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Victorian House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Cathnor Kitchen
Cathnor Kitchen
Create ProjectsCreate Projects
Architectural Photography by Simon Kennedy http://www.simonkennedy.net/
Napa Victorian
Napa Victorian
Paul Kelley ArchitecturePaul Kelley Architecture
Inspiration for a medium sized and blue victorian bungalow detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
'Sconset Guest House
'Sconset Guest House
Stephens & Company, Inc.Stephens & Company, Inc.
Roe Osborn
Design ideas for a medium sized victorian two floor house exterior in Boston with wood cladding.
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Front Façade
Front Façade
Cardea Building Co.Cardea Building Co.
Street facing front Façade Photo by: John D Hayes of OpenHomes Photography
Design ideas for a small victorian two floor house exterior in San Francisco.
Herne Hill
Herne Hill
Cassidy Hughes Interior DesignCassidy Hughes Interior Design
Inspiration for a victorian brick semi-detached house in London with three floors and a flat roof.
Valley Road Victorian
Valley Road Victorian
Oasis ArchitectureOasis Architecture
restoration, reconstruction and various additions to a Montclair victorian home.
This is an example of a large and blue victorian detached house in New York with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Victorian Renovation
Victorian Renovation
Sacred Oak HomesSacred Oak Homes
Designed and Built by Sacred Oak Homes Photo by Stephen G. Donaldson
This is an example of a blue victorian detached house in Boston with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Historic Takoma Park addition
Historic Takoma Park addition
Grossmueller's Design ConsultantsGrossmueller's Design Consultants
Inspiration for a large victorian house exterior in DC Metro with three floors, mixed cladding, a pink house and a shingle roof.
Hillbury Road, Wandsworth
Hillbury Road, Wandsworth
GDL LondonGDL London
Red and expansive victorian brick semi-detached house in London with a pitched roof and three floors.
Old Metairie, Hotard General Contracting 2
Old Metairie, Hotard General Contracting 2
Jefferson Door CompanyJefferson Door Company
Jefferson Door supplied: exterior doors (custom Sapele mahogany), interior doors (Buffelen), windows (Marvin windows), shutters (custom Sapele mahogany), columns (HB&G), crown moulding, baseboard and door hardware (Emtek). House was built by Hotard General Contracting, Inc.
MELROSE VICTORIAN
MELROSE VICTORIAN
b Architecture Studiob Architecture Studio
WILLIAM HORNE
This is an example of a medium sized and gey victorian house exterior in Boston with three floors.
Seattle Gingerbread Whimsy
Seattle Gingerbread Whimsy
ColorWhiz Architectural Color ConsultingColorWhiz Architectural Color Consulting
Exterior Paint Color: Renee Adsitt / ColorWhiz Architectural Color Consulting Project & Photo: Carlisle Classic Homes
Small and yellow victorian two floor house exterior in Seattle with a pitched roof and wood cladding.
San Francisco Projects
San Francisco Projects
Mark Bellingham PaintingMark Bellingham Painting
Inspiration for a medium sized and green victorian two floor house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Townhouse Residences
Townhouse Residences
Charles Hilton ArchitectsCharles Hilton Architects
Charles Hilton Architects
Inspiration for a beige victorian detached house in New York with three floors and wood cladding.
Riverfront Living
Riverfront Living
CMM Custom HomesCMM Custom Homes
http://www.dlauphoto.com/david/ David Lau
Large and green victorian house exterior in New York with three floors, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
WIMBLEDON FAMILY HOUSE
WIMBLEDON FAMILY HOUSE
STEPHEN FLETCHER ARCHITECTSSTEPHEN FLETCHER ARCHITECTS
A Victorian semi-detached house in Wimbledon has been remodelled and transformed into a modern family home, including extensive underpinning and extensions at lower ground floor level in order to form a large open-plan space. Photographer: Nick Smith
Victorian Home on Mt Tabor
Victorian Home on Mt Tabor
Anne Niedergang, ArchitectAnne Niedergang, Architect
new deck over garage, kitchen & side porch
Photo of a medium sized and white victorian two floor house exterior in Portland with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Warren Avenue
Warren Avenue
Richard Bubnowski Design LLCRichard Bubnowski Design LLC
North Elevation photography by Sam Oberter
This is an example of a gey and large victorian detached house in New York with vinyl cladding, three floors, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Gillick
Gillick
Brehm ArchitectsBrehm Architects
http://brehmarchitects.com/projects/renovations/?id=2Gillick

Victorian 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 victorian 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 victorian 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 victorian 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 victorian 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 victorian exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
Falmouth Residence
Falmouth Residence
Catalano ArchitectsCatalano Architects
This is an example of a victorian house exterior in Boston with wood cladding.
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