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East Coast Traditional
East Coast Traditional
Fautt HomesFautt Homes
Expanded wrap around porch with dual columns. Bronze metal shed roof accents the rock exterior.
Inspiration for an expansive and beige nautical two floor detached house in San Francisco with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Shingle Style Beach House with Gambrel Roof - Pleasant Heights - Cape Cod, MA -
Shingle Style Beach House with Gambrel Roof - Pleasant Heights - Cape Cod, MA -
Polhemus Savery DaSilvaPolhemus Savery DaSilva
Pleasant Heights is a newly constructed home that sits atop a large bluff in Chatham overlooking Pleasant Bay, the largest salt water estuary on Cape Cod. - Two classic shingle style gambrel roofs run perpendicular to the main body of the house and flank an entry porch with two stout, robust columns. A hip-roofed dormer—with an arch-top center window and two tiny side windows—highlights the center above the porch and caps off the orderly but not too formal entry area. A third gambrel defines the garage that is set off to one side. A continuous flared roof overhang brings down the scale and helps shade the first-floor windows. Sinuous lines created by arches and brackets balance the linear geometry of the main mass of the house and are playful and fun. A broad back porch provides a covered transition from house to landscape and frames sweeping views. - Inside, a grand entry hall with a curved stair and balcony above sets up entry to a sequence of spaces that stretch out parallel to the shoreline. Living, dining, kitchen, breakfast nook, study, screened-in porch, all bedrooms and some bathrooms take in the spectacular bay view. A rustic brick and stone fireplace warms the living room and recalls the finely detailed chimney that anchors the west end of the house outside. - PSD Scope Of Work: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Construction | Living Space: 6,883ft² | Photography: Brian Vanden Brink |
SEABROOK BEACH HOUSE
SEABROOK BEACH HOUSE
Duncan McRoberts Associates, LLCDuncan McRoberts Associates, LLC
This is an example of an expansive beach style two floor house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding and a hip roof.
Colfax
Colfax
Ross Builders, Inc.Ross Builders, Inc.
Rear
Inspiration for an expansive and gey beach style rear detached house in Chicago with three floors, wood cladding, a hip roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shingles.
Jamestown Waterfront 4
Jamestown Waterfront 4
Tuck and Tuck ArchitectsTuck and Tuck Architects
New Shingle Style home on the Jamestown, RI waterfront.
Design ideas for an expansive and beige beach style detached house in Providence with four floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shingles.
Newport Waterfront
Newport Waterfront
Blackband DesignBlackband Design
Photo of an expansive and white coastal detached house in Orange County with three floors.
Dream Cottage with a View
Dream Cottage with a View
Mary Hannah InteriorsMary Hannah Interiors
Inspiration for an expansive and beige beach style two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle 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.
Maryland Waterfront Estate
Maryland Waterfront Estate
Mason Construction CompanyMason Construction Company
Stunning waterfront estate located in Queenstown, Maryland. Photos by Aimee Mason Studio - aimeemason.com Materials by: Shore Lumber and The Stone Store
The Chantilly
The Chantilly
Holloway Company Inc.Holloway Company Inc.
Curved Deck Project with full EPDM 100% dry space under deck: Shows Trex Transcends decking (Spiced Rum center with Vintage Lantern border) with Trex Transcends curved rails (Vintage Lantern rail with black aluminum balusters & white Trex Artisan composite post sleeves) Special features on this project included a sunken kitchen faced with Trex Vintage Lantern Trim & natural blue stone counter. Kitchen features 42" Twin Eagles Gas Grill, Fire Magic Outdoor Fridge, & Twin Eagles Trash Drawer. Sunken kitchen also features benches that double as a bar top for the kitchen level. Above the kitchen there sits a white PVC pergola. Deck EPDM 100% dry system allows for full finished outdoor living area under the deck. This space features a coy pond, bars, recessed lights, ceiling fans, & pendant lights. Just outside this protected space is an inviting full masonry fireplace with seat walls and large hearth.
Island Cottage
Island Cottage
Fiorentino Group ArchitectsFiorentino Group Architects
Photo Credit: Rob Karosis
Photo of a beige and expansive nautical two floor house exterior in Boston with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
The Cove- Water View Delpino Custom Luxury Coastal Dutch West Indies Style Home
The Cove- Water View Delpino Custom Luxury Coastal Dutch West Indies Style Home
Delpino Custom HomesDelpino Custom Homes
Inspired by the Dutch West Indies architecture of the tropics, this custom designed coastal home backs up to the Wando River marshes on Daniel Island. With expansive views from the observation tower of the ports and river, this Charleston, SC home packs in multiple modern, coastal design features on both the exterior & interior of the home.
Orono Artisan 2016 Tour Home
Orono Artisan 2016 Tour Home
Gordon James ConstructionGordon James Construction
With an updated, coastal feel, this cottage-style residence is right at home in its Orono setting. The inspired architecture pays homage to the graceful tradition of historic homes in the area, yet every detail has been carefully planned to meet today’s sensibilities. Here, reclaimed barnwood and bluestone meet glass mosaic and marble-like Cambria in perfect balance. 5 bedrooms, 5 baths, 6,022 square feet and three-car garage
Santa Barbara Cape Cod
Santa Barbara Cape Cod
Zimmerman & CoZimmerman & Co
Zimmerman
Design ideas for an expansive and beige coastal two floor house exterior in Santa Barbara with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Coastal Colorful on Captiva Island
Coastal Colorful on Captiva Island
Denise Ward Interior DesignDenise Ward Interior Design
Front Exterior View of a Multi-level home located across the street from a Beautiful Captiva, FL Beach
Inspiration for an expansive and blue beach style render detached house in Miami with three floors, a hip roof and a metal roof.
2525 Treasure Lane, Port Royal, Naples, FL
2525 Treasure Lane, Port Royal, Naples, FL
Wanderlust PhotographyWanderlust Photography
Anthony Guarascio, Wanderlust Photography
Design ideas for an expansive beach style two floor detached house in Miami.
British Bermuda
British Bermuda
Design WestDesign West
The back lanai provides a seamless outdoor living area, repeating stacked shale on an outdoor fireplace. Kingsley Bate patio furniture with teak bases repeats natural wood and gray woven textures. The propane-fueled fire bowls and overflow-edged pool provide dramatic touches.
beach house renovation
beach house renovation
Pamela Macior, LLCPamela Macior, LLC
The absolutely amazing home was a complete remodel. Located on a private island and with the Atlantic Ocean as your back yard.
Expansive and white nautical detached house in Wilmington with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a hip roof, a shingle roof, a black roof and shiplap cladding.
Vermilion 3
Vermilion 3
Geoff Chick & AssociatesGeoff Chick & Associates
Derek Makekau
Inspiration for an expansive coastal house exterior in Miami with three floors and wood cladding.
Baltazar Residence
Baltazar Residence
Taylor InteriorsTaylor Interiors
Beautiful Modern Coastal Style Home
Inspiration for an expansive and gey coastal bungalow render detached house in Tampa with a hip roof and a tiled roof.

Expansive 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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