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White Coastal House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Hale Kahakai
Hale Kahakai
Archipelago Hawaii Luxury Home DesignsArchipelago Hawaii Luxury Home Designs
Augie Salbosa
Photo of a white beach style bungalow detached house in Hawaii.
The Rodney
The Rodney
Echelon Custom HomesEchelon Custom Homes
Photo of a white coastal house exterior in Other with three floors.
Sullivans Island Beach House
Sullivans Island Beach House
Beau Clowney ArchitectsBeau Clowney Architects
Julia Lynn
Design ideas for a white beach style two floor house exterior in Charleston with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Front View of New Two Story La Selva Beach Home
Front View of New Two Story La Selva Beach Home
Golden Visions DesignGolden Visions Design
Front entry view of two story home with wrap-around covered porch. Golden Visions Design Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Large and white coastal two floor house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
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.
Ocean
Ocean
Spinnaker DevelopmentSpinnaker Development
Jeri Koegel
This is an example of a white beach style house exterior in Orange County with three floors.
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.
River House
River House
Bill Huey + AssociatesBill Huey + Associates
Holger Obenaus
Photo of a white coastal two floor house exterior in Charleston.
Outspan, Widemouth Bay, Bude, Cornwall
Outspan, Widemouth Bay, Bude, Cornwall
The Bazeley PartnershipThe Bazeley Partnership
Outspan beach houses in Widemouth Bay, Bude were designed by The Bazeley Partnership to reflect a size and scale reminiscent of traditional vernacular dwellings that already existed within the area. We were briefed to create an open plan living style dayroom linked with dining area, maximising the incredible views from the site and utilising solar gain available from the south. The project was completed in two phases. The first phase of Outspan involved the remodelling of an existing building, sub dividing it into two dwellings. In the second phase of the development, our architects designed and developed a further five 1.5 storey beach-houses for our client. The exterior of the buildings were formed using mainly white rendered blockwork and powder coated aluminium windows, with a natural slate tile roof. These beach house properties benefit from air-source heat pumps and other sustainable features. The design was developed through discussion with the planning authority throughout, given the sensitive nature of this highly desirable ocean-facing site.
Exterior
Exterior
Beth Howley Creative LLCBeth Howley Creative LLC
This is an example of a large and white beach style detached house in Grand Rapids with four floors, a pitched roof, a mixed material roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Cape Porpoise Residence
Cape Porpoise Residence
Bowley BuildersBowley Builders
Irvin Serrano
This is an example of a white beach style two floor house exterior in Portland Maine with wood cladding and a mansard roof.
Exterior Entrance
Exterior Entrance
Kim WoodsKim Woods
Lane Ditto
Photo of a white coastal two floor brick detached house in Orange County with a shingle roof.
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 Beauty
Beach Beauty
About Space StudiosAbout Space Studios
Photo Credit: Nicole Leone
Design ideas for a white coastal detached house in Los Angeles with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
North Sunshine House - Luxury modern beach house, located in Sunshine Beach, QLD
North Sunshine House - Luxury modern beach house, located in Sunshine Beach, QLD
Chris Clout DesignChris Clout Design
Located in the beautiful suburb of Sunshine Beach in Queensland, this amazing representation of the contemporary beach house will make your jaw drop. With a focus on open plan living, the pristine white finishes of the design combine with the stark blue Pacific below to lend a Greek Island ambience to Chris’s hallmark luxury resort style
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.
Beach Bungalow Second Story Addition
Beach Bungalow Second Story Addition
Sato Architects, Inc.Sato Architects, Inc.
Photo by StudioCeja.com
Design ideas for a white and medium sized coastal two floor house exterior in Los Angeles with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Earl's Court 6
Earl's Court 6
Clarke Design GroupClarke Design Group
David Strauss Photography
Inspiration for a small and white coastal house exterior in Charleston 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.

White 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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