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Front View of New Two Story La Selva Beach Home
Front View of New Two Story La Selva Beach Home
Golden Visions DesignGolden Visions Design
Front entry view of two story home with wrap-around covered porch. Golden Visions Design Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Malcolm St _ Hingham MA
Malcolm St _ Hingham MA
High Rock DesignHigh Rock Design
Northeast corner. Re-built wrap-around porch, 2-story addition is from the blue entry door to the left. Flagship Photo/ Gustav Hoiland
Seaside Florida Beach Cottage
Seaside Florida Beach Cottage
Michael Allen MediaMichael Allen Media
www.michaelallenphotography.com
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Westport Real Estate: 5 Compo Beach Road, Westport, CT
Westport Real Estate: 5 Compo Beach Road, Westport, CT
Jillian Klaff HomesJillian Klaff Homes
5 Compo Beach Road | Exceptional Westport Waterfront Property Welcome to the Ultimate Westport Lifestyle….. Exclusive & highly sought after Compo Beach location, just up from the Compo Beach Yacht Basin & across from Longshore Golf Club. This impressive 6BD, 6.5BA, 5000SF+ Hamptons designed beach home presents fabulous curb appeal & stunning sunset & waterviews. Architectural significance augments the tasteful interior & highlights the exquisite craftsmanship & detailed millwork. Gorgeous high ceiling & abundant over-sized windows compliment the appealing open floor design & impeccable style. The inviting Mahogany front porch provides the ideal spot to enjoy the magnificent sunsets over the water. A rare treasure in the Beach area, this home offers a square level lot that perfectly accommodates a pool. (Proposed Design Plan provided.) FEMA compliant. This pristine & sophisticated, yet, welcoming home extends unrestricted comfort & luxury in a superb beach location…..Absolute perfection at the shore.
Pirates Cove
Pirates Cove
Kent & Kent Residential DesignKent & Kent Residential Design
Ghost lake Cottage Club Show home
Ghost lake Cottage Club Show home
Cenova HomesCenova Homes
Our Cascade Model. Small modern cottage. Lots of natural light. Timber accents and Hardie exterior.
Clovelly House
Clovelly House
Bawtree Design | Architecture + InteriorsBawtree Design | Architecture + Interiors
Camilla Quiddington
Beach Cottage
Beach Cottage
Morales Construction Co., Inc.Morales Construction Co., Inc.
Morales Construction Company is one of Northeast Florida’s most respected general contractors, and has been listed by The Jacksonville Business Journal as being among Jacksonville’s 25 largest contractors, fastest growing companies and the No. 1 Custom Home Builder in the First Coast area. Photo Credit: Joe Lapeyra
Cape Cod Chic
Cape Cod Chic
The Design ShoppeThe Design Shoppe
Cape Cod-style home in South Tulsa which rich use of color and light. Builder: Homes by Mark Galbraith, LLC Photo Cred: Michelle Soden
非日常を楽しむアメリカンスタイルのビーチハウス
非日常を楽しむアメリカンスタイルのビーチハウス
株式会社 アット・ピース・アーキテクツ株式会社 アット・ピース・アーキテクツ
South Puget Sound House
South Puget Sound House
BC&J ArchitectureBC&J Architecture
This four bedroom beach house in Washington's South Sound is all about growing up near the water's edge during summer's freedom from school. The owner's childhood was spent in a small cabin on this site with her parents and siblings. Now married and with children of her own, it was time to savor those childhood memories and create new ones in a house designed for generations to come. At 3,200 square feet, including a whimsical Crow's Nest, the new summer cabin is much larger than the original cabin. The home is still about family and fun though. Above the 600 square foot water toys filled garage, there is a 500 square foot bunk room for friends and family. The bunk room is connected to the main house by an upper bridge where built-in storage frames a window seat overlooking the property. Throughout the home are playful details drawing from the waterfront locale. Paddles are integrated into the stair railing, engineered flooring with a weathered look, marine cleats as hardware, a boardwalk to the main entry, and nautical lighting are found throughout the house. Designed by BC&J Architecture.
Ocean
Ocean
Spinnaker DevelopmentSpinnaker Development
Jeri Koegel
Greenwich, CT
Greenwich, CT
Chadsworth ColumnsChadsworth Columns
Chadsworth provided (16) - 16" x 9' PolyStone® composite columns for this residence in Greenwich, Connecticut. Photos Courtesy of: Mr. Foster Lyons (Coastal Point Development, LLC)
Family Coastal Cottage Renovation
Family Coastal Cottage Renovation
Oceanside Builders, LLC.Oceanside Builders, LLC.
The swooping roof line is carried over from the original coastal cottage.
The SEASIDE Cottage at THE COTTAGES at Ocean Isle Beach, NC
The SEASIDE Cottage at THE COTTAGES at Ocean Isle Beach, NC
The Cottage Building CompanyThe Cottage Building Company
The SEASIDE Cottage. http://www.thecottagesnc.com/property/2255/
Central Ave - Wilmette
Central Ave - Wilmette
Signature Properties of Illinois, LtdSignature Properties of Illinois, Ltd
Second Floor Deck
Second Floor Deck
CMM Custom HomesCMM Custom Homes
David Lau, Jason Lusardi, Architect
The Sanctuary
The Sanctuary
Glenn Layton HomesGlenn Layton Homes
Glenn Layton Homes, LLC, "Building Your Coastal Lifestyle"
Beach Style Exterior
Beach Style Exterior

Coastal 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 coastal 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 coastal 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 coastal 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 coastal 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 coastal exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
Island Cottage
Island Cottage
Fiorentino Group ArchitectsFiorentino Group Architects
Photo Credit: Rob Karosis
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