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White Coastal House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Uniting a Blended Family Under 1 Roof
Uniting a Blended Family Under 1 Roof
Brendan McHugh, Architect, Manasquan, NJBrendan McHugh, Architect, Manasquan, NJ
New home for a blended family of six in a beach town. This 2 story home with attic has curved gabrel roofs with straight sloped returns at the lower corners of the roof. This photo also shows an awning detail above two windows at the side of the home. The simple awning has a brown metal roof, open white rafters, and simple straight brackets. Light arctic white exterior siding with white trim, white windows, white gutters, white downspout, and tan roof create a fresh, clean, updated coastal color pallet. It feels very coastal yet still sophisticated.
Project Gallery
Project Gallery
Florida HomeFlorida Home
This is an example of a large and white nautical two floor render detached house in Miami with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
French Quarter Series
French Quarter Series
BEVOLO GAS & ELECTRIC LIGHTSBEVOLO GAS & ELECTRIC LIGHTS
Cottage style beach home featuring French Quarter Original Bracket.
Small and white beach style bungalow detached house in New Orleans with mixed cladding and a metal roof.
SK ARBORS & GATES
SK ARBORS & GATES
Ninzan Studio, LLCNinzan Studio, LLC
This is an example of a medium sized and white beach style two floor detached house in Tampa with vinyl cladding, a flat roof and a shingle roof.
Private Residence, Corona Del Mar, CA
Private Residence, Corona Del Mar, CA
SDC EngineeringSDC Engineering
Photo of a white beach style two floor detached house in Orange County with a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Palm Beach Waterfront
Palm Beach Waterfront
Knowles DesignKnowles Design
Jessica Glynn Photography
Design ideas for a white nautical two floor detached house in Miami with a hip roof.
Historic Hartshorn Home Transformed for Young Family
Historic Hartshorn Home Transformed for Young Family
k+co LIVING - Interiors by Karen B Wolfk+co LIVING - Interiors by Karen B Wolf
Raquel Langworthy
Inspiration for a medium sized and white coastal detached house in New York with three floors, mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Historic Short Hills Hartshorn Home Transformation for Young Family
Historic Short Hills Hartshorn Home Transformation for Young Family
Michael Robert ConstructionMichael Robert Construction
photography: raquel langworthy
This is an example of a white coastal detached house in New York with a shingle roof.
Coastal Patina
Coastal Patina
T.S. Adams Studio, ArchitectsT.S. Adams Studio, Architects
Jean Allsopp
Inspiration for a white beach style two floor detached house with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Goldenrod Custom Home
Goldenrod Custom Home
Patterson Custom HomesPatterson Custom Homes
This is an example of a white coastal two floor detached house in Orange County with a pitched roof.
Mermaid Beach House
Mermaid Beach House
Jamison ArchitectsJamison Architects
‘Mermaid Beach House' is a new beachside home currently under construction in Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast. The design of Mermaid Beach House is a contemporary architectural response to a traditional beach house vernacular and the specific functional and spacial arrangements required by the client. The client had a strong desire to live in a home with plentiful natural light and natural ventilation which this home will certainly enjoy. A plan with dual orientation was designed to address a southern facing street front with beach views from the upper storey, while still gaining a sunny, northerly aspect to a private, protected landscaped garden and pool terrace to the north. Strategically positioned windows and louvres will allow the client to enjoy and control the sea breeze, keeping the home cool in summer naturally. A landscaped central courtyard will also provide an unexpected inner sanctuary in the heart of the home and improve indoor air-quality. Appropriate to the home’s locality, a beach house aesthetic is reflected with a modern pitched gable roof, weatherboard style walls, crisp white battens and detailing, and a seaside inspired palette of internal colours, textures, finishes and fittings. Professional photos to come....
Elkton Waterfront Home
Elkton Waterfront Home
Avalon Associates, Inc.Avalon Associates, Inc.
This is an example of a large and white beach style two floor detached house in Baltimore with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Magnolia Exterior Detail
Magnolia Exterior Detail
Nautilus HomesNautilus Homes
Exterior Front Elevation
Large and white nautical split-level detached house in Tampa with wood cladding, a metal roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
Englewood FL - Transitional Florida-style Waterfront Riverview
Englewood FL - Transitional Florida-style Waterfront Riverview
Wright Jenkins Home DesignWright Jenkins Home Design
Coastal home design with a contemporary feel.
Photo of a medium sized and white beach style two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a hip roof, a metal roof, a black roof and shiplap cladding.
Pacific House
Pacific House
Slater ArchitectsSlater Architects
The brief for this beachfront renovation was to use the bones and keep the theme of the existing weatherboard beach house and convert it into a modern light-filled coastal home that maximised the beach vistas. Part of the brief was to add another story with a master bedroom, ensuite and a private balcony with views over the beach. The original cottage was located forward of the erosion line, so with the help of Northrop Engineers we cantilevered the bedroom over the coastal erosion line to create the new master bedroom with the view. We added a new double garage and double-height entry foyer with a picture frame window, framing the feature pendant lighting and washing the entry with natural light. In the main living are we used large expanses of glass which captured the views, provided ventilation, and washed the space with natural light. Upstairs we added two bedrooms with raked ceilings, ensuites, walk-in-robes and private access to the outdoors. The facade is a classic beach house with white weatherboards and a Colorbond roof and the use of sandstone blended in with the natural environment. The pavilion style mimics a classic beach house.
Folly Beach New Build West
Folly Beach New Build West
CopeGrand HomesCopeGrand Homes
Inspiration for a large and white coastal detached house in Charleston with three floors, a metal roof and a hip roof.
Dark Timber Street 1
Dark Timber Street 1
SHELTER Custom-Built LivingSHELTER Custom-Built Living
Photo of a small and white coastal two floor detached house in Charleston with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Centre Beach
Centre Beach
Tamarack NorthTamarack North
Medium sized and white coastal two floor detached house in Toronto with a flat roof and a metal roof.
Whimsy Cottage
Whimsy Cottage
Andrea Swan - Swan ArchitectureAndrea Swan - Swan Architecture
Steve Henke
Inspiration for a white nautical two floor detached house in Minneapolis with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Juno Beach-Family Friendly Waterfront
Juno Beach-Family Friendly Waterfront
Krista + HomeKrista + Home
Inspiration for a white beach style detached house in Miami with a hip roof and a shingle 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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