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10 Garage Design Ideas to Elevate Your Home Exterior
By: BrittenyGarages often get overlooked during the renovation process with areas like the main entrance typically taking center stage. But a well-designed garage can offer as much of a curb appeal boost as the perfect color palette or an inviting front porch. With that in mind, we’ve put together a list of our favorite garage design ...
Our Review of Fawn Brindle by Sherwin Williams
By: AmiFawn Brindle is a gorgeous neutral paint color we can’t get enough of. It landed on not one, but two of our annual “best of” lists, receiving high honors as one of the 14 best Sherwin Williams exterior paint colors and one of the 14 best exterior house colors of 2024. Keep reading to learn ...
10 French Country House Exterior Designs We Love
By: MackenzieFrench country design style harmonizes rustic elegance with timeless charm. Distinctive elements include steeply pitched roofs and quaint accents that reflect a romantic countryside allure, like shutters and floral window boxes. Limewashed brick or natural stone exteriors add a weathered, textural quality common with the style. Symmetry and asymmetry coexist on a French country house, ...
9 Neutral Color Palette Ideas for Your Home Exterior
By: Hannah WarneWhile popular paint colors come and go, one combination never goes out of style: a neutral color palette. Choosing from a mix of white, beige, brown, black, or gray ensures that your home exterior will be equal parts timeless and modern — even as exterior design fads change. Read on to discover our favorite neutral ...
10 Driveway Landscape Ideas for Maximum Curb Appeal
By: MackenzieWhen it comes to curb appeal, your driveway is one of the first opportunities you have to make a statement. And landscaping is one of the most reliable ways to add to your driveway’s aesthetic. Our designers know all of the best driveway landscape ideas to elevate any home exterior. From the materials we use ...
Simple House Exterior Updates That Won’t Break the Bank
By: BrittenySome exterior home renovations are massive undertakings that people complete over the course of many months (or even years!). But not all homeowners have the time, money, or desire to completely overhaul their exterior. Sometimes, a few simple house upgrades are all that’s needed to achieve someone’s dream exterior. We work with clients on both ...
Simple Exterior Updates Elevate Colonial Style Home
By: Hannah WarneKara M. was eager to make some adjustments to the exterior of her colonial style home. While she wasn’t looking for any dramatic overhauls, she wanted to make a few strategic upgrades to transform her exterior. While she had a general idea of what she was looking for, she was struggling to determine how to ...
Samplize Paint Samples: A Guide to Peel-and-Stick Paint Samples
By: BrittenyIf you’ve been reading our blog for a while or have poked around on our website, you know that we strongly encourage homeowners to test paint colors before committing. Because paint colors can have a tremendous impact on your curb appeal, it’s important to make the right choice. Testing paint colors will help ensure you ...
Transform Your Front Entry With Transom Windows: Ideas and Design Examples
By: MackenzieWhen it comes to curb appeal, your front entry is one of the most vital elements. From the walkway leading to your front steps to the front door that connects your exterior to the inside of your home, entryways have plenty of moving parts. Our designers know how to consider every element, understanding how they ...