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Identified by their steeply pitched rooflines and decorative half-timbering, a Tudor-style house can be anything from an elaborate mansion to a modest suburban residence. These charming structures typically mimic classic English architecture with sturdy materials and romantic details. These examples of Tudor homes bring that old-world style into the modern day.
Modern Tudor Style
Tudor-style houses are often decorated with half-timbering, which refers to the exposed wood framework filled in with stucco or stone. This updated Tudor-style home puts a modern spin on that classic feature with a trendy black paint job. The deep, inky color also accents the exterior trim and front door, adding distinction against white-painted and exposed red brick.
Hallmarks of Tudor Style
Unlike Colonials with their boxy, symmetrical shapes, a Tudor-style house can come in various styles and layouts. The exteriors are generally asymmetrical, with dynamic rooflines and mixed-material facades. Gables and windows in different sizes, off-center front doors, and multiple chimneys are typical of the style. The wide stone stairway leading up to the front door adds grandeur, emphasizing the formal style of Tudor architecture.
Tudor-Style Renovation
Although the style has historical roots, contemporary updates can make a Tudor-style home feel current for this century. Here, an arched overhang above the front door, narrow windows, and overlapping gables repeat classic Tudor architectural features. However, crisp white trim and gray shake siding give the facade a fresh, modern look. The wood front door with a circular window echoes the arches and adds an unexpected updated style as well. Simple landscaping allows the house to remain the focal point of the property.
Traditional Tudor Materials
Brick Tudor-style homes are often contrasted with areas of stone, stucco, or wood on the main gables or upper stories. This home’s front gable dormer features half-timbering with stucco infilling. Cypress shakes provide texture and contrast to the exterior siding, while the wood shutters and front door add charm.
Tudor Color Schemes
Cream, white, and brown tones often comprise exterior color palettes for Tudor-style houses. These neutral hues complement traditional brick, stone, concrete, and slate materials. Front doors are often stained to highlight the natural wood grain or can be painted an accent color for an unexpected twist. The greenery climbing up and around the entryway adds to the pastoral quality of this house.
Arched Tudor-Style Doorway
A simple arched doorway, like this one, is a common feature of a Tudor-style house. This exterior exhibits many characteristic Tudor materials, including brick on the front gable, stone trim, and half-timbering with stucco infilling on the upper level. Leading up to the front steps, stone pavers of various sizes are spaced out in a dynamic pattern to add a contemporary touch.
Tudor Revival
This home’s classic styling is part Tudor and part English country. Distinguishing characteristics include a Gothic limestone arch above the entry, copper gutters, and board-and-batten siding. Cream-colored trim highlights windows and other exterior features against the red brick. Low hedges trimmed in curved shapes are a more casual landscaping feature, playing up the country part of this design.
Renaissance Details
The doorway of a Tudor-style home will commonly boast Renaissance detailing. In addition, Tudor arches (typically with flattened, pointed tops) are often found in door surrounds, such as the one seen here. This limestone door surround accentuates the home’s castlelike appearance and lends prominence to the front entry.
Tudor Curb Appeal
A curved, red-brick walkway reflects this home’s exterior cladding, while an abundance of greenery adds a storybook-like atmosphere that enhances the charming entryway. The path passes through a flower-covered arbor and leads to an arched entrance. Patterned brickwork combined with black half-timbering brings visual interest to the home’s facade.
Tudor Half-Timbering
Commonly present on Tudor-style homes, ornamental half-timbering mimics medieval construction techniques. Although timber framing was integral to the structure of medieval houses, most examples on modern Tudor homes are purely decorative. Many different designs and patterns exist, but the technique is most often used on upper stories and around windows.
Leaded-Glass Windows
Tall, narrow windows, commonly in multiple groups with multipane glazing, are characteristic of Tudor-style houses. Small, leaded-glass windows featuring geometric patterns are another classic period feature. This leaded-glass, diamond-pattern window capped by antique timber lends the home a well-aged impression.
Brick Tudor
The facade of a Tudor-style home is often dominated by one or more prominent, steeply pitched cross gables. This home features two front gables and brick wall cladding. Brick became the preferred wall surface for even the most modest Tudor cottages after masonry veneering was popularized in the 1920s. The arches surrounding the portico leading to the front door are repeated over the prominent front window and in the smaller window above the entryway. Arches are repeatedly seen in Tudor architecture.
