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Gey Victorian House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Horse Country Style
Horse Country Style
Stephen T. Terhune, ArchitectStephen T. Terhune, Architect
A simple, yet impressive entry, and an octagonal tower. The garage is cocked at a slight angle and is designed to look like the old barn that was converted. Note the way we designed the house to preserve as many trees as possible, giving the house an established feel.
Summit Hill Shingle-Style Home Remodel
Summit Hill Shingle-Style Home Remodel
David Heide Design StudioDavid Heide Design Studio
Architecture & Interior Design: David Heide Design Studio -- Photos: Susan Gilmore
Seaside Refresher
Seaside Refresher
Jan Gleysteen Architects, IncJan Gleysteen Architects, Inc
Photography by Richard Mandelkorn
Brighton East House Extension - Melbourne
Brighton East House Extension - Melbourne
Period Extensions & DesignsPeriod Extensions & Designs
Part of the brief of this house was to revitalise and expand the home to cater for a rapidly growing family and its modern needs. The result – a six bedroom family home that can once again stand proud and be admired for the next 100 years.
Chatham home from 2000
Chatham home from 2000
Duckham Architecture & InteriorsDuckham Architecture & Interiors
Gambrel entrance on the front facade.
New Canaan Shingle Style
New Canaan Shingle Style
Michael Smith ArchitectsMichael Smith Architects
Laura Moss
Victorian Exterior
Victorian Exterior
Nantucket Shingle Style Beachside Home Exterior
Nantucket Shingle Style Beachside Home Exterior
Bluewater Home BuildersBluewater Home Builders
Seamlessly blending classic Nantucket Shingle Style with the clean lines and modern finishes of today, this 10,000 square foot home sits at the end of a private cul-de-sac on a beautifully terraced one acre in the Compo beach area of Westport. This home offers the best in transitional design throughout four impeccably finished levels. Stunning interiors offer 10’ ceilings, five fireplaces, handcrafted millwork, paneling and built-ins and exquisite marble and natural stone finishes.
Hampton
Hampton
Bask InteriorsBask Interiors
Californian Bungalow exterior Photo credit: Martina Gemmola Builder: Hart Builders
Castle Estate
Castle Estate
iQuartersiQuarters
We just finished upgrading this beautiful 15,ooo square foot castle into a smart home paradise! Here is an overview of what we did: Savant Automation Audio distribution to 15 zones 4K video distribution to 10 zones Custom sized and color matched interior James Loudspeakers Professional wired and wireless network to cover the whole property Fiber optics connecting gate and outside buildings to the main residence Advanced 360 degree cameras for day and night surveillance Luxury landscape speaker system in the pool area
Multiple Houston Heights New Orleans Style Homes
Multiple Houston Heights New Orleans Style Homes
HSPartnersHSPartners
28th Street New Orleans style houses
Painted Cedar Siding on Victorian Home
Painted Cedar Siding on Victorian Home
Buffalo Lumber Company Inc.Buffalo Lumber Company Inc.
Buffalo Lumber specializes in Custom Milled, Factory Finished Wood Siding and Paneling. We ONLY do real wood. 1x6 Western Red Cedar Clear Vertical Grain Finger Joint Thin Bevel primed
Front Exterior
Front Exterior
dSPACE Studio Ltd, AIAdSPACE Studio Ltd, AIA
This historic home and coach house in a landmark district on Astor Street was built in the late 1800’s. Originally designed as an 11,000sf single family residence, the home was divided into nine apartments in the 1960’s and had fallen into disrepair. The new owners purchased the property with a vision to convert the building back to single family residence for their young family. The design concept was to restore the limestone exterior to its original state and reconstruct the interior into a home with an open floor plan and modern amenities for entertaining and family living, incorporating vintage details from the original property whenever possible. Program requirements included five bedrooms, all new bathrooms, contemporary kitchen, salon, library, billiards room with bar, home office, cinema, playroom, garage with stacking car lifts, and outdoor gardens with all new landscaping. The home is unified by a grand staircase which is flooded with natural light from a glass laylight roof. The first level includes a formal entry with rich wood and marble finishes, a walnut-paneled billiards room with custom bar, a play room, and a separate family entry with mudroom. A formal living and dining room with adjoining intimate salon are located on the second level; an addition at the rear of the home includes a custom deGiulio kitchen and family room. The third level master suite includes a marble bathroom, dressing room, library, and office. The fourth level includes the family bedrooms and a guest suite with a terrace and views of Lake Michigan. The lower level houses a custom cinema. Sustainable elements are seamlessly integrated throughout and include renewable materials, high-efficiency mechanicals and thermal envelope, restored original mahogany windows with new high-performance low-E glass, and a green roof.
Glass
Glass
Gelotte Hommas Drivdahl ArchitectureGelotte Hommas Drivdahl Architecture
Cottage on Keowee
Cottage on Keowee
Gabriel Builders Inc.Gabriel Builders Inc.
Charming shingle style cottage on South Carolina's Lake Keowee. Cedar shakes with stone accents on this home blend into the natural lake environment. It is sitting on a peninsula lot with wonderful views surrounding.
Modern Victorian Farmhouse
Modern Victorian Farmhouse
Madi Mali Homes, LLCMadi Mali Homes, LLC
Cape Cod Seaside Primary Residence
Cape Cod Seaside Primary Residence
Hamilburg InteriorsHamilburg Interiors
New Canaan Private Residence
New Canaan Private Residence
Country Club HomesCountry Club Homes
Exterior - Front
Exterior - Front
Charlie & Co. Design, LtdCharlie & Co. Design, Ltd
Glen Iris Dairy
Glen Iris Dairy
Architest Pty LtdArchitest Pty Ltd

Gey 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.
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