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Traditional Clay House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Historic Honolulu Remodel
Historic Honolulu Remodel
Minatoishi Architects, Inc.Minatoishi Architects, Inc.
We turned this small single-person cottage into a livable house with large master bedroom, exercise room, laundry room, and guest bedroom suite for a professional couple. The entry, kitchen, and living room spaces were switched around and new space was added. Photo credit: Hal Lum
Oceanside Attached Partial Shade Patio Cover
Oceanside Attached Partial Shade Patio Cover
Classic Home ImprovementsClassic Home Improvements
This attached patio cover was installed in this Oceanside home by Classic Home Improvements. The attached pergola is partially shaded while surrounded by another two fully shaded gable roof patio covers. Photos by Preview First.
Faux Finish Home
Faux Finish Home
Will Bullock-Painting & RestoringWill Bullock-Painting & Restoring
The Crosby
The Crosby
DUNCAN CUSTOM HOMES INCDUNCAN CUSTOM HOMES INC
Patio Enclosures
Patio Enclosures
Ocean Pacific PatiosOcean Pacific Patios
Patio Enclosure, Sunroom, 2" insulated walls with drywall interior, transom glass above windows and doors, Gabled Roof, 4" insulated Alumawood style roof
Custom Home Renovation
Custom Home Renovation
Cobb Hill ConstructionCobb Hill Construction
Custom home renovation located in Manchester, New Hampshire. Photo By: Bill Fish.
Casa de le Suenõs (Dream Home) 2015 Parade of Homes - Exterior
Casa de le Suenõs (Dream Home) 2015 Parade of Homes - Exterior
Solid Rock Custom HomesSolid Rock Custom Homes
The interior and exterior walls have bull-nosed corners to soften the edges and echo the mass and softness of adobe construction. The home is sheltered by a mix of flat and Spanish tile roofs. The hip roofs and large overhangs add a slight contemporary touch that fits well with the architecture.
Upscale Interior Design
Upscale Interior Design
MARGARITA BRAVOMARGARITA BRAVO
This client wanted to have their kitchen as their centerpiece for their house. As such, I designed this kitchen to have a dark walnut natural wood finish with timeless white kitchen island combined with metal appliances. The entire home boasts an open, minimalistic, elegant, classy, and functional design, with the living room showcasing a unique vein cut silver travertine stone showcased on the fireplace. Warm colors were used throughout in order to make the home inviting in a family-friendly setting. --- Project designed by Montecito interior designer Margarita Bravo. She serves Montecito as well as surrounding areas such as Hope Ranch, Summerland, Santa Barbara, Isla Vista, Mission Canyon, Carpinteria, Goleta, Ojai, Los Olivos, and Solvang. For more about MARGARITA BRAVO, visit here: https://www.margaritabravo.com/ To learn more about this project, visit here: https://www.margaritabravo.com/portfolio/observatory-park/
Upscale Interior Design
Upscale Interior Design
MARGARITA BRAVOMARGARITA BRAVO
This client wanted to have their kitchen as their centerpiece for their house. As such, I designed this kitchen to have a dark walnut natural wood finish with timeless white kitchen island combined with metal appliances. The entire home boasts an open, minimalistic, elegant, classy, and functional design, with the living room showcasing a unique vein cut silver travertine stone showcased on the fireplace. Warm colors were used throughout in order to make the home inviting in a family-friendly setting. --- Project designed by Montecito interior designer Margarita Bravo. She serves Montecito as well as surrounding areas such as Hope Ranch, Summerland, Santa Barbara, Isla Vista, Mission Canyon, Carpinteria, Goleta, Ojai, Los Olivos, and Solvang. For more about MARGARITA BRAVO, visit here: https://www.margaritabravo.com/ To learn more about this project, visit here: https://www.margaritabravo.com/portfolio/observatory-park/
Oceanside Full Shade Patio with Tile Roof and Stucco
Oceanside Full Shade Patio with Tile Roof and Stucco
Classic Home ImprovementsClassic Home Improvements
This patio cover is an extension to this Oceanside home's design with a matching tile roof and stucco posts. Photos by Preview First.
Traditional and European projects
Traditional and European projects
Expert Window & DoorExpert Window & Door
mahogany door with sdl
Luxury New Build Home
Luxury New Build Home
BastionBastion
Huntington - Santa Barbara
Huntington - Santa Barbara
Paul Allen HomesPaul Allen Homes
Julie Nader
Ashton Woods Exteriors
Ashton Woods Exteriors
Ashton WoodsAshton Woods
A semi-detached garage is the perfect place for a guest apartment, music room, art space, and more. Seen in Heritage at Crabapple, an Atlanta community.
Our Work
Our Work
Wolf CorporationWolf Corporation
Southside Residence
Southside Residence
Studio ArchitectsStudio Architects
Custom Home Renovation
Custom Home Renovation
Cobb Hill ConstructionCobb Hill Construction
Custom home renovation located in Manchester, New Hampshire. Photo By: Bill Fish.
Le Gîte Bovary
Le Gîte Bovary
Carole's Interiors / PhotographieCarole's Interiors / Photographie
Carole Sertillanges
Kabat Design Project
Kabat Design Project
LuxTec Builders, Inc.LuxTec Builders, Inc.
Adobe Homes
Adobe Homes
FHP Builders LLCFHP Builders LLC

Traditional Clay 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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