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Year-Round Wood-Fired Outdoor Sauna
Year-Round Wood-Fired Outdoor Sauna
Finnleo SaunaFinnleo Sauna
The Olson Family of Hudson, Wisconsin has a slice of paradise in their backyard with a woodburning outdoor sauna and a screened porch attached. “It feels like we are a million miles away from everything - pure bliss,” states Mrs. Olson.
Asheville, NC-Contemporary Craftsman
Asheville, NC-Contemporary Craftsman
Wright Jenkins Home DesignWright Jenkins Home Design
01 - Transitional Front Exterior
01 - Transitional Front Exterior
Aspire Fine HomesAspire Fine Homes
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Four Wheeler
Amy Storm & CompanyAmy Storm & Company
West Meade Arts and Crafts Influenced Home
West Meade Arts and Crafts Influenced Home
C Kevin Coffey Dwellings | DesignC Kevin Coffey Dwellings | Design
Harriet Craftsman
Harriet Craftsman
CHRISTOPHER STROM ARCHITECTSCHRISTOPHER STROM ARCHITECTS
The homeowners loved the character of their 100-year-old home near Lake Harriet, but the original layout no longer supported their busy family’s modern lifestyle. When they contacted the architect, they had a simple request: remodel our master closet. This evolved into a complete home renovation that took three-years of meticulous planning and tactical construction. The completed home demonstrates the overall goal of the remodel: historic inspiration with modern luxuries.
Custom Home Design Build
Custom Home Design Build
Build Permits LLCBuild Permits LLC
Custom Craftsman Homes With more contemporary design style, Featuring interior and exterior design elements that show the traditionally Craftsman design with wood accents and stone. The entryway leads into 4,000 square foot home with an spacious open floor plan.
Front Exterior
Front Exterior
Pike PropertiesPike Properties
Tiny House at Cheekwood
Tiny House at Cheekwood
Noble Johnson ArchitectsNoble Johnson Architects
Tiny House Exterior Photography: Gieves Anderson Noble Johnson Architects was honored to partner with Huseby Homes to design a Tiny House which was displayed at Nashville botanical garden, Cheekwood, for two weeks in the spring of 2021. It was then auctioned off to benefit the Swan Ball. Although the Tiny House is only 383 square feet, the vaulted space creates an incredibly inviting volume. Its natural light, high end appliances and luxury lighting create a welcoming space.
Stone & Shaker Ranch
Stone & Shaker Ranch
Duke Homes, Inc.Duke Homes, Inc.
Stone and shake shingles, in complementary earth tones, creates a warm welcoming look to the home.
5388 Wild Rye - Legacy
5388 Wild Rye - Legacy
Skogman HomesSkogman Homes
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East Coast Modest Home with Subtle Yet Powerful Solar Energy System
East Coast Modest Home with Subtle Yet Powerful Solar Energy System
EnergyPal SolarEnergyPal Solar
This typical east coast 3BR 2 BA traditional home in a lovely suburban neighborhood enjoys modern convenience with solar. The SunPower solar system installed on this model home supplies all of the home's power needs and looks simply beautiful on this classic home. We've installed thousands of similar systems across the US and just love to see old homes modernizing into the clean, renewable (and cost saving) age.
Modern Living in Florida
Modern Living in Florida
Pineapple House Interior DesignPineapple House Interior Design
Although our offices are based in different states, after working with a luxury builder on high-end waterfront residences, he asked us to help build his personal home. In addition to décor, we specify the materials and patterns on every floor, wall and ceiling to create a showcase residence that serves as both his family’s dream home and a show house for potential clients. Both husband and wife are Florida natives and asked that we draw inspiration for the design from the nearby ocean, but with a clean, modern twist, and to avoid being too obviously coastal or beach themed. The result is a blend of modern and subtly coastal elements, contrasting cool and warm tones throughout, and adding in different shades of blue.
Craftsman 1 1/2 Story Plan #54415
Craftsman 1 1/2 Story Plan #54415
Ahmann Design, Inc.Ahmann Design, Inc.
LendingTree
LendingTree
LendingTreeLendingTree
Quiet Condo | Villas at Whistlestop
Quiet Condo | Villas at Whistlestop
DK HomesDK Homes
This quiet condo transitions beautifully from indoor living spaces to outdoor. An open concept layout provides the space necessary when family spends time through the holidays! Light gray interiors and transitional elements create a calming space. White beam details in the tray ceiling and stained beams in the vaulted sunroom bring a warm finish to the home.
Model Home Belleterre, Huntersville
Model Home Belleterre, Huntersville
AR HOMES - CHARLOTTE AND LAKE NORMANAR HOMES - CHARLOTTE AND LAKE NORMAN
STUNNING MODEL HOME IN HUNTERSVILLE
Cherokee Circle: Transitional Craftsman Home
Cherokee Circle: Transitional Craftsman Home
Timberlake Custom HomesTimberlake Custom Homes
This custom home beautifully blends craftsman, modern farmhouse, and traditional elements together. The Craftsman style is evident in the exterior siding, gable roof, and columns. The interior has both farmhouse touches (barn doors) and transitional (lighting and colors).
Gorgeous Open Floor Plan Cottage in Los Gatos
Gorgeous Open Floor Plan Cottage in Los Gatos
Spaces By Juliana Linssen, Inc.Spaces By Juliana Linssen, Inc.

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.
Front Exterior
Front Exterior
Acadia Building CompanyAcadia Building Company
Board and Batten siding with Red Brick details and Shake in the gables.
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