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This Old House- Belmont Victorian
This Old House- Belmont Victorian
Cummings Architecture + InteriorsCummings Architecture + Interiors
As seen on This Old House, photo by Eric Roth
N. 7th St.
N. 7th St.
Anne J. Home DesignAnne J. Home Design
In Town Stunner
In Town Stunner
Audrey Sterk DesignAudrey Sterk Design
Liz Nemeth Photography
Our Work
Our Work
Summit Design Group LLCSummit Design Group LLC
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!
Victorian Beauty
Victorian Beauty
Feinmann, Inc.Feinmann, Inc.
Feinmann restored the exterior of an 1885 Victorian home that had deteriorated over the years in Arlington, Massachusetts. Between fixing and improving the front and back porch, Juliet Balconies, shingles, panels, and intricate design elements, we brought back the home’s original splendor. We first focused on restoring the front and back porches by repositioning the stairs, reinforcing the brick and wood support posts, installing pressure-treated framing and mahogany decking, and fixing its existing handrails and roof structure. Feinmann then shifted attention to the house’s design details by replacing all the balusters, posts, spindles, and corbels that give the outside its Victorian feel. We also rebuilt the Juliet Balconies that were located over the dining room and left side of the home and fixed the broken fish-scale shingles, cedar clapboard, and trim.
Willow Statement Victorian
Willow Statement Victorian
Landed Interiors & HomesLanded Interiors & Homes
Photography by Thomas Story for Sunset Magazine, May 2017
2nd Street, Ann Arbor, Old West Side Whole House Remodel
2nd Street, Ann Arbor, Old West Side Whole House Remodel
Acheson BuildersAcheson Builders
Exterior front view of Victorian style 1830s home in the Historic District of Ann Arbor, MI, that was remodeled completely - new Kitchen addition, new rooms. new stairway, many built in cabinets Photo by Marilyn Acheson
Victorian Home Remodel
Victorian Home Remodel
CBH ArchitectsCBH Architects
Home remodel by in South Orange NJ's Montrose Park Historic District. Full gut remodel to breathe new life into this old beauty. Tillou Contracting.
Built by GNC, Inc.
Built by GNC, Inc.
Great Northern Construction, Inc.Great Northern Construction, Inc.
Park Ridge Victorian Masterpiece
Park Ridge Victorian Masterpiece
Jeremy Lew & Assoc., Inc.Jeremy Lew & Assoc., Inc.
Victorian Mansion Redevelopment Project
Victorian Mansion Redevelopment Project
Bauer Design GroupBauer Design Group
This is the exterior of the main home after complete restoration. When purchase, the third floor of the home had been devastated by a fire.
South Salem Victorian
South Salem Victorian
Saranac Builders Corp.Saranac Builders Corp.
Salem NY renovation. This Victorian home was given a facelift with added charm from the area in which it represents. With a beautiful front porch, this house has tons of character from the beams, added details and overall history of the home.
Platt Park New HOme
Platt Park New HOme
StudioHOFF ArchitectureStudioHOFF Architecture
Corner house in Platt Park
Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival
Stephanie Barnes-CastroStephanie Barnes-Castro
Stephanie Barnes-Castro is a full service architectural firm specializing in sustainable design serving Santa Cruz County. Her goal is to design a home to seamlessly tie into the natural environment and be aesthetically pleasing and energy efficient.
Fall Creek Place
Fall Creek Place
Anna M. Waggoner ArchitectsAnna M. Waggoner Architects
New Victorian Style home designed for Fall Creek Place Development. Design incorporates historic design guidelines for development and still has a modern flare to make it unique. Designed by Anna M. Waggoner Architects
Rear Elevation
Rear Elevation
marshall sabatini | architecture+marshall sabatini | architecture+
Photo: Tom Crane
Pound Ridge Historical Renovations
Pound Ridge Historical Renovations
Gerety Building and RestorationGerety Building and Restoration
Victoria Residence
Victoria Residence
Alexander Design Group, Inc.Alexander Design Group, Inc.
Ravine
Ravine
Louis Banks Design BuildLouis Banks Design Build
Complete gut rehabilitation and addition of this Second Empire Victorian home. White trim, new stucco, new asphalt shingle roofing with white gutters and downspouts. Awarded the Highland Park, Illinois 2017 Historic Preservation Award in Excellence in Rehabilitation. Custom white kitchen inset cabinets with panelized refrigerator and freezer. Wolf and sub zero appliances. Completely remodeled floor plans. Garage addition with screen porch above. Walk out basement and mudroom.

Premium 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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