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Exterior Home Trends Coming Your Way in 2020
By: Cassie McDowellOver the past few months our designers at brick&batten have done a lot of traveling, interviewing, workshop attending, color studying, and interviewing of experts to discover home exterior home trends coming your way in 2020. We’ve found some interesting creative ideas headed down the pipeline. #1 // Beautiful Garage Doors In many home communities garages ...
Top 2019 Exterior House Colors
By: brick&battenIf you spend enough time in an up and coming or well-established neighborhood this summer, you’ll see it: Motivated homeowners giving their home’s exterior new life with a fresh coat of paint. Of course, even the friendliest of neighbors will have an opinion about the new look, but it doesn’t matter. Either the homeowner chose ...
Painting Exterior Brick – Everything You Need to Know
By: brick&battenThere’s a reason America’s oldest brick home, built in 1680, is still intact. Brick homes hold their value and structural integrity. So if you’ve been lucky enough to score a brick home, you have an asset. Of course, not everyone loves brick’s traditional warm tones, but luckily, there’s paint. We understand that painting your brick ...
5 Tips for Choosing Exterior Paint Color
By: Cassie McDowell5 tips for choosing an exterior paint color… you’re probably thinking, only 5!! Trying to pick an exterior house color is overwhelming. You’re expected to pick up little paint swatches and make a call on whether that would look good on your home. There’s no way! It just doesn’t work like that! So, if you’re ...
Your House. Three Ways.
By: Cassie McDowellYour House. Three Ways. Are you tired of searching Pinterest for the perfect house or browsing the paint section at the local hardware hoping a chip jumps off the shelf as the perfect color for your home exterior? Ya. What a waste of time! See your house. Three ways. Search no more…our brick&batten designers can ...
6 Home Makeovers: How to Copy the Look
By: Cassie McDowellYou’ve seen beautiful homes on Pinterest and tried desperately to do your own home update. Here’s your chance to get it right with 6 home makeovers: how to copy the look. If you know me at all, you know I’m a firm believer in loving where you live and feeling great every time you pull ...
10 Patio Trends: 8 are HOT and 2 are NOT
By: Cassie McDowellHave you been dreaming of creating that beautiful patio design that welcomes guests, keeps family outside, and is comfortable enough to just relax? It has never been easier! Our brick&batten designers have compiled 10 patio trends… find out what 8 are HOT and what 2 are NOT! Out with the rustic farmhouse and IN with ...
How to PAINT Your Home’s EXTERIOR BRICK
By: Cassie McDowellPainting your home’s exterior brick is a daunting task. Choosing the right color, right paint, and right person to do the job is essential in achieving the results you want! After years of experience in painting and getting to know my painter, I have come up with a few suggestions on how to paint your ...
13 Before & After Swoon Worthy House Makeovers
By: Cassie McDowellWe have compiled 13 before & after swoon worthy house makeovers. Sifting through Pinterest and finding before & after home photos is huge fun! I always dream of what my house can become with some simple changes like paint and lighting. The brick&batten designers are pros in defining a home’s architecture, finding the home’s strengths ...