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Residential | Seaside House in the US
Residential | Seaside House in the US
MaibecMaibec
Maibec Classic individual shingles in Seacoast -204 color paired with 2" Moulding (inside or outside corner) in Georgian Colonial White-215 color.
Photo of an expansive and green nautical house exterior in Montreal with three floors and wood cladding.
Sullivan's Island Middle Street II Rear Exterior
Sullivan's Island Middle Street II Rear Exterior
Phillip Smith General Contractor, LLCPhillip Smith General Contractor, LLC
Photo by: Tripp Smith
Photo of an expansive nautical two floor detached house in Charleston with wood cladding and a metal roof.
Craftsman's Coastal Bungalow
Craftsman's Coastal Bungalow
Paris Flea InteriorsParis Flea Interiors
Well curated collection of unique coastal natural elements embraced this remodeled bungalow home in the heart of St. Petersburg. Such unpretentious pieces warmed up the opulent white walls and added a casual coastal vibe. The light color palette imparting a breezy tropical evokes the sea and sky. Graphic print wallpapers have enhanced the white and wood palette that added personality and dimension to each bathroom. Thanks to the inviting atmosphere and crisp, contemporary aesthetic this coastal bungalow captures the essence of casual elegance.
Windswept Beach Home
Windswept Beach Home
Asher Slaunwhite + PartnersAsher Slaunwhite + Partners
Detail of window overlooking ocean.
Expansive and gey beach style two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Evening Lighting & Landscape - Pleasant Heights - Cape Cod, MA - Custom Home
Evening Lighting & Landscape - Pleasant Heights - Cape Cod, MA - Custom Home
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 |
Ocean View Residence
Ocean View Residence
Becker Morgan Group, Inc.Becker Morgan Group, Inc.
Design ideas for a green and expansive coastal two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Far Hill Cape Cod
Far Hill Cape Cod
Pillar HomesPillar Homes
Builder: Pillar Homes www.pillarhomes.com
Design ideas for an expansive and beige nautical two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding.
Isle of Palms Lowcountry Modern
Isle of Palms Lowcountry Modern
Phillip Smith General Contractor, LLCPhillip Smith General Contractor, LLC
Inspiration for an expansive and white coastal detached house in Charleston with three floors, mixed cladding, a hip roof, a mixed material roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
PCH Cape Cod
PCH Cape Cod
Burdge & Associates ArchitectsBurdge & Associates Architects
Burdge Architects- Traditional Cape Cod Style Home. Located in Malibu, CA. Traditional coastal home exterior.
Expansive and white coastal two floor detached house in Los Angeles with wood cladding and a shingle roof.
"House on a Point" - Rowayton, CT
"House on a Point" - Rowayton, CT
Pagliaro Bartels Sajda ArchitectsPagliaro Bartels Sajda Architects
Expansive and blue nautical split-level detached house in New York with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
East Coast Traditional
East Coast Traditional
Fautt HomesFautt Homes
Beautiful East Coast style home with large porch and 3 car garage.
Expansive and beige coastal two floor detached house in San Francisco with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Lakefront Elevation
Lakefront Elevation
Martin Bros. Contracting, Inc.Martin Bros. Contracting, Inc.
Boat and utility storage located below the mother-in-law suite. Home design by Phil Jenkins, AIA, Martin Bros. Contracting, Inc.; general contracting by Martin Bros. Contracting, Inc..; interior design by Stacey Hamilton; photos by Dave Hubler Photography
Seaside Shingle in Southport
Seaside Shingle in Southport
HOBBS INCHOBBS INC
Mark P. Finlay Architects, AIA Photo by Larry Lambrecht
This is an example of a beige and expansive coastal detached house in New York with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and three floors.
Heid Residence
Heid Residence
Geoff Chick & AssociatesGeoff Chick & Associates
Expansive and gey beach style two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a metal roof, a grey roof and shingles.
1727 S Waccamaw Drive Garden City, SC
1727 S Waccamaw Drive Garden City, SC
CRG CompaniesCRG Companies
Photo of an expansive and beige nautical detached house in Other with three floors, mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Redington Beach Residence
Redington Beach Residence
GRW Construction CorporationGRW Construction Corporation
Inspiration for an expansive and green coastal two floor detached house in Tampa with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Naupaka Place Oceanfront
Naupaka Place Oceanfront
Blue Phoenix ConstructionBlue Phoenix Construction
Lava Stamped Driveway
Inspiration for an expansive and beige coastal two floor render detached house in Hawaii with a hip roof and a tiled 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 |
Majestic Oceanfront
Majestic Oceanfront
Cataldo Custom Builders, Inc.Cataldo Custom Builders, Inc.
Inspiration for an expansive and brown nautical house exterior in Boston with three floors, wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
PCH Cape Cod
PCH Cape Cod
Burdge & Associates ArchitectsBurdge & Associates Architects
Burdge Architects- Traditional Cape Cod Style Home. Located in Malibu, CA. Traditional coastal home exterior.
Photo of an expansive and white beach style two floor detached house in Los Angeles with wood cladding and a shingle 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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