Mediterranean-style houses have signature red roofs, and elegant but simple designs. Credit: Vita Vilcina/Unsplash During this time in history, seaside homes blending Italian with Spanish ...

While terra cotta is typically associated with Mediterranean-style roofs with barrel-shaped tiles, it can be made into thinner, flatter shapes as well. That’s true, too, for concrete.

In fact, the heightened value of Mediterranean homes is proof of the style's longevity ... the look of haciendas and villas with tiled roofs and plastered walls. Arches are another recurring ...

They may also pull exterior style inspiration from a variety of architecture practices, such as modern flat roofs, Mediterranean arched entryways, shingle siding, or craftsman-style porch beams.

“Some of the characteristics that evoke Mediterranean style include terra-cotta tile roofs, arched doorways, decorative ironwork and painting, carved wood, and natural stone,” Andrews says.

Built in 1980 and renovated in 2009, the two-story house, with about 1,930 square feet of interior space, borrows from the Spanish Mediterranean style with its arches, tiled roof and wood-frame ...