Updated Brick Tudor
A nontraditional exterior color palette gave this brick Tudor-style house a fresh face. Various shades of green, including sage-painted brick and gray-green shutters, freshen up the home’s traditional facade without compromising its style. Copper gutters showcase a weathered patina and add a rustic touch, while a window box on the upper part of the house brings a romantic element.
Stone Tudor
Although stone trim is standard in Tudor-style houses, this home features stone as the primary wall cladding. In this subtype, stucco, brick, or wooden trim frequently covers gables or second stories. A wall also made from stone surrounds the property. The warm blue on the shutters adds a soft aspect to the cool stone exterior.
Manufactured Stone Facade
The manufactured stone on this home’s facade helps reinforce its Tudor look. Although it mimics natural stone, artificial varieties usually come at a fraction of the cost. Keeping with the style, red brick trim defines the steep roofline and arched windows and doorway. Brick also tops the wall of the gated entrance to the home, which is also clad in manufactured stone.
Tudor-Style Cottage
Tulips wind their way through the front yard of this charming Tudor-style cottage. A handmade wreath on the front door repeats the shape of the arched door and flanking windows. The wreath features silk blooms that coordinate with the tulip display’s color scheme and also reflect the colors of the brick that covers the exterior.
Lakeside Tudor
Great architecture often embraces its surroundings, but with this Tudor-style home, the formula is flipped. The stately home is embraced by its surroundings, with lovely lakeshore curving around the site on three sides. A slate-tile roof and offset chimneys distinguish the home’s facade, shaded by a large tree that grows to the side of an outdoor seating area.
Modern-Day Tudor
This new English Tudor-style house was designed to appear old. It was inspired by the traditional architecture of a nearby school and estate. A symmetrical layout featuring a stone-clad exterior, brick chimneys, and chocolate-brown trim boasts timeless Tudor appeal. Arches are repeated across the front of the downstairs exterior, and divided glass unifies all the windows despite their different sizes and shapes, enhancing the home’s symmetry.
One-of-a-Kind Tudor Design
Architectural historians will tell you that the Tudor style has no fixed rules. The English prototype sprang from the introduction of the chimney stack, and the varied look of the style’s myriad rooflines and quaint windows was a balancing act around interior heat sources. On this charming Tudor’s facade, crude mortar joints between bricks amplify the home’s timeworn appeal.
English Character
Brick, stone, stucco, and wood enhance this 60-year-old home’s Tudor character. The combination of materials introduces a variety of natural textures and colors to the facade. The decorative half-timbering features curved, diagonal details for a twist on traditional. Adding to the home’s multifaceted facade are climbing vines, typically found on older homes, and carefully trimmed hedges lining the driveway and flanking the front entryway.
Medieval Revival
Heavy chimneys and steeply pitched roofs give Tudor-style houses a medieval flavor. In fact, the style is sometimes called Medieval Revival. This home’s windows include many casements, another characteristic of the style. The impressive gate at the entryway adds to the old-world aura, and painted shutters add a decorative accent that coordinates with the roof.
Exposed Wood Details
The exposed wooden beams and wood front door on this Tudor-style house give it a French country home quality that inspired its woodland decorating scheme. A tree branch and forest greens keep the decor simple, while silvery stars and tin tree luminaries add a hint of holiday decoration. Diamond-shaped glass panes give the door an antique look.
Tudor-Style Windows
The windows of Tudor-style homes are often grouped into strings of three or more. They are commonly located on or below the main gable or in one- or two-story semihexagonal bays, such as the one above the front entrance. Small transoms sometimes top main windows, such as the ones seen on the main level of this home.
Tudor-Style Solarium
The windows on this solarium repeat the Gothic arches and diamond-shaped panes that prevail throughout the rest of the Tudor-style house. The solarium opens to a patio dining setup for outdoor entertaining. A breezeway connecting it to the main house is an informal breakfast area. Painting the solarium a different shade of brown distinguishes it as a unique space despite being connected to the home. The solarium acts as a connection between indoors and outside.
Textured Tudor Exterior
A combination of brick, stucco, stone, and wood brings texture and dimension to this Tudor-style house. The stone flanking the front door repeats on the chimney for a cohesive look. Lush front yard landscaping helps blend the home into its natural surroundings.
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