Best of the Week: 31 Australian Heritage-Style Home Facades
Renovating a period property? Be inspired by these 31 fabulous heritage-style facades
Georgia Madden
4 September 2019
Expensive, fiddly and often filled with unexpected surprises – restoring a heritage property is not for the faint-hearted. But the rewards are worth it. After all, who wouldn’t want to live in their own little piece of history? If you intend to renovate your heritage home any time soon, look no further – we’ve gathered 31 images of fabulous Australian heritage-style exteriors from the Houzz archives to inspire your thinking.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
1. Location: Fairlight, NSW
Designer: MM+J Architects
Features: Warm grey weatherboard + terracotta roof tiles.
Designer: MM+J Architects
Features: Warm grey weatherboard + terracotta roof tiles.
2. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Features: Naturally weathered for a romantic feel.
Features: Naturally weathered for a romantic feel.
3. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Features: An elegant Victorian facade with striking cast-iron lacework.
Renovating a heritage home? Find a builder near you on Houzz who can help you achieve your design vision
Features: An elegant Victorian facade with striking cast-iron lacework.
Renovating a heritage home? Find a builder near you on Houzz who can help you achieve your design vision
4. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Dig Design
Features: A classic Federation exterior with a hint of the modern zinc-lined extension peeping above the roofline.
Designer: Dig Design
Features: A classic Federation exterior with a hint of the modern zinc-lined extension peeping above the roofline.
5. Location: Adelaide, SA
Designer: Bennett Design
Features: A rustic farmhouse with an old-meets-new aesthetic.
Designer: Bennett Design
Features: A rustic farmhouse with an old-meets-new aesthetic.
6. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Heartly
Features: An Edwardian villa comes of age with fresh, white-washed weatherboards and a modern extension at the rear.
See the rest of this home and read how a builder and interior designer revamped it
Designer: Heartly
Features: An Edwardian villa comes of age with fresh, white-washed weatherboards and a modern extension at the rear.
See the rest of this home and read how a builder and interior designer revamped it
7. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Basset and Lobaza Architects
Features: A light touch for this inner-city Victorian facade with delicate cast-iron lacework and a steel roof in soft grey.
Designer: Basset and Lobaza Architects
Features: A light touch for this inner-city Victorian facade with delicate cast-iron lacework and a steel roof in soft grey.
9. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Mitsuori Architects
Features: Grand bay windows and a charming tessellated-tile verandah.
Designer: Mitsuori Architects
Features: Grand bay windows and a charming tessellated-tile verandah.
10. Location: South Yarra, Victoria
Features: Arches, a timeless colour scheme and grand proportions… this renovated Victorian home is old-world elegance personified.
Features: Arches, a timeless colour scheme and grand proportions… this renovated Victorian home is old-world elegance personified.
11. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Coy Yiontis Architects
Features: A palette of grey-on-grey… further emphasised with the colours in the front path and gravelled yard.
Designer: Coy Yiontis Architects
Features: A palette of grey-on-grey… further emphasised with the colours in the front path and gravelled yard.
12. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Co-lab Architecture
Features: A predominantly white palette for the house ensures that all eyes are on that eye-catching tessellated-tile front path.
Designer: Co-lab Architecture
Features: A predominantly white palette for the house ensures that all eyes are on that eye-catching tessellated-tile front path.
13. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: STAR Architecture
Features: A Victorian beauty in grey-blue and charcoal.
Designer: STAR Architecture
Features: A Victorian beauty in grey-blue and charcoal.
14. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Wolveridge Architects
Features: Whitewashing the exterior of this double-fronted Victorian weatherboard cottage creates a delightful play of light and shadow.
Designer: Wolveridge Architects
Features: Whitewashing the exterior of this double-fronted Victorian weatherboard cottage creates a delightful play of light and shadow.
15. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Hindley & Co
Features: Rich red brickwork balances beautifully with the charcoal roof and white trims.
Designer: Hindley & Co
Features: Rich red brickwork balances beautifully with the charcoal roof and white trims.
16. Location: Australia
Features: Textured sandstone is the star of the show in this double-fronted Victorian cottage.
Features: Textured sandstone is the star of the show in this double-fronted Victorian cottage.
17. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Period Extensions & Designs
Features: A medley of greys is livened by a cheery red-brick path.
