Hilton Head homes are a blend of traditional and contemporary architecture with stucco and cypress wood exteriors of earth tone colors. Large windows give interiors plenty of light across high, flat ceilings with detailed crown moldings. Privacy and views of the woods, golf courses, marshes and ocean are maximized. Kitchens and bathrooms are large and have are large and floors are wood, tile, stone and carpet.

Full Size, Patio and Townhouse Homes 
 
A) A home is called ‘full sized’ because it is built on a full sized lot, typically 4/10 of an acre. Sizes of homes vary greatly but a living area of about 2,600 square feet is popular. Full sized homes are not allowed to cover more than 25% of the total building lot, are restricted to two livable stories and 35 feet in height. Setbacks from property lines vary by community and by location within the community but typically they are a minimum of 15 feet on the sides and a minimum 30 feet at the front and back. This means that full sized homes are never closer than 30 feet from one another. 
 
B) Patio homes are called ‘patio’ because they are built on patio lots, typically 1/5 of an acre. Patio homes typically have about 1,800 living square feet. They are set back 20 feet from the front and rear lot lines and 3 feet from one sideline and 7-8 feet from the other, depending on the community. This defines a buildable area for the home no more than 40% of the lot size. Patio homes are a minimum of 10 feet apart and so no windows open toward their next door neighbor, the same side of each house along a street has no windows. In addition, privacy walls extend front and back from the same, windowless side of the house. 
 
C) Townhouses are built on lots subdivided for their construction. They are not restricted to two stories of living space like other single family homes. The lot of a custom townhouse is wholly owned, but the land of a townhouse that is part of a regime is a villa. The land is a common element owned as an undivided interest. The term ‘townhouse’ on Hilton Head Island often refers to a villa with an ‘up and down’ floor plan as compared to a ‘flat’ that has a one-level floor plan.