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Victorian House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Nantucket Residence Exterior side garden
Nantucket Residence Exterior side garden
Marcus Gleysteen ArchitectsMarcus Gleysteen Architects
Photo by Richard Mandelkorn
Photo of a victorian house exterior in Boston with wood cladding.
A NEW PROJECT! Classic Seaside Shingle Style
A NEW PROJECT! Classic Seaside Shingle Style
Taste Design IncTaste Design Inc
Photography: Nat Rea
Design ideas for a brown victorian house exterior in Providence with wood cladding and a mansard roof.
Exterior
Exterior
Board & VellumBoard & Vellum
The brightly colored home helps contrast the dark Seattle days and works well with the adjacent homes which are also bright colors. Landscaping is a future project. John Wilbanks Photography
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"chrys"
New Old, LLCNew Old, LLC
Cal Mitchner Photography
Inspiration for a beige victorian two floor house exterior in Charlotte with a mixed material roof.
Monomoscoy Custom Home
Monomoscoy Custom Home
Thomas J. O'Neill, Inc.Thomas J. O'Neill, Inc.
Custom Waterfront Home Designed and Built by Thomas J. O'Neill, INC
This is an example of a gey and expansive victorian house exterior in Boston with three floors, wood cladding and a mansard roof.
Victorian Exterior
Victorian Exterior
Design ideas for a victorian two floor house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Hamptons Shingle Style Home
Hamptons Shingle Style Home
Hamptons Habitat Enterprises Corp.Hamptons Habitat Enterprises Corp.
Warm gray and brown hued stone and wood on this Hamptons shingle style home set the background for the pool area. View more photos of this Hamptons luxury home on our website at: http://hamptonshabitat.com/gallery-of-homes/eastern-swept-gable/ Photo by Ron Papageorge
Exterior - Classic American Dutch Colonial
Exterior - Classic American Dutch Colonial
Ron Brenner ArchitectsRon Brenner Architects
Stately American Home - Classic Dutch Colonial Photography: Phillip Mueller Photography
This is an example of a medium sized victorian house exterior in Minneapolis with three floors and wood cladding.
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.
Shingle Style
Shingle Style
Peter Stafford MacDonald Residential Design GroupPeter Stafford MacDonald Residential Design Group
Photo of a beige victorian house exterior in Minneapolis with three floors, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Whaleboat Point, Matunuck, RI
Whaleboat Point, Matunuck, RI
Clifford M. Renshaw ArchitectsClifford M. Renshaw Architects
Exterior view; addition to Shingle Style residence
Photo of a victorian two floor house exterior in Providence with wood cladding and a mansard roof.
Oceanfront Shingle Style home
Oceanfront Shingle Style home
Christopher A Rose AIA, ASIDChristopher A Rose AIA, ASID
Creative Sources Photography, Rion Rizzo
Inspiration for a victorian house exterior in Charleston with three floors, wood cladding and a hip roof.
Sandbar Residence
Sandbar Residence
Union Studio, Architecture & Community DesignUnion Studio, Architecture & Community Design
Nat Rea
Photo of a victorian house exterior in Providence with three floors and wood cladding.
Worthington Transitional
Worthington Transitional
Lizzie O'Brien Interior DesignLizzie O'Brien Interior Design
Builder: CMM Custom Homes Photography: Sean Litchfield Architect: Melillo Architecture
This is an example of a yellow victorian detached house in New York with three floors, wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Project
Project
Pagliaro Bartels Sajda ArchitectsPagliaro Bartels Sajda Architects
Photo of a gey and medium sized victorian detached house in New York with three floors, vinyl cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Watch Hill
Watch Hill
Point One ArchitectsPoint One Architects
Large victorian house exterior in Providence with three floors and wood cladding.
Дом #1
Дом #1
Константин МалютаКонстантин Малюта
Victorian two floor brick detached house in Moscow.
Early Georgian country house
Early Georgian country house
UserUser
Leo Bieber
Photo of a victorian house exterior in Other.
Cape House
Cape House
CBA Landscape Architects, LLCCBA Landscape Architects, LLC
Turning around the corner of the home the view of the water is highlighted grass and a low brick wall. Photo Credit: Robert Benson
Photo of a large and gey victorian two floor house exterior in Boston with wood cladding.

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.
Cape Cod Shingle Style
Cape Cod Shingle Style
Ron Brenner ArchitectsRon Brenner Architects
Simplicity at it's best. Photography: Phillip Mueller Photography This house plan is available for purchase at http://simplyeleganthomedesigns.com/Lakeland_Unique_Cape_Cod_House_Plan.html
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