The Home

The Home Constructed in: 1917. Bought in: 2013. Size: 1,200 sq. ft. "This cottage was light yellow when we bought it, but its charming details -- that the white fence, the window boxes, and the brackets -- stand out so much more against the gray paint we picked," say homeowners Stephanie and Richard Baumer.



Front Door "We considered painting it watermelon or teal, but yellowish seemed like the best mixture of fun and classic to match our home design," says Stephanie. 6-lite 2-panel steel doorway, from $330, jeld-wen. Com for shops; Paint: Cheerful by Sherwin-Williams



Door Knocker Because this door knocker is shaped like a basket, Stephanie can place flowers inside. Michael Healy Nantucket Basket 3"-tall brass door knocker, $115, atgstores.com 



House Numbers Baldwin Flush Mount 4"-tall metal housing amounts in Venetian bronze finish, $16 each, homedepot.com  



Light Fixture Vaxcel Chatham 12"-tall steel outdoor wall lighting in burnished bronze finish, $65, luxedecor.com



Decorative Brackets Those along the porch's roofline were there when the couple purchased the house, but installing similar ones is not a big job. Ekena Millwork Swansea 12" x 11" polyurethane corbel, $26.50, lowes.com 



Flower Pot The blue-painted terra-cotta baskets on front steps are full of white impatiens, which match the white detailing around the home. Rosen 12"H x 7"-diameter clay pot, $16, jamaligarden.com. We painted ours Teal by Golden Fluid Acrylics.



Doormat Flowers coir and PVC doormat, $25, porchscapes.com



Paint Colors House: Software from Sherwin-Williams; Trim: High Reflective White by Sherwin-Williams; Front Door: Cheerful by Sherwin-Williams; Porch Floor: Iron Ore by Sherwin-Williams



The Home Constructed in: 1939. Bought in: 2013. Size: 2,000 sq. ft. "Although our residence's symmetry gives it a sense of formality, it feels welcoming. We have talked about adding dividers to complement the clean lines. For now, flower-filled window boxes do the trick," state homeowners Kelsey and Duncan Banfield.



Front Door "We had fun deciding what colour to paint our door because that which goes together with white," says Kelsey. Their home is only a four-minute walk in the beach, so that they picked blue because a nautical nod. Reliabilt 6-panel steel primed pre-hung doorway, from $149, lowes.com; Paint: Admiral Blue by Benjamin Moore.



Light Fixture New Haven 12"-tall aluminum, brass, and glass outdoor wall lantern in dark end, $220, lanternland.com 



Door Knocker The starfish-shaped knocker is just another reference to the neighboring water. "The brass is really striking from the blue," says Kelsey. Michael Healy Starfish 7"-tall brass door knocker, $105, architecturaldepot.com 



Lamppost Kelsey purchased Duncan the post light years back as a gift. After they moved, they attached it to a pole by the sidewalk and planted a bed of lantana around the bottom. Norwell Lighting Lexington 17"-tall brass and glass outdoor post lantern in black, $145, build.com



Address Plaque An alternative to classic house numbers, this plaque keeps with the beachy theme. Custom Carved Starfish 10"-tall HDU address plaque in black with gold trim, $100, thecarvingcompanyonline.com 



Doormat Double Border Monogram coconut husk fiber doormat in blue, $45, cocomatsnmore.com 



Paint Colors House and Trim: Brilliant White by Benjamin Moore; Front Door: Admiral Blue by Benjamin Moore



The House Built in: 1923. Bought in: 2013. Size: 3,087 sq. ft. "Of all the houses we looked at, we never thought we would fall in love with the oldest one. Its fairy-tale qualities immediately won us over, despite the overgrown landscaping we needed to replace," state homeowners Carmina and Anthony Morro.



Storm Door The angular top matches the archway and the windows on the ideal side of the home. "It is not a shape you see each and every day, so people always comment on it," says Carmina. Arch Top wood storm door, from $375, victorianaeast.com; Paint: Holly Leaf by Olympic



Shutters Louvered shutters painted the same green as the door frame the majority of the house's windows. Perfect Shutters Standard Open Louvered 35" x 15" vinyl walls in legacy green, $24 for a set of two, exteriorsolutions.com 



Doorknob Ives wrought brass storm door latch in glossy finish, $21, build.com 



House Numbers Vintage 4"-tall brass house numbers in glowing end, $5 per, schlage.com for shops



Urn The urn away from the doorway is full of red petunias, which complement the doorway's hunter green colour. Christopher Knight Home Zeus 20"H x 17"-diameter rock urn planter in antique clay, $55, overstock.com 



Doormat Tulips coir doormat, $39, thosbaker.com 



Paint Colors House: Brandied Pears by Olympic; Trim: Delicate White by Olympic; Front door and Baths: Holly Leaf by Olympic