Designer: Period Extensions & Designs
Features: A medley of greys is livened by a cheery red-brick path.
18. Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Designer: Nielsen Workshop
Features: A contemporary extension that makes no apology for contrasting with the classic lines of this heritage Queenslander. A risk that we’d say pays off.
Designer: Nielsen Workshop
Features: A contemporary extension that makes no apology for contrasting with the classic lines of this heritage Queenslander. A risk that we’d say pays off.
19. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Damer Builders
Features: Simple timber fretwork and colourful leadlight windows set a fun, relaxed tone – ideal for family living.
Designer: Damer Builders
Features: Simple timber fretwork and colourful leadlight windows set a fun, relaxed tone – ideal for family living.
20. Location: Yass, NSW
Features: A classic farmhouse, a deep, shaded verandah and climbing plants. Delightful.
Features: A classic farmhouse, a deep, shaded verandah and climbing plants. Delightful.
21. Location: Bondi, NSW
Designer: Michael Bell Architects
Features: Soft, painted brickwork + sandblasted limestone floor tiles.
Designer: Michael Bell Architects
Features: Soft, painted brickwork + sandblasted limestone floor tiles.
22. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Bagnato Architecture & Interiors
Features: A heritage-listed, weatherboard church and a bold, rendered modern extension… a contrast that works a treat.
Designer: Bagnato Architecture & Interiors
Features: A heritage-listed, weatherboard church and a bold, rendered modern extension… a contrast that works a treat.
23. Location: Ipswich, Queensland
Features: The rich forest-green roof grounds this country home firmly in nature.
Features: The rich forest-green roof grounds this country home firmly in nature.
24. Location: Perth, WA
Designer: Design Living Studio
Features: Simple weatherboard cladding, a corrugated, steel roof and glimpses of a modern extension at the rear… but it’s the pop of lime on the front door that marries the two looks.
Designer: Design Living Studio
Features: Simple weatherboard cladding, a corrugated, steel roof and glimpses of a modern extension at the rear… but it’s the pop of lime on the front door that marries the two looks.
25. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Neil Architecture
Features: It’s the wonderfully structured and symmetrical garden that’s the star of the show in this heritage-home makeover.
Designer: Neil Architecture
Features: It’s the wonderfully structured and symmetrical garden that’s the star of the show in this heritage-home makeover.
26. Location: North Sydney, NSW
Designer: BJB Architects
Features: French doors with shutters add a warm, sophisticated feel.
Designer: BJB Architects
Features: French doors with shutters add a warm, sophisticated feel.
27. Location: Perth, WA
Designer: Black Slate Homes
Features: A crisp colour palette of black, grey and white feels contemporary while honouring the home’s heritage history.
Designer: Black Slate Homes
Features: A crisp colour palette of black, grey and white feels contemporary while honouring the home’s heritage history.
28. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Janelle Hearn Design
Features: Graceful lines and an understated palette of greige, charcoal and natural timber.
Designer: Janelle Hearn Design
Features: Graceful lines and an understated palette of greige, charcoal and natural timber.
29. Location: Sydney, NSW
Designer: POC+P architects
Features: A classic worker’s cottage, packed with charm.
Designer: POC+P architects
Features: A classic worker’s cottage, packed with charm.
30. Location: Adelaide, SA
Designer: Platinum Fine Homes
Features: White borders make a feature of the sandstone walls.
Designer: Platinum Fine Homes
Features: White borders make a feature of the sandstone walls.
31. Location: Sydney, NSW
Designer: Kate Mountstephens Architecture + Heritage
Features: Exquisite details, including a tessellated-tile path, contrasting tiles on the step risers and leadlight windows.
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Designer: Kate Mountstephens Architecture + Heritage
Features: Exquisite details, including a tessellated-tile path, contrasting tiles on the step risers and leadlight windows.
Your turn
Which of these 31 heritage-style exteriors do you find the most charming? Tell us in the Comments below, like this story, save the images, and join the conversation.
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Missed last week’s Best of the Week? Catch up here with Best of the Week: 24 Tiny Study Nooks That Steal the Show
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Beautiful to see the heritage is maintained. Can we see 1960's/1970's facade makeovers please?
The simple elegant ones are lovel, but many are drowning in excess fretwork “more” is not the same as “better”
So many in Melbourne!