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Luxury Coastal House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Waterfront exterior of home
Waterfront exterior of home
Purple Cherry ArchitectsPurple Cherry Architects
David Burroughs Photography
This is an example of a large beach style two floor house exterior in Baltimore with wood cladding.
Beach Style Exterior
Beach Style Exterior
UserUser
New custom beach home in the Golden Hills of Hermosa Beach, California, melding a modern sensibility in concept, plan and flow w/ traditional design aesthetic elements and detailing.
Oceanfront Cottage in Stone Harbor
Oceanfront Cottage in Stone Harbor
OSK Design Partners, PAOSK Design Partners, PA
Medium sized and gey nautical two floor detached house in Philadelphia with wood cladding, a mansard roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shingles.
A COASTAL STYLE LAKE HOME
A COASTAL STYLE LAKE HOME
Meadowlark Design+BuildMeadowlark Design+Build
Exterior of this lake home near Ann Arbor, MI built by Meadowlark Design+Build
Inspiration for a large and blue beach style detached house in Detroit with three floors.
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.
3420 North Ocean Boulevard | Gulf Stream, FL
3420 North Ocean Boulevard | Gulf Stream, FL
Pascal Liguori & SonPascal Liguori & Son
Front Exterior
Design ideas for a white and medium sized beach style bungalow concrete detached house in Other with a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Classic Island Beach Cottage Exterior Elevated
Classic Island Beach Cottage Exterior Elevated
Sea Island Builders LLCSea Island Builders LLC
Classic Island beach cottage exterior of an elevated historic home by Sea Island Builders. Light colored white wood contract wood shake roof. Juila Lynn
Seaside Florida Beach Cottage
Seaside Florida Beach Cottage
Michael Allen MediaMichael Allen Media
www.michaelallenphotography.com
Design ideas for a large and white beach style house exterior in Miami with three floors, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
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
Medium sized and gey beach style two floor house exterior in Other with stone cladding.
Central Ave - Wilmette
Central Ave - Wilmette
Signature Properties of Illinois, LtdSignature Properties of Illinois, Ltd
Photo of a brown and expansive coastal house exterior in Chicago with wood cladding, three floors and a pitched roof.
Second Floor Deck
Second Floor Deck
CMM Custom HomesCMM Custom Homes
David Lau, Jason Lusardi, Architect
Inspiration for a medium sized and green coastal house exterior in New York with three floors, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Island Cottage
Island Cottage
Fiorentino Group ArchitectsFiorentino Group Architects
Photo Credit: Rob Karosis
Design ideas for a beige and expansive nautical two floor house exterior in Boston with mixed cladding and a hip roof.
Little Balboa Island
Little Balboa Island
Anne Michaelsen DesignAnne Michaelsen Design
Mark Lohman Robert Sinclair Architect
Design ideas for a white and large coastal detached house in Orange County with wood cladding, three floors and a shingle roof.
Guesthouse
Guesthouse
Bromley Caldari Architects PCBromley Caldari Architects PC
photo credit: www.mikikokikuyama.com
Beige and large beach style bungalow detached house in New York with a flat roof and wood cladding.
Coastal Cottage
Coastal Cottage
ADŌR HomesADŌR Homes
This home is a beautiful traditional home with classic white shakes and steep gable roofs. This cottage style home boasts a 3-car garage as well as stunning windows and stonework. The covered entryway features double columns and double doors as you walk into the home. James Hardie Artic White Timberline Rustic Black shingles Custom blend stone Transitional Lantern Tongue and groove black porch ceiling Marvin Integrity windows in black Images by ©Spacecrafting
Beach House Bedroom Balcony
Beach House Bedroom Balcony
Lasley Brahaney Architecture + ConstructionLasley Brahaney Architecture + Construction
Our signature Lasley Brahaney support brackets add that extra design detail to the balcony. Tom Grimes Photography
This is an example of a large and gey coastal two floor house exterior in Other with vinyl cladding and a pitched roof.
Seaside Florida Beach Cottage
Seaside Florida Beach Cottage
Michael Allen MediaMichael Allen Media
www.michaelallenphotography.com
This is an example of a large and white beach style house exterior in Miami with three floors, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
1220 Cove Avenue
1220 Cove Avenue
Cobb ArchitectsCobb Architects
Julia Lynn
Medium sized and white coastal detached house in Charleston with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Alys Beach on the Lake
Alys Beach on the Lake
Artisan Custom HomesArtisan Custom Homes
Design ideas for a large and white coastal two floor render detached house in Charlotte with a pitched roof, a mixed material roof and a brown roof.
Relaxed Luxury Lake Geneva
Relaxed Luxury Lake Geneva
Lowell Custom HomesLowell Custom Homes
https://www.lowellcustomhomes.com Photo by www.aimeemazzenga.com Interior Design by www.northshorenest.com Relaxed luxury on the shore of beautiful Geneva Lake in Wisconsin.

Luxury 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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