What Can I Do With My Coat of Arms? Part 1

My house is a very, very, very nice house,
With my heraldry in my yard ....

And one of the ways that we have seen many times as a way for people to use their coats of arms is to mark the exterior of their homes.

Now, this can vary because, frankly, not everyone has a classical pediment on their abode which would support a display of heraldry like this one:

Or even perhaps something a little less ostentatious:

Or

Still, there are some more contemporary embellishments that can be added to the exterior without spending a fortune on stone carvers. Something like this modern family has done, which certainly nods to tradition while also modernizes the concept:

Or a gateway out by the street:

Next time, we'll look at some more intimate ways of decorating the exterior of your home with your coat of arms.