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Front Porch
Front Porch
Coastal Signature HomesCoastal Signature Homes
Tom Jenkins Photography Siding color: Sherwin Williams 7045 (Intelectual Grey) Shutter color: Sherwin Williams 7047 (Porpoise) Trim color: Sherwin Williams 7008 (Alabaster) Windows: Andersen
Balboa Island Coral
Balboa Island Coral
William Guidero Planning and DesignWilliam Guidero Planning and Design
Exterior farm house Photography by Ryan Garvin
The SEASHELL Cottage at THE COTTAGES at Southport, NC
The SEASHELL Cottage at THE COTTAGES at Southport, NC
The Cottage Building CompanyThe Cottage Building Company
The SEASHELL Cottage. http://www.thecottagesnc.com/property/seashell-cottage-office-2/ Photo: Morvil Design.
Beacon Hill Residence
Beacon Hill Residence
Purple Cherry ArchitectsPurple Cherry Architects
East Coast Traditional
East Coast Traditional
Fautt HomesFautt Homes
Expanded wrap around porch with dual columns. Bronze metal shed roof accents the rock exterior.
Hickory Hill - Cozy Lake Cottage
Hickory Hill - Cozy Lake Cottage
Visbeen ArchitectsVisbeen Architects
This cozy lake cottage skillfully incorporates a number of features that would normally be restricted to a larger home design. A glance of the exterior reveals a simple story and a half gable running the length of the home, enveloping the majority of the interior spaces. To the rear, a pair of gables with copper roofing flanks a covered dining area that connects to a screened porch. Inside, a linear foyer reveals a generous staircase with cascading landing. Further back, a centrally placed kitchen is connected to all of the other main level entertaining spaces through expansive cased openings. A private study serves as the perfect buffer between the homes master suite and living room. Despite its small footprint, the master suite manages to incorporate several closets, built-ins, and adjacent master bath complete with a soaker tub flanked by separate enclosures for shower and water closet. Upstairs, a generous double vanity bathroom is shared by a bunkroom, exercise space, and private bedroom. The bunkroom is configured to provide sleeping accommodations for up to 4 people. The rear facing exercise has great views of the rear yard through a set of windows that overlook the copper roof of the screened porch below. Builder: DeVries & Onderlinde Builders Interior Designer: Vision Interiors by Visbeen Photographer: Ashley Avila Photography
The Willowcrest - 2018 Fall Parade Home - Exterior
The Willowcrest - 2018 Fall Parade Home - Exterior
Snowden Builders LLCSnowden Builders LLC
Front elevation
Front elevation
Daniel Contelmo ArchitectsDaniel Contelmo Architects
Photographer: Daniel Contelmo Jr.
Painted Brick Transitional on the Green
Painted Brick Transitional on the Green
Wyrick Residential DesignWyrick Residential Design
Front facade
Front facade
Petrucci Johnson HomesPetrucci Johnson Homes
Martin Vecchio Photography
RoShamBo at Seabrook
RoShamBo at Seabrook
grouparchitectgrouparchitect
A custom vacation home by Grouparchitect and Hughes Construction. Photographer credit: © 2018 AMF Photography.
Cottage Style Shore Home- Longport, NJ
Cottage Style Shore Home- Longport, NJ
Lolio ArchitectLolio Architect
Transitional Cottage style shore house located in Longport, New Jersey. Features James Hardieplank siding in Evening Blue with James Hardieshingle siding in Light Mist. Azek PVC trim boards provide white accent elements in full boards as well as board and battens. A simple Gaf Timberline Hd shingle roof in Charcoal. All White Andersen windows are used throughout. We were able to keep the scale of the home down and still achieve 3 stories to maximize the lot size & get 3,000 square feet of living space.
Many Decks
Many Decks
Forst Construction, Inc.Forst Construction, Inc.
custom built
Atlantic Beach Cottage
Atlantic Beach Cottage
Esposito DesignEsposito Design
Maine Coast 2016
Maine Coast 2016
Hamilton Snowber ArchitectsHamilton Snowber Architects
Malcolm St _ Hingham MA
Malcolm St _ Hingham MA
High Rock DesignHigh Rock Design
Garage carriage style door and shade pergola. Flagship Photo/ Gustav Hoiland
Harbor Head
Harbor Head
John Dvorsack ArchitectJohn Dvorsack Architect
Designed to look like it’s always been there, this 4 bedroom shingle style farm house sits on a beautiful private parcel in West Falmouth. The biggest challenge for this project was to take advantage of the primary water views which in this case were in the front of the home. To accomplish this, the main entrance to the house and the outdoor entertainment spaces were all on the front of the house. A screen room resides at the intersection of the wings of the wraparound porch for evening relaxation overlooking the water. The stair to the third floor roof deck provides sweeping views of the Elizabethan Island chain and Buzzards Bay.
California Mexi-casa
California Mexi-casa
InterMix InteriorsInterMix Interiors
Arched entry to the front courtyard accented with custom tiles.
Old Style with Contemporary Living - Old East Hill Residence
Old Style with Contemporary Living - Old East Hill Residence
Dalrymple | Sallis ArchitectureDalrymple | Sallis Architecture
Greg Reigler
The SANDFIDDLER Cottage at THE COTTAGES at Southport, NC
The SANDFIDDLER Cottage at THE COTTAGES at Southport, NC
The Cottage Building CompanyThe Cottage Building Company
The SANDFIDDLER Cottage. http://www.thecottagesnc.com/property/sandfiddler-cottage-2/ Photo: Morvil Design.

Premium 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.
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