Ya’ll are in for such a treat today! I know many of you (like me) enjoy looking at houses and seeing all the different architectural styles that are out there. Today, we are taking a look up close and personal at beach cottages…..
Those of us who grew up in the South have most likely vacationed in the panhandle of Florida and enjoyed the Gulfcoast for many years. If you have never experienced this part of Florida, you are truly missing out on a huge treat. I even hesitate to brag on it too much, as the crowds are already capacity as it is, but this is one great beach to see and enjoy.
Seaside began back in the early 80’s and has grown tremendously and now other developments are springing up and down the coast from Destin to Panama City Beach….Rosemary Beach, Watercolor, and Grayton Beach to name a few. You will see all sorts of coastal homes along here, with Seaside being the most colorful and popular spot around. If you saw The Truman Show with Jim Carrey, then you saw Seaside. It’s such a picturesque spot and truly a developer’s dream. Very pricey though, you gotta have a deep wallet to buy in Seaside or surrounding areas! I have always been enamored with the colorful beach cottages in Seaside, so decided to snap some pics of many of them this year. These all are mostly in Seaside, with a few in Sandestin or Seagrove Beach. Enjoy the tour…..I sure did enjoy taking them! I daresay there is not such an array of colorful beach cottages to be found anywhere else.
Is this not the most lucious blue siding and door? This is one of my faves.
Streets in Seaside.
Love this green house with the purple door, another fave.
Love this green one too.
This one was on the same street as our condo and was really a cool looking cottage.
Seaside Pavillion
Inn by the Sea in Seaside (above)
Did you get your beach cottage fix?! Which one is your favorite?? I marked mine. See what I do for my wonderful readers? I knew y’all would love to see these too. 
Beautiful cottages! I can’t pick a favorite. I would love to see the inside of these homes. Thanks for sharing.
Brandee 🙂
Hey Rhoda. Sandi sent me over here.
Yes, having grown up in the South, I am familiar with this part of Florida but haven’t been there in ages. Thank you for delighting my vision!
Just about impossible to pick a favorite, but I was struck by that one with the tangerine walls and the deep purple shutters. I like the contrast of two rich and interesting hues.
I can’t pick a favorite – they’re all beautiful!
The pictures are great Rhoda! Thanks for taking me along on vacation!
How could I ever pick one favorite? The lime green, the gorgeous blue with the blue door & the yellow with red & blue all caught my eye. Looks like you had the BEST time!
Hugs, DebraK
Even living here, I never tire of seeing them. So cute. They just make you feel good looking at them. Great photos Rhoda…very clear.
Hugs!
Kat
Aside from being near the ocean or a lot closer than I live now I just love the colors!
Wow Rhoda great tour! I felt like I was right there with you. My dream is to have a winter home in Seaside and a summer home in Northern Michigan when John retires. I say my dream because when I start going on about it John just short of shrugs his shoulders ~ Hey a girl can dream ~
My favorite’s are the Inn by the Sea and the Pink cottage. OK, which ones are yours?
Hugs,
Sue
WOW!!! You are right! That was a treat! Hubby and I have a trip planned for that area soon, so we will be sure to check out that beautiful area. Thanks for sharing such lovely photos! ~ xoxo Joy
Welcome back! Those pictures make me wish we were at the beach. We try to go every year. We usually go to Fort Morgan and rent a house. We wont make it this year though. I am glad I got to look at your lovely pictures.
Oh what wonderful beach cottages! You can’t help but smile when you see such bright cheery colors! Thanks for sharing with us :o)
~Des
Thank you for the virtual tour of the beach cottages. They are all very pretty. It looks like you chose a lovely place to vacation.
Hi Rhoda,
Wow, I couldn’t choose a favorite.
They are all so cool!!
They are really colorful.
Thanks so much for sharing,
Rosemary
I have been catching by reading all your posts and the wonderful vacation you had. I too love all the bright beach houses…mary
All those fabulous cottages…too hard to choose one. I’d take any of them! My husband just bought a lottery ticket…wish me luck!
Wow, THANK you for all the beautiful pictures! I couldn’t pick a favorite because they are all so pretty. It makes me excited about our upcoming Orange Beach vacation. !!
There is not one in the bunch that I did not like. I loved everyone of them. So many ideas to get from them as far as color combinations. Thank you Rhoda for sharing these.
Happy weekend to you.
Ciao
Glenda
Well, you KNOW that I LOVE all of them.. I can’t even choose. How delicious are these cottages? Thank you girlie for sharing the eye candy!
xo,
Kim
Impossible to choose, so lovely. They make me think of Key West…we just love heading down there for a getaway !!
Great shots Rhoda.
Kathy 🙂
I live in Northern British Columbia, Canada. Never have I seen such amazing Beach Cottages, since we just don’t have the nice lakes for swimming, nor are close to the Ocean.
These are SO colorful and cheerful. I LOVE them!! I like the white house with the red shutters as well as the yellow one with the red door and blue shutters. I wish I could climb thru cyber to those beaches…they look as sweet as sugar!
Wow…you drew me in with all the color…I love the purple pillars on one white home — how clever and unpredictable.
You have enough photos for a book!
I love the eye-candy…like listening to good music, looking at color calms my soul.
Dana