beach cottage

Shore vacation home

A beach cottage is a small, informal house near the ocean, typically used for vacations or seasonal stays.

The term evokes a relaxed, unpretentious dwelling—weathered shingles, screened porches, sandy floors—rather than a grand beachfront estate: We rented a beach cottage for the week.

Some beach cottages serve as permanent residences in coastal communities.

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geographic setting

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Wooden highland vacation dwelling

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dwelling scale and formality

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Large, stately home

palace · estate · manor house · castle · stately home

urban vs. rural character

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Residence in a metropolis

tenement · urban loft

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G