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Coastal House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Southern Home with Pool House
Southern Home with Pool House
Olah Design GroupOlah Design Group
This is an example of a white nautical two floor house exterior in Atlanta.
Casey Key Coastal
Casey Key Coastal
Perrone Construction Custom HomesPerrone Construction Custom Homes
This is an example of a medium sized and white beach style two floor house exterior in Tampa with mixed cladding.
North End Spec Home
North End Spec Home
VB Homes Design, Build, RemodelVB Homes Design, Build, Remodel
Design ideas for a medium sized and white nautical two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
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Giants Neck Beach
Giants Neck Beach
K V DesignsK V Designs
Photo of a large and gey nautical two floor detached house in Bridgeport with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Captiva Beach Home Renovation
Captiva Beach Home Renovation
Alair Homes SanibelAlair Homes Sanibel
A small beach home renovated to suit the clients needs of an updated kitchen, and master suite. With new countertops, cabinets and flooring this kitchen and living area stay true to the traditional beach cottage style. The master suite has many elegant fixtures creating a relaxing oasis will a small touch of glamor with a beautiful glass chandelier.
Sugar Beach Residence
Sugar Beach Residence
Rixey Company, Inc.Rixey Company, Inc.
This is an example of a large and white coastal two floor detached house in Hawaii with stone cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Sullivans Island Home with Great Outdoor Living Spaces - Front View
Sullivans Island Home with Great Outdoor Living Spaces - Front View
Beau Clowney ArchitectsBeau Clowney Architects
Julia Lynn
Photo of a white beach style two floor house exterior in Charleston with a hip roof.
Federal Residence
Federal Residence
Zaher ArchitectsZaher Architects
This is an example of a medium sized and white beach style bungalow house exterior in Gold Coast - Tweed with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Boardwalk- Private Residence
Boardwalk- Private Residence
C.H. Newton Builders, IncC.H. Newton Builders, Inc
This is an example of a coastal two floor house exterior in Providence with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
The Zoe
The Zoe
SLC Architect LLCSLC Architect LLC
Photography by Patrick Brickman
Medium sized nautical two floor house exterior in Charleston with concrete fibreboard cladding.
Maine Coast 2016
Maine Coast 2016
Hamilton Snowber ArchitectsHamilton Snowber Architects
Large and gey beach style two floor house exterior in DC Metro with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Custom South Tampa Home 2937
Custom South Tampa Home 2937
Blake BuildingBlake Building
The metal roof is a perfect finishing touch on this Key West style home. Photo by Fastpix, LLC
Large and blue beach style two floor house exterior in Tampa with wood cladding and a hip roof.
Our Work
Our Work
Eagle Stone & Brick, Inc.Eagle Stone & Brick, Inc.
Design ideas for a large and gey beach style two floor house exterior in St Louis with mixed cladding and a hip roof.
Palmetto Bluff - Parader Circle
Palmetto Bluff - Parader Circle
Court Atkins GroupCourt Atkins Group
Medium sized and beige nautical two floor house exterior in Atlanta with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Flip Flop
Flip Flop
Patrick Ahearn ArchitectPatrick Ahearn Architect
Greg Premru
This is an example of a small beach style two floor house exterior in Boston with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
The Coral House
The Coral House
Lara Dutto, LaraarchitectureLara Dutto, Laraarchitecture
Paul Dyer
Photo of a nautical house exterior in San Francisco.
Camp, Cottage & Cabin Kits ~ Writers Haven
Camp, Cottage & Cabin Kits ~ Writers Haven
Jamaica Cottage Shop IncJamaica Cottage Shop Inc
This extremely popular design has 3 sizes available. diy cabin plans are available ($50) - or this unique retreat can be built from our well designed cabin kits (estimated assembly time - 2 people, 20 hours). Also available fully assembled.
Southampton Custom Home
Southampton Custom Home
Heartwood CorpHeartwood Corp
Eric Striffler
Design ideas for a beach style house exterior in New York.
Coastal Architecture
Coastal Architecture
Borges Brooks BuildersBorges Brooks Builders
Fletcher Isacks
Photo of a nautical house exterior in Miami.

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.
13 Palms Project
13 Palms Project
Canopy Signature HomesCanopy Signature Homes
Photo of a beach style two floor detached house in Jacksonville with mixed cladding, a shingle roof and board and batten cladding.
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