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Cedar Shingle Guest Cottage with Deck

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Cedar Shingle Guest Cottage with Deck

Weathered cedar shingle siding and window boxes with hydrangeas define this guest cottage, featuring a small wooden deck, white French doors, and a surrounding yard of coastal dune grass and sandy soil.

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Design notes

Coastal design lets the light do the work. Look for weathered cedar shingle and white trim, bleached or grey decking, cable or rope railings, and a palette of sand, driftwood and sea-glass. Planting is grasses, hydrangeas, beach roses and anything that tolerates salt and wind; furniture is teak or wicker with white cushions. Keep surfaces matte and colours pale, and the mood stays breezy even miles from the shore.

What to look for

  • Roof pitch, siding and windows that echo the main house
  • The path, the light by the door and the planting around it
  • Power, insulation and drainage if you will work or sleep in it
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