14 Apr 4 Timeless Custom Home Design Styles

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 are designed to showcase golf courses and waterfront views with 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 often combines modern architectural custom design with serene landscaping.  Coastal contemporary custom home designs may also include custom 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, a bungalow home can display a craftsman style, and many often do.  Popular exterior colors for craftsman homes include 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 to  stone 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 feature a blend of Spanish and Italian architecture with simple, elegant spaces.  Above all, today’s Mediterranean home design style combines old historical style with modern 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 custom home design elements can be incorporated into other home design styles.  The traditional style first appeared in the 1930s.   

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Devonshire Custom Homes is here to help you every step of the way through pre-construction designing to building to finishing your dream home!  We’re happy to share ideas with you to help you complete your custom dream home design.  To learn more about our available lots, available homes or to discuss the vision for your custom home design click below to send us an email or give us a call.