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2020 Buzz Word in Home Design: Sustainability
By: Cassie McDowellWhat’s the 2020 buzz word in home design? SUSTAINABILITY. Everywhere our designers travel, talking to builders, homeowners, and designers, everyone is referring to sustainability. Tackling that word, we asked around to figure out exactly what that looks like for homeowners like you and me. Webster Dictionary says the meaning of sustainable is harvesting or using ...
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 are ...
Metal Roof: What’s True and What’s False
By: Cassie McDowellMy parents recently looked into a metal roof for their island home. So I put on my brick&batten hat and investigated what’s true and what’s false about a metal roof! I love the look but questioned that loud sound when the daily rain falls in south Florida. Every once in awhile a small patter on ...