Coastal House Exterior with a White Roof Ideas and Designs

Bayshore Renovation

Adi Choquette

90's renovation project in the Bayshore Road Revitalization area

Paradise Key South Beach

Glenn Layton Homes

The Palms | DecoBatten

DECO Australia

The Palms ? Featuring DecoBatten 40x40 mm finished DecoWood Curly Birch. ? @brockbeazleyphotography @jgbuildingprojects @jswlandscapesanddesign

Cape Cod Painting

Schmidt Painting

Cape Cod white cedar shake home with white trim and Charleston Green shutters. This home has a Gambrel roof line with white cedar shakes, a pergola held up by 4 fiberglass colonial columns and 2 dormers above the pergola and a coupla with a whale weather vane above that. The driveway is made of a beige colors river pebble and lined with a white 4 ft fence.

Exterior Burnt Pine in Sandestin Resort in Destin, Florida

Killough's Interior Design

Cape Haze, FL-Contemporary Bermudian

Wright Jenkins Home Design

This clean crisp look is the Bermudian style that fits in every coastal community. An elevated covered entry with a multi-hip roof design makes for perfect curb appeal.

Sullivan's Island Oasis

St. Pierre Construction

Custom Courtyard Gates in Alys Beach, FL – Nonesuch Way

E. F. San Juan

Custom Courtyard Gates in Alys Beach, FL designed by architect Eric Watson and manufactured by E. F. San Juan Custom Moulding, Millwork & Cabinetry in Youngstown, FL Photo courtesy of Alys Beach Real Estate

Avoca Beach

Coastal Building Central Coast

Hamptons Residence

Taylor'd DISTINCTION

Introducing relaxed coastal living with a touch of casual elegance. The spacious floor plan has all the right elements for the Hamptons look with wide openings to the coastal view allowing a beautiful connection to the outdoors.

Waters Edge Custom

NJR Studios

Beach House in Southampton, NY

Alexander Gorlin Architects

Umina Beach, NSW

Milk Chocolate Projects

The Palms | DecoBatten

DECO Australia

The Palms ? Featuring DecoBatten 40x40 mm finished DecoWood Curly Birch. ? @brockbeazleyphotography @jgbuildingprojects @jswlandscapesanddesign

Craftsman's Coastal Bungalow

Paris Flea Interiors

Well curated collection of unique coastal natural elements embraced this remodeled bungalow home in the heart of St. Petersburg. Such unpretentious pieces warmed up the opulent white walls and added a casual coastal vibe. The light color palette imparting a breezy tropical evokes the sea and sky. Graphic print wallpapers have enhanced the white and wood palette that added personality and dimension to each bathroom. Thanks to the inviting atmosphere and crisp, contemporary aesthetic this coastal bungalow captures the essence of casual elegance.

Fort Charles 3

Kukk Architecture & Design P.A.

Caza Banana Entry

Brindley Architects

In keeping with the materiality of the wall cladding and the cantilevered design of the building, a simple lightweight aluminium and corrugated metal awning was positioned over the timber entry platform to provide rain shelter.

Pacific House

Slater Architects

The brief for this beachfront renovation was to use the bones and keep the theme of the existing weatherboard beach house and convert it into a modern light-filled coastal home that maximised the beach vistas. Part of the brief was to add another story with a master bedroom, ensuite and a private balcony with views over the beach. The original cottage was located forward of the erosion line, so with the help of Northrop Engineers we cantilevered the bedroom over the coastal erosion line to create the new master bedroom with the view. We added a new double garage and double-height entry foyer with a picture frame window, framing the feature pendant lighting and washing the entry with natural light. In the main living are we used large expanses of glass which captured the views, provided ventilation, and washed the space with natural light. Upstairs we added two bedrooms with raked ceilings, ensuites, walk-in-robes and private access to the outdoors. On the southern side of the house we added a swimming pool which became a water feature off the living room, and on the beach side of we added an outdoor kitchen to update the outdoor entertaining space.

Umina Beach, NSW

Milk Chocolate Projects

Waters Edge Custom

NJR Studios

Coastal House Exterior with a White Roof 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.

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