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Beach Houses
Explore some of our favorite waterfront homes that define seaside living.
When Your Childhood Beach House is an Architectural Icon
A Retired Couple Trades Their Pennsylvania Horse Farm for Beach Life in Coastal Delaware
This South African Beach House’s Gently Curving Roof Combats Aggressive Winds
A Quarantine Hideaway Turns Into an Artist’s Dream Home
Slices in This Compact Cabin in Northern France Frame the Coast Like a Camera
Three Homes in the Canary Islands Pay Homage to a Local Legend
Construction Diary: This Architect’s “Fugly” Beach House Has the Most Exquisitely Crafted Kitchen
Construction Diary: The Founder of a Cabin Rental Company Builds a Fire Island Retreat of His Own
Nobody Does a Beach House Quite Like the Danes
This Airy Home on Stilts Is One South American Family’s Beach Retreat for All Seasons
Before & After: A Couple Fix Up an Heirloom Cottage in the Town Where They First Met
NYC Is Old News for This Surf-Crazy Couple Who Moved to Montauk and Built a Beach House
A Ground-Up Bungalow in Venice Beach Channels the Spirit of California Modernism
Big Windows and White Interiors Punch Up a Gloomy ’60s California Beach House
Foul Weather Is No Match for This Boxy New Brunswick Home—or the Steel Stair Wrapped Around It
A Surprising Venice Beach A-Frame Reaches Its Peak Potential
A Timeless East Hampton Home With 160 Feet of White Sandy Beachfront Lists for $39.5M
A Family’s Seaside Cottage Renovation Makes Room for New Memories
10 of Our Favorite Beach Homes You Can Book Right Now on Airbnb
An Artist and Her Builder Husband Shake the Dust Out of an Old Fisherman’s Shack in Tasmania
A Beach House in Australia Offers the Joys of Camping—But Without All the Dirt
An Architect Couple Hand Build (and Then Rebuild) a Bahamian Escape
On the Suffolk Coast, a Family Builds a Seaside Home for the Ages
A Creative Couple’s Long Island Beach House “Bubbles” With Life
A Hamptons Beach House Gets a Minimalist Makeover With Midcentury Vibes
This Family Home in Australia Is a Love Letter to the Sea
Italianate Classicism Meets Laid-Back Beach Vibes in This Orange County Home
A Beach House Made of Timber, Clay, and Concrete Welcomes Sunbeams and Sea Breezes in Mexico
The Couple Behind a Buzzworthy Swedish Furniture Line Built a Home That’s Just as Irresistible
9 Beachy Retreats You Can Rent on Airbnb Right Now
13 Beach House Floor Plans That Celebrate Coastal Living
This Beach House in Australia Is Nothing Like Its Neighbors—or Any Beach House You’ve Seen
This 100% Off-Grid Cabin in Chile Was Built for $165K
Before & After: A Bungalow on the English Coast Becomes an Eclectic Retreat
30 “Surf Shacks” That Make Laid-Back Living Look Really, Really Good
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