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6 Fall Exterior Home Decorating Tips You Can’t Miss
By: Cassie McDowellOur brick&batten designers have found 6 Fall exterior home decorating tips you can’t miss. These simple changes are easy to achieve this season can make a huge impact on your curb appeal and happiness. When you’re ready for a home exterior makeover, we’ve got just the solution! Our team at brick&batten is ready to partner ...
Painting Your House? You Better Understand LRV
By: Cassie McDowellAre you painting your house? You better understand LRV. Understanding a bit about LRV will help you in selecting the correct shade of any paint color — but especially white — for your environment. Painting your house white sounds so simple! White is crisp, clean, and beautiful… it should be easy. But it’s not. White ...
Designer Tips for Choosing Exterior Paint Colors
By: Cassie McDowellAre you looking for designer tips in choosing your exterior paint colors? If so, you’re not alone! Standing at the hardware store looking through thousands of paint chips is just plain overwhelming. Reaching in front of people to grab what looks like the perfect shade, in the awkward light, just doesn’t work! Not to mention, ...
Designers Weigh in on Home Exterior Trends
By: Cassie McDowellWhat are the most popular styles for home exteriors and where are trends headed next? AIA partner James Hardie asked designers to weigh in on home exterior trends. Being a member of AIA and in the home exterior design business, brick&batten was thrilled to be asked and weigh in on where home trends are headed ...
Fall Temperatures Are Excellent for Exterior Painting
By: Cassie McDowellIn order for your paint job to turn out perfectly, the weather needs to cooperate. That’s why we’re here to tell you: Fall temperatures are excellent for exterior painting! Most people think of spring and summer months are best for completing house projects. Those months are definitely warm and much can be done. However, it ...
7 Outdoor Lighting Tips to Best Illuminate Your Space
By: Cassie McDowellWe have come up with 7 outdoor lighting tips to best illuminate your space. Where I live there are a lot of houses being updated. People are choosing to update instead of tear down and move. I love that! However, it takes everything out of me not to offer suggestions… I see contractors choosing paint ...
Let’s Talk REAL About Curb Appeal
By: Cassie McDowellLet’s talk real about curb appeal. Curb appeal is a real thing and I had any advice it would be this… don’t wait until you absolutely hate your home’s exterior before you make a change. Then, you’re frustrated, you’re tired, and you just want to forget it or move! There are simple changes you can ...
4 Favorite Siding Colors by James Hardie
By: Cassie McDowellAlmost daily we design homes for clients that are wanting to replace their siding, paint existing siding, or choosing siding color for a new build. Are you ready to replace your siding… the options are limitless. Our designers have come up with a list of favorite siding colors by James Hardie we’d like to share ...
20 PRO TIPS From Our Home Exterior Designers
By: Cassie McDowellOur brick&batten designers are sent emails every day asking for PRO TIPS and suggestions on home exterior design. That’s exactly what we do! After hours of traveling, workshops, color classes, seminars, speaking with professionals in the field, research, and AIA certifications, phew… we have compiled a list of our own 20 Pro Tips from our ...