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The Definitive Guide to Painting Your Home’s Exterior
Depending on the size of your home, an exterior paint project can be an ambitious, yet manageable project. Whether you are wanting help with choosing the right paint colors so you can delegate the task to a contractor, or you need guidance on the entire painting process from swatches to brush, we’ve created this definitive ...

15 Exterior Paint Colors That Are On-Trend for 2021
Like many of you, we’ve been busier than ever thinking about home improvements. So as early as spring 2020, we already began researching and dreaming up plans for next year’s virtual exterior redesigns. Part of the design process includes trend forecasting. While we can’t really see into the future, we’ve been in the business long ...

Behr vs. Valspar: Which is Better?
Team Behr vs. team Valspar: Which is better? It’s a pretty heated debate in the exterior design world. But we’ll just cut to the chase on our opinion pretty quickly. The best one depends on your project circumstances and goals. If you’re hoping to up your home’s curb appeal game, it’s certainly smart to do ...

16 BEST Paint Colors for Your Home’s Exterior in 2020
At brick&batten we have curated 16 of the best paint colors for your home’s exterior in 2020. Painting your home’s exterior can be quite a task… but if done correctly it can elevate your curb appeal without cutting into walls or backing a huge dumpster into your driveway for months! What I mean by done ...

Fall Temperatures Are Excellent for Exterior Painting
In order for your paint job to turn out perfectly, the weather needs to cooperate! Fall temperatures are excellent for exterior painting! Most people think of spring and summer months are best for completing house projects and those months are definitely warm and much can be done. However, it turns out painting during the fall ...

Should I Paint an Exterior Brick House?
It’s an age-old question: Should I paint an exterior brick house? Of course, we can’t give you a for sure yes or no. After all, the answer depends on many different factors. But we know there is something delightfully European about a white brick house with an orange tile roof or a classic cape cod ...

Top 2019 Exterior House Colors
If 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 ...

5 Tips for Choosing Exterior Paint Color
5 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 ...

Another Paint Option for Your Exterior Brick: Romabio
Painting my own brick house, I’ve researched and researched the best paints for home and how to paint my exterior. Recently, I came across another paint option for your exterior brick: Romabio. It is one that definitely caught my attention. After reading Young House Love Blog I did some research. If you’re considering painting your ...
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