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Rosebery Road
Rosebery Road
Matthew Giles ArchitectsMatthew Giles Architects
Queen Anne Bungalow Resurrection
Queen Anne Bungalow Resurrection
Carl Mattison DesignCarl Mattison Design
The bungalow after renovation. You can see two of the upper gables that were added but still fit the size and feel of the home. Soft green siding color with gray sash allows the blue of the door to pop. Photography by Josh Vick
Exterior Makeover in Atlanta
Exterior Makeover in Atlanta
Boyce Design + BuildBoyce Design + Build
The exterior face lift included Hardie board siding and MiraTEC trim, decorative metal railing on the porch, landscaping and a custom mailbox. The concrete paver driveway completes this beautiful project.
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Los Altos Modern Prairie II
Los Altos Modern Prairie II
Studio S Squared Architecture, Inc.Studio S Squared Architecture, Inc.
The Bluffton
The Bluffton
Cottage Home CompanyCottage Home Company
Craftsman Home Exterior
Craftsman Home Exterior
Alair Homes Green BayAlair Homes Green Bay
Our craftsman ranch features a mix of siding and stone to highlight architectural features like box and dormer windows and a lovely arched portico. White trim work provides a clean and crisp contrast to gray siding, and a side-entry garage maximizes space for the attractive craftsman elements of this ranch-style family home. Siding Color/Brand: Georgia Pacific - Shadow Shingles: Certainteed Landmark Weatherwood
Lakeside New Build
Lakeside New Build
Andrea Schumacher InteriorsAndrea Schumacher Interiors
The exterior of this house has a beautiful black entryway with gold accents. Wood paneling lines the walls and ceilings. A large potted plant sits nearby.
Evening Blue Lap Siding w/ Shingle Siding and Board & Batten Siding (Sail Cloth)
Evening Blue Lap Siding w/ Shingle Siding and Board & Batten Siding (Sail Cloth)
Siding Express (Maintenance Free Siding)Siding Express (Maintenance Free Siding)
Side of the house HardiePlank Evening Blue with HardieTrim i Sail Cloth
Craftsman Style Exterior front Entrance
Craftsman Style Exterior front Entrance
Brass Light GalleryBrass Light Gallery
The dramatic front entrance complete with hanging Lancaster lantern pendant. Design Credit: Sandra Meyers Design Studio Photo Credit: Angie Seckinger
On the River's Edge
On the River's Edge
ChillcootsChillcoots
A Chillcoots premium home build with a unique mix of mountain log and timber on the exterior and classic vintage finishes on the interior. Its location is one of the most beautiful in Colorado. The home sits on the banks of the White River on a private ranch in Western Colorado, which is a fishing and hunting paradise.
Traditional Home
Traditional Home
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Ridgehaven Transitional
Ridgehaven Transitional
Shaddock Custom Builders and DevelopersShaddock Custom Builders and Developers
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Cedar Siding by Siding & Window's Group
Cedar Siding by Siding & Window's Group
Siding & Windows Group LtdSiding & Windows Group Ltd
Cape Cod Colonial
Cape Cod Colonial
The Design TeamThe Design Team
Cape Cod Colonial History: The early Cap Cods were very crude. They usually had one room on the first floor and a sleeping loft above. The modern version with kitchen, bath, bedrooms and dining area was the one of the popular styles from the 1920's through 1950 and is now coming back into popularity again. Mega Homes ( http://www.mega-homes.com/)
Rustic Cottage
Rustic Cottage
Oak & Arrow HomesOak & Arrow Homes
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The Dulwich House - Exterior
The Dulwich House - Exterior
Fraher & Findlay Architects LtdFraher & Findlay Architects Ltd
This Edwardian house stands on a corner plot in Dulwich. This was a second project working with this Client and they wanted to extend the existing Edwardian building to form a lower ground floor level to provide them with extended living spaces. The client wanted to extend the living spaces and re-fit out the first and second floor levels of the building. The brief was to extend to the rear, but only minimally - to avoid encroaching and losing too much garden space.
East Memphis Residence
East Memphis Residence
Shapiro & Company ArchitectsShapiro & Company Architects
Exterior Radius Arch custom cedar Shutters Advantage Shutters
Exterior Radius Arch custom cedar Shutters Advantage Shutters
Advantage ShuttersAdvantage Shutters
Custom cedar exterior radius arch shutters from Advantage Shutters manufactured locally in Middle Tennessee

Traditional 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.
Majestic Oaks Residence
Majestic Oaks Residence
Cockfield Jackson Architects, APACCockfield Jackson Architects, APAC
Don Kadair
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