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Lowcountry Livin’

Popularized in the coastal South, specifically South Carolina and Georgia, Lowcountry-style homes have evolved alongside their distinctive landscape. Lowcountry homes feature tall ceilings, doublesash windows, and open concept interiors to adapt to the hot, humid climate of the coastal plains. So when you think of Lowcountry homes, think of functionality blended seamlessly with Southern charm. Lowcountry homes are a splendid marriage of simplicity and homespun style. This style has a wider layout than other rustic homes, like Farmhouse and French country designs. Their overextended eaves enclose wide, shaded porches, perfectly suited for a rocking chair and a glass of iced tea. However, Lowcountry houses closer to the beach are often elevated to protect from coastal storms, with built-in space for cars and storage. Upon entry, expect to find double-hung windows and large, open entertaining spaces.

French Country Sensibilities

The French country-style home impeccably blends European sensibility with rural charm. Like farmhouse designs, French country houses prioritize a downto-earth style of living, with a thoughtful focus on natural light. These elegant chateaus often use cobbled stone walls, archways, and warm color palettes, reminiscent of their origins in Provence, France. And who could forget the beauty of French doors, of which these homes have an abundance?

Upon entering, homebuyers can expect weathered wood-beam ceilings and other natural materials, giving the house a romantic, lived-in feel. While less widespread in planned amenity communities, French country homes can offer you a leisurely trip abroad without ever leaving your living room.

Modern Eccentricity

Modern-style homes turn tradition on its head. Rather than using wood or brick for its exteriors, this design style opts for highly contrasting materials like glass and concrete. With their straight, angular lines, these homes are what you picture when imagining a tech mogul’s home. Many also feature tasteful asymmetry in their designs.

Modern styles flat roofs complement large, wall-to-wall windows, letting swaths of natural light pour in. Inside, these homes take open concepts to a whole new level. Kitchen, living room, dining room, den — these rooms can be swapped, blended, and entirely restructured in a modern-style house.

Laidback Ranch

Ranches are the laid-back, low-pressure homebuyer’s dream. These understated houses are usually one-story with a lowpitched roof and wide, fixed windows. With only one floor, ranch-style homes favor rectangular builds, often with an attached garage or patio. If you’re averse to stairs and want more square footage for your living room or den, the ranch is for you.

The ranch-style is an excellent choice for homebuyers with families. These houses can alleviate worries about falls and are safer both for children and aging adults.

Pueblo

Another Southwest-specific home, Pueblos are nearly impossible to confuse with other architectural styles because of their unique adobe exteriors, which give them their signature red color, and rounded shape. However, more modern renditions of Pueblo designs opt for stucco and cement rather than adobe. Originating from Anasazi cliff dwellings, this design style features a flat roof with curved edges, square windows, and heavy wooden accents.

You’ll also find wooden rafters and nature-made fixtures throughout the interior.

Spanish Flair

While similar to Mediterranean designs in many ways, Spanish-style homes lean a bit more into ease and simplicity. These homes feature stucco walls, archways, and terracotta roofs, but they add their own Spanish flair by adorning balconies with wrought iron railings.

Spanish-style homes are typically only found in the South and the Southwest, like New Mexico and Florida. These houses are built to promote cool air with tall ceilings and many, many windows.