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Why I Chose to Use an Exterior Home Designer
By: Cassie McDowellHaving an interior designer interested in an exterior home design was exciting for us and a little bit nerve wracking! Shannon Loeffler was just that client… Shannon is an interior designer from Charlotte, North Carolina. She is creative, with an experimental style. On her SJL Designs website, Shannon says her chief objective is to incite ...
Thinking About Painting Black? 10 of Our Favorites
By: Cassie McDowellAre you thinking about painting your home exterior black? Dark paint is ON TREND for 2019. We are sharing 10 of our favorites… they are rich, warm, inviting, and ready to be discovered! This striking choice is being used on various home styles and asked for by different personality types. Dark paint breathes new life ...
12 Tips for Home Exterior Design in 2019
By: Cassie McDowell12 Tips for Home Exterior Design in 2019 We have cultivated some projects and come up with 12 tips to help with your house exterior design. A beautiful house exterior is just as important, if not more important, than a beautiful interior. Maybe it’s time to show your house some love with simple changes that ...
6 of Our Favorite Summer Porch Ideas
By: Cassie McDowellThere is absolutely no reason to spend a fortune on an architect to rip your home apart, change your roofline, demolish your kitchen, and devour your free time wishing you could just go back to your peaceful life! It’s the little things that can make a huge difference in curb appeal and more importantly, your ...
House Exterior Fails and Fixes
By: Cassie McDowellHave you fallen victim to these simple house exterior fails? Maybe it’s too much House Beautiful or wine with the neighbor… Whatever the reason, you’re smarter than that! Take a step back. Evaluate. And let’s get to work on fixing these house fails with simple changes. House Fail #1: If it doesn’t fit, don’t wear ...
Favorite Whites for Your Home’s Exterior
By: Cassie McDowellThere are a million white paints for your home’s exterior; however, not all will work on every home. Style, sunlight, direction of the house and other fixed elements play a crucial role in the way we see and interpret color. For max curb appeal, brick&batten has found some tried and true whites that we return ...
Paint Color for Curb Appeal
By: Cassie McDowellExterior paint color is the ultimate change maker in attaining the perfect curb appeal. Picking exterior paint color requires some foresight and planning. It’s not as easy as seeing a house you love and copying it, because every house is different. That said, our color experts use undertones and fixed elements when we help choose ...
6 Simple Solutions for Small Exterior Windows
By: Cassie McDowell6 Simple Solutions for Small Exterior Windows Small exterior windows can be a thing… one that’s tricky to deal with. The windows look fine from the inside; however on the outside they appear way too small. We have come up with 6 simple solutions for small exterior windows. Luckily, this is a fixable problem without ...
The Traditional Ranch Homes Before & After Makeovers
By: Cassie McDowellThe Traditional Ranch Homes Before & After Curb Appeal Makeovers See how brick&batten designers, architects, and graphics turn these traditional ranch homes into absolute stunners… with before & after curb appeal makeovers. According to Zillow, nine of ten houses, in the 1950’s and 60’s were ranch style. As the 80’s hit, people were opting for ...