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new link between historic house and barn
new link between historic house and barn
Carr, Lynch and Sandell, Inc.Carr, Lynch and Sandell, Inc.
Renovation of an historic home. An addition between the existing house and barn in Hingham's Glad Tidings Historic District created a new entry, informal living room, kitchen with cooking fireplace and pantry, and deck. The addition, with it's clerestory, provides lots of natural lighting. The client now has a large free-flowing, light filled, area to entertain that they were missing in the historic house. Photos by Randy O'Rourke
Nelson Street
Nelson Street
Sucasa, LLCSucasa, LLC
Modern Victorian/Craftsman single-family, taking inspiration from traditional Chicago architecture. Clad in Evening Blue Hardie siding.
Regional Project Photos
Regional Project Photos
360 Painting Lake Norman360 Painting Lake Norman
Spaces
Spaces
BT Architectural StoneBT Architectural Stone
Atlantic Drive Double Gable
Atlantic Drive Double Gable
Patrick Ahearn ArchitectPatrick Ahearn Architect
Greg Premru
Rocksyde
Rocksyde
Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects, Inc.Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects, Inc.
This year-round house sits on a rocky shoulder of a New England cove. The house is oriented East to West, allowing a procession of rooms to gradually culminate in the spectacular ocean view to the East. The dramatic siting of the house against the water’s edge recalls a ship’s prow jutting into the ocean. The house responds to its natural environment as well as the Shingle Style tradition popular to the region. Photography by Robert Benson
Sconset Residnece
Sconset Residnece
Shelter 7Shelter 7
This project, located in the heart of the village of SiaSconset, Nantucket, MA, followed strict design requirement for the exterior architecture, as all new building and alterations to existing buildings are reviewed by Historic District Commission, a local governmental review board. The vernacular of the neighborhood leaned towards Victorian, so the design embraced the shingle-style.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
Historic Victorian Exterior
Historic Victorian Exterior
LDa Architecture & InteriorsLDa Architecture & Interiors
Exterior Paint Colors are all Benjamin Moore: Body "Racoon Hollow" Trim "Carrington Beige" Accent "Brandon Beige" Windows "Black Panther"
Lake County Builders
Lake County Builders
Lake Country BuildersLake Country Builders
Photo by Susan Gilmore
King's Shade
King's Shade
Hutker ArchitectsHutker Architects
Brian Vanden Brink
Waterfront porch on the Connecticut shore
Waterfront porch on the Connecticut shore
Huestis Tucker Architects, LLCHuestis Tucker Architects, LLC
This is a new house we designed with a great little porch in a summer community on the shore in Eastern Connecticut. The porch was designed to frame the view of the water and also screen the view up from the sidewalk, giving some privacy to the occupants while they enjoy the view.
Lake Champlain Vermont
Lake Champlain Vermont
Battle Associates, ArchitectsBattle Associates, Architects
Lake Champlain property with views to the Adirondack Mountains, copper clad chimney and copper roof. This project is a new home on Lake Champlain, Vermont. Modern stick style was the vocabulary for this new home perched on the bluff over Lake Champlain. All the spaces were anchored by views to the water and circulation around the great room volume. Chestnut wood interiors and walnut floors provided warm and complimentary interior finishes. This ultra-efficient home is heated and cooled by geothermal technology with solar-powered hot water panels.
Bibehållen charm
Bibehållen charm
arkitop arkitekterarkitop arkitekter
Charmen kunde bibehållas tack vare att tillbyggnaden av groventré, tvättstuga mm gjordes i separat byggnad. Ny entré placerades naturligt i länkens 'punchveranda'. Foto: Ann Bergström
Family Style Beach House
Family Style Beach House
Polhemus Savery DaSilvaPolhemus Savery DaSilva
Brian Vanden Brink
Tumbled Vintage / Mystick Grey Brick & Arriscraft Building Stone Home - Ontario
Tumbled Vintage / Mystick Grey Brick & Arriscraft Building Stone Home - Ontario
General ShaleGeneral Shale
Gorgeous Victorian style home featuring an exterior combination of brick and stone. Displayed is “Tumbled Vintage – Mystic Grey” brick and Arriscraft “ Silverado Fresco, Birchbark Renaissance®, and ARRIS-cast Accessories.
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
Creative Bathroom Refurbishment
Creative Bathroom Refurbishment
UserUser
Thimble Island Victorian Home
Thimble Island Victorian Home
Joseph Sepot ArchitectsJoseph Sepot Architects
Identifiable features of this architectural period include the home's asymmetrical façade, rounded-corner tower, and expansive wraparound porch with bracketed columns. Jim Fiora Photography LLC
Pepperwood
Pepperwood
Polhemus Savery DaSilvaPolhemus Savery DaSilva
Randall Perry

Victorian Blue 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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