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You decided you’re ready to build your custom dream home! We’ve put together a list of 4 timeless custom home design styles for you to consider: Costal Contemporary, Craftsman, Mediterranean, Traditional.
1. Coastal Contemporary
The exterior of a Coastal Contemporary home typically features clean lines, natural materials and textures, and an abundance of light.Above all, coastal contemporary style homes encompass modern living and relaxed luxury,while embracing nature. For instance,coastal contemporary custom homes aredesigned to showcase golf courses and waterfront viewswith open floor plans and large display windows on all floors allowing natural light and blending year-round indoor-outdoor spaces. In addition this design style oftencombinesmodern architectural custom design with serene landscaping. Coastal contemporary customhome designs may also includecustom pools, seawalls, docks with boat lifts and roof top decks. Contemporary or modern architecture first emerged in the early 20th Century.
2. Craftsman
The exterior of a Craftsman home typically features natural building materials such as wood, stone and brick. In addition, craftsman homes have covered front porches with square or round columns (some have stone porch supports), low-pitched roofs with wide overhanging eaves and triangular brackets, exposed beams, strong horizontal lines and an open floor plan. For example, abungalow homecan display a craftsman style, and many often do. Popularexterior colors for craftsman homesinclude muted earth tone shades of green, brown or taupe. The American Craftsman style dates back to the 1860s, during the industrial revolution.
3. Mediterranean
The exterior of a Mediterranean home typically features an open style with large exterior windows and doors, red-tiled roofs(usually terra cotta), brick or stucco that is painted white. In addition tostone detail, iron and metalwork on windows, over balconies and on front doors, decorative arches, fountains, ponds and pools. Mediterranean homes embrace year-round indoor-outdoor living spaces often including courtyards, terraces, atriums or patios. This is a timeless, popular custom home design choice for warmer climates such as Florida. Mediterranean homes featurea blend of Spanish and Italian architecture withsimple, elegant spaces. Above all, today’s Mediterraneanhome design style combines old historical style withmodern lifestyles. The Mediterranean style originated back in the 1920s.
4. Traditional
The exterior of a Traditional home typically features simple rooflines, symmetrically spaced windows and little decoration. Traditional style homes include a mix of many classic yet simple designs, merging past and present together to create a seamless design. For example, traditional homes are usually two-story with a covered entry, have at least one front facing gable, dormers and a porch or two. Common traditional style building materials include brick, wood, plaster, stucco and stone. Utilizing traditional style creates a link to our past traditions and heritage. In addition, traditional customhome designelements can be incorporated into other home design styles. The traditional style first appeared in the 1930s.
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