas for a classic two floor house exterior in Providence.
Villa Flottbek
Villa Flottbek
Finkernagel Ross GmbHFinkernagel Ross GmbH
Design ideas for a classic house exterior in Hamburg.
Elegant Haven
Elegant Haven
ONYX + ALABASTERONYX + ALABASTER
This is an example of a white traditional bungalow brick detached house in Nashville 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.
DS Coastal In The Burbs
DS Coastal In The Burbs
Amy Storm & CompanyAmy Storm & Company
Large and white classic two floor render house exterior in Chicago.
Mid-mod Coastal Casa
Mid-mod Coastal Casa
Mary Hannah InteriorsMary Hannah Interiors
This coastal cottage packs the perfect punch of charm for its growing family in the heart of Cary, North Carolina, by Mary Hannah Interiors.
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey traditional two floor detached house in Raleigh with mixed cladding, a shingle roof and a pitched roof.
Sutton Ridge Residence
Sutton Ridge Residence
Highland Builders LLCHighland Builders LLC
Custom designed 2 story home with first floor Master Suite. A welcoming covered and barrel vaulted porch invites you into this open concept home. Weathered Wood shingles. Pebblestone Clay siding, Jericho stone and white trim combine the look of this Mequon home. (Ryan Hainey)
Plymouth
Plymouth
Vision InteriorsVision Interiors
The Plymouth was designed to fit into the existing architecture vernacular featuring round tapered columns and eyebrow window but with an updated flair in a modern farmhouse finish. This home was designed to fit large groups for entertaining while the size of the spaces can make for intimate family gatherings. The interior pallet is neutral with splashes of blue and green for a classic feel with a modern twist. Off of the foyer you can access the home office wrapped in a two tone grasscloth and a built in bookshelf wall finished in dark brown. Moving through to the main living space are the open concept kitchen, dining and living rooms where the classic pallet is carried through in neutral gray surfaces with splashes of blue as an accent. The plan was designed for a growing family with 4 bedrooms on the upper level, including the master. The Plymouth features an additional bedroom and full bathroom as well as a living room and full bar for entertaining. Photographer: Ashley Avila Photography Interior Design: Vision Interiors by Visbeen Architect: Visbeen Architects Builder: Joel Peterson Homes
Half Moon Bay
Half Moon Bay
Asset BuildersAsset Builders
This is an example of a medium sized and blue traditional bungalow detached house in Calgary with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Greek Revival House, Leiper's Fork Tennessee
Greek Revival House, Leiper's Fork Tennessee
C Kevin Coffey Dwellings | DesignC Kevin Coffey Dwellings | Design
Photo by C Kevin Coffey
Traditional house exterior in Nashville.
Stunning French Transitional Home
Stunning French Transitional Home
Buena Vista Development CorpBuena Vista Development Corp
French Transitional Located in Toronto// Makow Architects
Photo of a beige traditional bungalow detached house in Toronto with stone cladding, a shingle roof and a hip roof.
San Marco Colonials
San Marco Colonials
John Merrill Homes, LLCJohn Merrill Homes, LLC
Jeff Westcott
This is an example of a medium sized and white classic two floor detached house in Jacksonville with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Peppy Branch Home
Peppy Branch Home
New Image ConstructionNew Image Construction
Photo of a medium sized and white traditional two floor brick detached house in Other with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Surrey
Surrey
Legacy Custom HomesLegacy Custom Homes
Photo of a large and white traditional bungalow detached house in Orange County with mixed cladding.
Churchill- Wendover B
Churchill- Wendover B
Simonini HomesSimonini Homes
Design ideas for a large and white classic brick house exterior in Charlotte with three floors and a pitched roof.

Traditional White 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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