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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 ...
House Makeovers and How to Get the Look
By: Cassie McDowellSo you’re interested in house makeovers and how to get the look… We are asked time and time again about our house makeovers and how to get the magazine look at home… What color paint is that? Where can I get those lights? Do you recommend a metal awning over my porch? What’s the deal ...
Use an Exterior Home Designer to Create Max Curb Appeal
By: Cassie McDowellUse an Exterior Home Designer to Create Max Curb Appeal Using an exterior home designer to create max curb appeal can save you time, money, and a headache! We’ve all drooled over Chip and Joanna Gaines masterpieces and saved houses on Pinterest. Our goal at brick&batten is easy. We want you to love your home! ...
Improve Your Home’s Curb Appeal With a Simple Fix
By: Cassie McDowellCurb appeal makes me happy and is a reflection of my style. That said, we’re all looking to improve our home’s curb appeal with a simple fix. Are you a perpetual mover seeking that perfect design or a set your roots kinda person? I am a perpetual mover, never satisfied, and always seeing potential in ...
2019 Top 4 Exterior White and Off-White Paint Colors
By: Allison VaccaroOur brick&batten designers have come up with our 2019, top 4 favorite exterior white and off-white paint colors. While there are a million whites, 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. However, brick&batten ...
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 ...
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 ...