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Best Home Depot Light Fixtures for Your Home’s Exterior

When updating their home’s exterior, most people focus their attention on larger items like cladding materials, paint colors, doors, and windows. But smaller details, such as light fixtures, can have just as much of an impact on your curb appeal. With that in mind, we’ve put together a roundup of our favorite Home Depot light ...

17 Front Porch Lighting Ideas

If you’re on the hunt for front porch lighting ideas, the expert exterior designers at brick&batten have you covered. We’ve rounded up our favorite lighting options — including sconces, lanterns, and a go-to porch pendant — in the list below. There’s something for just about every front porch set up and design style in this ...

Unique Exterior Design Words Our Clients Have Taught Us

As expert exterior designers, our exterior design vocabulary is extensive. But even professionals like us can’t possibly know every exterior design term in existence. In fact, over the years, we’ve actually been introduced to several design words by our clients! Keep reading to learn more about the design words we’ve learned about from our clients ...

Outdoor Decor Ideas: Our Designers’ Product Picks

Outdoor decor, such as lighting, tables, and chairs, can not only make your outdoor space more functional, but it can offer a major aesthetic upgrade, too. The right outdoor decor can take a yard from boring to beautiful. As expert exterior designers, we spend a lot of time researching outdoor decor and talking with vendors ...

9 Landscape Lighting Ideas

Curb appeal is a 24/7 game, and one of the biggest difference makers when the sun goes down is your exterior lighting. And we’re not just talking about wall sconces or pendants near your front door! Lights throughout your front yard — lining walkways or interspersed amongst flower beds — offer a dose of drama ...

25 Front Porch Decorating Ideas to Make Your Entry More Inviting

Porch decorating is a long-standing tradition. In the days before air conditioning, a home’s front porch was a go-to gathering spot, a place to stay cool and get some fresh air. We believe front porches should function as an extension of the home and are worth looking at as another “room” to decorate. Whether you ...

10 Inspiring Ideas to Create Front Porch Curb Appeal

Creating a beautiful home exterior doesn’t  happen by accident. Here are 10 inspiring ideas create front porch curb appeal. We often worry ourselves about what the interior of our homes look like and rightly so. Who wants to live in a house that doesn’t flow well or doesn’t reflect their personality or design choices? As ...

2020 Home Exterior Design Ideas

Get ready: 2020 Home Exterior Design Ideas. This is a perfect time to explore home exterior improvements; however, be sure you’re spending time on ones that add value to your greatest investment. There are some design trends that will continue into 2020 and others that are definitely coming to a quick end. Get READY: 2020 ...

How to Choose the Correct Size Exterior Light

For home exterior lights, size matters! We’ve come up with some helpful tips on how to choose the correct size exterior light. Nothing is worse than getting home and realizing you can hardly see your lights from the street.  Lights are like the eyes of your home…. so, they should be beautiful and functional! They ...