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Brown Coastal House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Little Harbor, Cohasset
Little Harbor, Cohasset
Janet Shea InteriorsJanet Shea Interiors
This is an example of a brown coastal two floor detached house in Boston with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Beach Style Exterior
Beach Style Exterior
Inspiration for a brown coastal two floor detached house in Gold Coast - Tweed with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Many Decks
Many Decks
Forst Construction, Inc.Forst Construction, Inc.
custom built
This is an example of a brown coastal two floor house exterior in Other with wood cladding and a hip roof.
JACOBS RESIDENCE, CUSTOM HOME
JACOBS RESIDENCE, CUSTOM HOME
Echelon InteriorsEchelon Interiors
Design ideas for a brown beach style two floor house exterior in Other with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
HOUSE IN CHILMARK
HOUSE IN CHILMARK
MacNelly Cohen Architects P.C.MacNelly Cohen Architects P.C.
Expansive and brown beach style bungalow detached house in Boston with stone cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Meadow Beach House
Meadow Beach House
UserUser
This is an example of a large and brown beach style two floor detached house in Boston with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Cosmopolitan Home Grand Rapids' Fall Cover Home
Cosmopolitan Home Grand Rapids' Fall Cover Home
David C Bos HomesDavid C Bos Homes
Exterior shot of the rear of the home lit up at night.
Inspiration for a brown beach style two floor house exterior in Grand Rapids with wood cladding.
Jefferson Residential Project
Jefferson Residential Project
EmeritusEmeritus
Architecture by Emeritus | Interiors by Audrey Sterk Design | Photos by Tom G. Olcott
Inspiration for a brown coastal two floor house exterior in Other with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Bunny Lane
Bunny Lane
Heliotrope ArchitectsHeliotrope Architects
Sean Airhart
Brown beach style two floor house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Waterfront Home in The Hamptons
Waterfront Home in The Hamptons
Alexander Gorlin ArchitectsAlexander Gorlin Architects
This harbor-side property is a conceived as a modern, shingle-style lodge. The four-bedroom house comprises two pavilions connected by a bridge that creates an entrance which frames views of Sag Harbor Bay. The interior layout has been carefully zoned to reflect the family's needs. The great room creates the home’s social core combining kitchen, living and dining spaces that give onto the expansive terrace and pool beyond. A more private, wood-paneled rustic den is housed in the adjoining wing beneath the master bedroom suite.
Shinnecock Hills
Shinnecock Hills
Blair Dibble BuilderBlair Dibble Builder
Design ideas for a large and brown beach style house exterior in New York with three floors, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Coastal Chic
Coastal Chic
Laura Engen Interior DesignLaura Engen Interior Design
Outdoor living is an important part of Minnesota life. Whether we're warming up in the spring, sweating out the summer or cooling off in the fall, we Minnesotans take full advantage of our outdoor spaces. Built by Great Neighborhood Homes, Photography by Troy Thies, Landscaping by Moms Landscaping
Lake Cottage Chic
Lake Cottage Chic
Mary Rossi DesignsMary Rossi Designs
This is an example of a medium sized and brown coastal two floor detached house in Phoenix with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Truro Beach House Exterior
Truro Beach House Exterior
Jill Neubauer ArchitectsJill Neubauer Architects
Designed for a waterfront site overlooking Cape Cod Bay, this modern house takes advantage of stunning views while negotiating steep terrain. Designed for LEED compliance, the house is constructed with sustainable and non-toxic materials, and powered with alternative energy systems, including geothermal heating and cooling, photovoltaic (solar) electricity and a residential scale wind turbine. Landscape Architect: Stephen Stimson Associates Builder: Cape Associates Interior Design: Forehand + Lake Photography: Durston Saylor
Northshore Cottages
Northshore Cottages
Presley ArchitecturePresley Architecture
Petoskey, Michigan
Design ideas for a medium sized and brown beach style two floor house exterior in Detroit with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Marsh View Residence
Marsh View Residence
Becker Morgan Group, Inc.Becker Morgan Group, Inc.
SMB Real Estate Photography
Brown and large nautical two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Turkey Land Cove
Turkey Land Cove
Colonial Reproductions, Inc.Colonial Reproductions, Inc.
Photo of a brown coastal two floor detached house in Boston with wood cladding, a mansard roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and shingles.
Polly Harbison - Macmasters Beach
Polly Harbison - Macmasters Beach
Eco Outdoor USAEco Outdoor USA
Architect - Polly Harbison. Landscaping - Michael Cooke. Photography - Brett Boardman.
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown beach style two floor detached house in Los Angeles with wood cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Hillside Retreat
Hillside Retreat
Steel ConstructionSteel Construction
Brown coastal detached house in Burlington with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Residential Work
Residential Work
Custom Crafted HomesCustom Crafted Homes
Design ideas for a medium sized and brown nautical two floor house exterior in San Diego with wood cladding and a pitched roof.

Brown 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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