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Bringing a Victorian Farmhouse to Life!
Bringing a Victorian Farmhouse to Life!
Architectural Bronze CasementsArchitectural Bronze Casements
In the meticulous restoration of this architectural gem, timber sub-frames have been thoughtfully integrated into the brick and stone reveals, serving as the perfect receptacle for elegant bronze casements with very pretty leaded detail to the top windows. The renovation also showcases several sets of timber doors, expertly accented with bronze inserts. A delightful touch is in the form of a steep pointed window, artfully executed using the Heritage system.
Lake Front Home, Lake Sunapee NH
Lake Front Home, Lake Sunapee NH
Bonin Architects & AssociatesBonin Architects & Associates
At night, this lake front cottage is a beautiful sight from the water. Architectural design by Bonin Architects & Associates. Photography by William N. Fish. Landscape design by Peter Schiess
Rethinking an old landscape
Rethinking an old landscape
Twig Landscape Design, LLCTwig Landscape Design, LLC
Beautiful home with a landscape to match! We created a dry riverbed that meanders through the front yard and helps manage rainwater. We modified existing plantings as needed added a whole bunch of fun and colorful perennials, shrubs, and trees!
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Cannon House - South Main, Colorado
Cannon House - South Main, Colorado
Kenny Craft, CNU LEED APKenny Craft, CNU LEED AP
Medium sized victorian house exterior in Charlotte with three floors, wood cladding and a metal roof.
Grande Dame
Grande Dame
LeBlanc DesignLeBlanc Design
LeBlanc Design Michael J. Lee Photography
Photo of a victorian house exterior in Boston.
Queen Anne Cottage
Queen Anne Cottage
Gill Design Co.Gill Design Co.
Inspiration for a large victorian two floor detached house in Nashville with wood cladding, a purple house, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
1431 Metropolitan
1431 Metropolitan
UserUser
Inspiration for a victorian house exterior in Atlanta.
Modern Tudor on Fuller
Modern Tudor on Fuller
City Homes, LLCCity Homes, LLC
This is an example of a large and beige victorian two floor render detached house in Minneapolis with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Regional Project Projects
Regional Project Projects
360 Painting of St. Charles360 Painting of St. Charles
This is an example of a large and green victorian detached house in Chicago with three floors, wood cladding, a hip roof and a tiled roof.
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(273M)
Rite Way Custom HomesRite Way Custom Homes
Green and large victorian two floor detached house in Chicago with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
English Country Home
English Country Home
Wade Weissmann ArchitectureWade Weissmann Architecture
Unique combinations of brick, timber and cement stucco come together to create a charming, thoroughly inviting exterior.
This is an example of a victorian two floor brick house exterior in Milwaukee.
115 Page Street - House Tour
115 Page Street - House Tour
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Tom Roe
Design ideas for a victorian house exterior in Melbourne.
Victorian Home
Victorian Home
Summit Design Group LLCSummit Design Group LLC
This is an example of a medium sized and gey victorian two floor detached house in Milwaukee with vinyl cladding and a shingle roof.
Park Ridge Victorian Masterpiece
Park Ridge Victorian Masterpiece
Jeremy Lew & Assoc., Inc.Jeremy Lew & Assoc., Inc.
Large and gey victorian detached house in Chicago with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Winchester Renovation
Winchester Renovation
Richard Brown ArchitectsRichard Brown Architects
This was a significant addition/renovation to a modest house in Winchester. The program called for a garage, an entry porch, more first floor space and two more bedrooms. The challenge was to keep the scale of the house from getting too big which would dominate the street frontage. Using setbacks and small sale elements the scale stayed in character with the neighbor hood.
How green is my garden!!
How green is my garden!!
Susan Fisher PhotographySusan Fisher Photography
Susan Fisher Plotner/Susan Fisher Photography
Green victorian house exterior in New York with three floors and wood cladding.
Victorian House S. East London
Victorian House S. East London
Alison Hammond PhotographyAlison Hammond Photography
Photo of a victorian brick and rear extension in London with three floors.
GREENWAY PARK LOT B3
GREENWAY PARK LOT B3
EJH DesignsEJH Designs
Small victorian house exterior in Miami.
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Collaborations at Gilmore Home CenterCollaborations at Gilmore Home Center
Photo of a victorian house exterior in Burlington.

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.
Greenwich Waterfront Shingle
Greenwich Waterfront Shingle
VanderHorn ArchitectsVanderHorn Architects
Reminiscent of a 1910 Shingle Style, this new stone and cedar shake home welcomes guests through a classic doorway framing a view of the Long Island Sound beyond. Paired Tuscan columns add formality to the graceful front porch.
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