This Cape Cod inspired transitional custom home was designed by Brandon Architects and built by Spinnaker Development, located on the Balboa Peninsula, a neighborhood of Newport Beach, Orange County, California. This beautifully designed home features both street and harbor appeal. Set on a unique triangular shaped property, there is plenty of street frontage. Yet towards the […]
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Adorable beach cottage in North Carolina features playful pops of color
This 2,300 square foot, seven-bedroom beach cottage, is the summer home of interior designer Janie Molster, located in Nags Head, a beach town on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The designer wanted a place that she could spend with her family, casual and relaxed yet brimming with colorful details. The design challenge presented itself with needing to […]
Tour this stunning shingle style beach house along the Florida coast
This shingle style beach house was designed by Cronk Duch Architecture in collaboration with Andrew Howard Interior Design, located in the coastal community of Jacksonville, Florida. The objective for the design of this home was to create a casual, comfortable living space for a young family. The overall aesthetic needed to be elegant yet completely approachable. All […]
Charming beach cottage offers breezy living spaces in the Hamptons
This charming beach cottage of just 1,800 square feet was designed by New York-based Jenny Wolf Interiors as her personal family retreat, located in East Hampton Village, New York. The three bedroom, two bathroom home was originally a dingy shingle-clad home built in the early 1900s. It was not exactly what the designer and her family had in […]
Casual luxe beach house offers playful pops of color in Seaview
The goal for the re-design of this 1950’s ranch style home was to create a refuge from the all-too-predictable Northwest coast rainy weather of Seaview, Washington. This is Portland designer Garrison Hullinger’s own playful getaway which is drenched with warmth to help forget about the dreary outdoor elements. The goal for updating this casual luxe beach house […]
Gorgeous Kiawah Island beach house showcases black and white accents
This stunning contemporary beach house was designed by Cortney Bishop Design, located on Kiawah Island, in Charleston County, South Carolina. The predominately black and white color palette throughout the interiors of this home enables each of the architectural and finish details to stand out even more. Your eye isn’t distracted by the extra details, but rather […]
Charming coastal style home set on idyllic Daniel Island, South Carolina
This coastal style home was built by construction company Mahshie Custom Homes and interior designed by The Guest House Studio, located on Daniel Island, an island in Charleston, South Carolina. The perfect image of a classic coastal family home, this young vibrant family had just recently relocated here from Texas. They wanted to have the beach […]
Coastal style home in North Carolina showcases inviting living spaces
This stunning Captain’s House was designed by Historical Concepts as an Idea House for Coastal Living Magazine, located in River Dunes, a maritime-inspired community on North Carolina’s Inner Banks. To commemorate the magazine’s 10th Anniversary, they asked the architects to design a present-day interpretation of the stately historic homes that dot the Eastern Seaboard. “Captain’s […]
Bright and spacious dream home overlooking the Australian bushland
This four bedroom, three bathroom contemporary home captures the epitome of a down south dream home designed by The Rural Building Company, located in Perth, Western Australia. One of the first things you notice about this urban home is how beautifully the traditional elevation blends with the surrounding bushland. Stone feature walls and an Australian landscaped garden […]
Breathtaking beach house retreat overlooking the Atlantic Ocean
Designed by Bruce Palmer Interior Design, this stunning four-story beach house retreat is situated along Bethany Beach, Delaware, boasting panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean. Taking four-and-a-half years to complete, this property’s end result is used for relaxing on weekends and holidays. The exterior incorporates harlequin pattern shingles with a subdued flared out shingle. Custom transoms […]








