Global Homes: South African Beach House With Spacious Deck

Located on Zinkwazi Beach in South Africa, this luxury home boasts five bedrooms, four full-sized baths and gorgeous living spaces that flow to the outdoors. A spacious driveway and two automated garages give the owners plenty of room for their cars.

Decking surrounds the home's gem of a pool, overlooked by the many balconies.

Decking surrounds the pretty pool and echoes the wood of the home's many railings as well as the steps leading down from the upper levels.

The home takes full advantage of its vantage point overlooking the Indian Ocean with balconies, decks and porches. On this one, there's even a swing!

Throughout this home, wood details give the the residence an earthy, organic feel.

A remarkable partition in this bathroom is made from slim branches, the shadows they cast almost as intriguing as the wall itself. The look is continued via two white branch arrangements on either side of the sink.

The wood railing surrounding the stairwell is made of German oak, the same wood used for the kitchen cabinets.

This open plan kitchen isn't huge, but chef-grade appliances make sure it's worthy of any culinary masterpiece. A long rustic dining table keeps the mood friendly and easy.

Rustic wood and stainless steel make the feel of this open plan kitchen warm and approachable. Instead of upper cabinets, a large glass-front china cabinet houses—and shows off—dishes and serving ware.

Different woods and finishes give a visual boost to the neutral palette of this friendly, gourmet kitchen.

The home features an open plan layout. The kitchen flows easily into this large living area made to feel even more airy with cathedral-high ceilings painted white.

The kitchen opens directly onto this covered outdoor dining room which, adding to the rich entertaining possibilities, also includes a grill.

Wide balconies travel across the entire upper level of this coastal home in South Africa, leading eventually to a sun room.

Outdoor pieces, like these wicker sofas, can bring a laid-back, easy style to an interior. Bonus: They're often more durable! In this beach home, the stunning views are on constant display thanks to walls that disappear.

Cathedral ceilings make this open concept living room feel light and airy. The friendly, casual nature of the wicker furniture is a perfect tie-in with the home's beachy setting.

The design of this beautiful home—and its wall-sized sliding doors—make it hard to see where the interior leaves off and the outdoor spaces begin.

Almost every room in this luxury home opens up onto these wide balconies and decks, all of which come with those amazing views.

In the corner of the raised deck, a sunroom overlooks the pool, backyard and ocean.

This sun room sits at the end of a raised deck and might stop cocktail hour conversations in their tracks, the view is that gorgeous.

The wraparound bench in this sunroom means everyone is treated to the panoramic Indian Ocean views.