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Summer Checklist to Keep Your Home in Tip Top Shape
By: Cassie McDowellSummer has started! The birds are chirping, the grass is green, and finally there’s time to complete the summer checklist to keep your home in tip top shape. That means it’s time to spruce up your home with a good cleaning! If you’re like me, you hop from one job to the other and things ...
2019 Home Exterior Color Palettes to Love
By: Cassie McDowellOur 2019 home exterior color palettes to love: 2019 has proved to be a year of exciting color palettes which focus on darker shades, blues, and varying whites. We’ve put together a few of our tried and true paint combinations to share with you. Stop searching through paint samples and picking up those annoying chips ...
Window and Door Designs to Match Your Home
By: Cassie McDowellWith the McMansion trend coming to a screeching halt, our brick&batten designers are swarmed with questions about how to match the right window and door styles to their home. To match correctly, it requires a bit of knowledge about your home’s style, trends, likes and dislikes. That said, your doors and windows are essential to the ...
Questions Answered About Home Exterior Siding
By: Cassie McDowellAre you considering replacing your home exterior siding? We’ve got your questions answered! It’s a huge project, both emotionally and financially. That said, our brick&batten experts have some advice to help you make an informed decision before you go ripping off your home’s cladding. #1 // Do I really need new siding? An option to ...
What Is Mid-Century Modern Architecture Anyway?
By: Cassie McDowellWhat is Mid-Century Modern architecture anyway? Also known as Mid Mod, this architecture is one that evokes a feeling of openness, simple lines, and one with nature. Built from the 1940’s to 1960’s, mid-century modern homes are becoming increasingly popular again and going for high market value. What features define mid-century homes? No. 1. ...
Does a Carriage Style Garage Door Suit My Home?
By: Cassie McDowellCarriage style garage doors have become increasingly popular and we can definitely see why…but they don’t suit every home’s style. Standing the test of time, they were around before cars and the traditional garages we see today. When people used horse and carriage to travel place to place they needed a barn type structure for ...
14 Curb Appeal Tips From the brick&batten Pros
By: Cassie McDowell14 Curb Appeal Tips From the brick&batten Pros A beautiful home exterior can make or break curb appeal. We asked our professionals their top curb appeal tips and some are so simple we had to share! Whether you’re selling your home, moving into a fixer upper and need ideas, or just want to love your ...
The Pros and Cons of a Wooden Door
By: Cassie McDowellThere are many pros and cons of a wooden entry door. A wood door is gorgeous! Many brick&batten clients ask for wood. We are all drawn to the warmth a wooden accent brings to a space. They are certainly a timeless classic and very popular for many homeowners; however, wooden doors do have their issues. ...
Front Porch: If You Build It, They Will Come
By: Cassie McDowellWhy do we say if you build it they will come? Not a baseball field but a front porch. My parents live on an island…remote by most people’s standards. They take a boat to go almost everywhere and they have been retired as long as I can remember. When they committed to island life full ...