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Coastal Glass House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Beach Style Exterior
Beach Style Exterior
Photo of a medium sized beach style two floor glass house exterior in Los Angeles with a flat roof.
Coconut Grove Miami Project
Coconut Grove Miami Project
Hagan Binder DesignHagan Binder Design
This is an example of a small and white nautical two floor glass house exterior in Miami.
Carmel Point Residence Renovation
Carmel Point Residence Renovation
UserUser
Design ideas for a beige nautical bungalow glass detached house in Other with a pitched roof.
River House
River House
McClellan | TelloneMcClellan | Tellone
Photo: Patrick Barta
Medium sized beach style two floor glass house exterior in Seattle with a lean-to roof.
Beach House Victoria
Beach House Victoria
Simpatico Interior DesignSimpatico Interior Design
Photography by Sam Penninger - Styling by Selena White
This is an example of a large coastal two floor glass detached house in Melbourne with a flat roof and a metal roof.
Marin Modern Beach House
Marin Modern Beach House
THREE SIXTY ONE Architecture, AIATHREE SIXTY ONE Architecture, AIA
This is an example of a gey nautical bungalow glass house exterior in San Francisco with a flat roof.
Broadwater 2
Broadwater 2
Pyramid BuildersPyramid Builders
David Burroughs
Design ideas for a coastal glass house exterior in DC Metro with a pitched roof.
Clarkson Beach House
Clarkson Beach House
Neumann Mendro Andrulaitis Architects LLPNeumann Mendro Andrulaitis Architects LLP
Bill Zeldis
Design ideas for a coastal bungalow glass house exterior in Santa Barbara with a flat roof.
Modern Mercer Island Home with Large Windows
Modern Mercer Island Home with Large Windows
Seattle Staged to Sell and Design LLCSeattle Staged to Sell and Design LLC
This is an example of a brown coastal two floor glass detached house in Seattle with a lean-to roof.
Singing Sands
Singing Sands
Don Tankersley & Co.Don Tankersley & Co.
Photo by Jeremy Bittermann
This is an example of a nautical bungalow glass house exterior in Portland.
Watson
Watson
CarpetandTiles.com.auCarpetandTiles.com.au
Suncity Homes - Photography by Lucas Muro
This is an example of a nautical glass house exterior in Sunshine Coast with three floors.
Cat Cay Residence
Cat Cay Residence
Touzet StudioTouzet Studio
Large and white beach style two floor glass detached house in Miami with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Guava Wave
Guava Wave
Ari DesignsAri Designs
Large wave with sunset, made out of stained glass mosaic on cement board. Located at Guava Beach Bar & Grill, Mission Beach, San Diego, CA
Photo of a large nautical bungalow glass house exterior in San Diego.
Watson
Watson
CarpetandTiles.com.auCarpetandTiles.com.au
Suncity Homes - Photography by Lucas Muro
This is an example of a coastal glass house exterior in Sunshine Coast with three floors.
Window installation
Window installation
Norwood Building SolutionsNorwood Building Solutions
Before photo
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown nautical bungalow glass house exterior in Vancouver with a flat roof.
Cat Cay Residence
Cat Cay Residence
Touzet StudioTouzet Studio
Photo of a large and white coastal two floor glass detached house in Miami with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Broadwater 2
Broadwater 2
Pyramid BuildersPyramid Builders
David Burroughs
Photo of a nautical bungalow glass house exterior in Baltimore with a pitched roof.
Modern Mercer Island Home with Large Windows
Modern Mercer Island Home with Large Windows
Seattle Staged to Sell and Design LLCSeattle Staged to Sell and Design LLC
Home exterior and back patio area.
This is an example of a brown beach style two floor glass detached house in Seattle.
Singing Sands Beach House, South of Cannon Beach
Singing Sands Beach House, South of Cannon Beach
Don Tankersley & Co.Don Tankersley & Co.
Photo by Jeremy Bittermann
Photo of a coastal bungalow glass house exterior in Portland.
Singing Sands
Singing Sands
Don Tankersley & Co.Don Tankersley & Co.
Photo by Jeremy Bittermann
Design ideas for a nautical bungalow glass house exterior in Portland.

Coastal Glass 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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