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Victorian Semi-detached House Ideas and Designs

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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 Double Fronted Villa in Brighton
Victorian Double Fronted Villa in Brighton
Bean InteriorsBean Interiors
Double fronted Victorian Villa, original fascia and front door all renovated and refurbished. The front door is painted to match the cloakroom and the replacement Victorian tiles flow all the way through the ground floor hallway.
Extension & Full Refurb - Penge
Extension & Full Refurb - Penge
Earl & Calam Design and Build LtdEarl & Calam Design and Build Ltd
This is an example of a medium sized and white victorian brick semi-detached house in London with three floors, a pitched roof, a tiled roof and a brown 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.
Bernal Heights Residences
Bernal Heights Residences
Knock Architecture and DesignKnock Architecture and Design
Photo of a medium sized and white victorian two floor semi-detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a flat roof, a green roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Two-storey extension to period home
Two-storey extension to period home
Light House StudioLight House Studio
Design ideas for a small victorian two floor brick and front house exterior in Sussex.
Refurbishment and conversion of listed Victorian house in Sneyd Park, Bristol
Refurbishment and conversion of listed Victorian house in Sneyd Park, Bristol
DHV ArchitectsDHV Architects
The front garden to this imposing Grade II listed house has been re-designed by DHV Architects to allow for parking for 3 cars, create an entrance with kerb appeal and a private area for relaxing and enjoying the view onto the Durdham Downs. The grey and silver Mediterranean style planting looks immaculate all year around.
Meadows, Betchworth
Meadows, Betchworth
Vita Architecture LtdVita Architecture Ltd
Jon Reid, Arch Photos
Photo of a large and red victorian two floor brick semi-detached house in Surrey with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
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.
Restoration Peabody, MA
Restoration Peabody, MA
North Shore Design-Build, LLCNorth Shore Design-Build, LLC
This is an example of a large and green victorian semi-detached house in Boston with three floors, wood cladding, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
45Teel Classic Victorian Exterior
45Teel Classic Victorian Exterior
Aurora Architects + BuildersAurora Architects + Builders
This stately second empire Victorian has the characteristic mansard roof and ornate exterior trim details. To preserve the exterior, most of the work to upgrade energy efficiency happened on the inside, including air sealing using an innovative vaporized caulk. For better insulating performance, we chose new construction rather than replacement windows, which did require careful preservation or recreation of exterior trim..
Front Porch Construction
Front Porch Construction
Cedarstone Renovations Improvements Inc.Cedarstone Renovations Improvements Inc.
Amazing Victorian style exterior!
Design ideas for a large and red victorian brick semi-detached house in Toronto with three floors, a shingle roof, a black roof and shingles.
A side infill extension in Haringey
A side infill extension in Haringey
Resi Design Ltd.Resi Design Ltd.
These Londoners came to us wanting to use a side infill to open up the ground floor and create a quirky, practical space that's ideal for family dining. One of the top priorities on the homeowner’s wish list was to flood the newly created space with natural light. By including a beautiful glass ceiling that keeps the industrial style with the use of black metal, this space is perfect for both cooking and socialising.⁠
Warwick House
Warwick House
Le Lay ArchitectsLe Lay Architects
Photo of a white victorian render semi-detached house in London with three floors.
Denver Highlands Victorian
Denver Highlands Victorian
BellwetherBellwether
This Victorian Duplex in the Highlands neighborhood of Denver needed a glow up! The paint was faded and peeling, the fascia was falling apart, and the window trim needed to be replaced. Colorado Siding Repair worked with the homeowner to retain the character of this home. With new paint for this home and all new window trim and fascia this home looks amazing!
External wall insulation Eling
External wall insulation Eling
beconstructivebeconstructive
Inspiration for a gey victorian two floor semi-detached house in Hampshire.
New Projects
New Projects
ColbyCo PaintingColbyCo Painting
Expansive and green victorian two floor semi-detached house in Chicago with concrete fibreboard cladding, a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Valley Road Victorian
Valley Road Victorian
Oasis ArchitectureOasis Architecture
Full reconstruction, renovation and some partial additions to an 1880s Victorian home in Montclair, NJ
Design ideas for a large and gey victorian semi-detached house in New York with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Family Home
Family Home
Paemark DesignersPaemark Designers
Peter Mwongi
Inspiration for a large and gey victorian two floor brick semi-detached house in Other with a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Newport Exterior Rehab - After Picture
Newport Exterior Rehab - After Picture
Caley Carpentry, LLCCaley Carpentry, LLC
Shane Photography
Inspiration for a medium sized victorian semi-detached house in Providence with three floors, mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

Victorian Semi-detached House 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.
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