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7 Outdoor Lighting Tips to Best Illuminate Your Space
By: Cassie McDowellWe have come up with 7 outdoor lighting tips to best illuminate your space. Where I live there are a lot of houses being updated. People are choosing to update instead of tear down and move. I love that! However, it takes everything out of me not to offer suggestions… I see contractors choosing paint ...
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 ...
Window Grilles: What Pattern Suits My Home’s Style?
By: Cassie McDowellWindow Grilles are the checkerboard pieces that divide the glass in your window. Some people refer to window grilles as muntins, grids, and mullions. Choosing a window style that suits your architecture and purpose is hugely important; however, equally important is the grille chosen to separate the glass. Windows are considered the eyes of your ...
Questions Answered About Home Exterior Siding
By: Cassie McDowellAre you considering replacing your home exterior siding? We’ve got your questions answered! It’s a huge project, both emotionally and financially. That said, our brick&batten experts have some advice to help you make an informed decision before you go ripping off your home’s cladding. #1 // Do I really need new siding? An option to ...
Does a Carriage Style Garage Door Suit My Home?
By: Cassie McDowellCarriage style garage doors have become increasingly popular and we can definitely see why…but they don’t suit every home’s style. Standing the test of time, they were around before cars and the traditional garages we see today. When people used horse and carriage to travel place to place they needed a barn type structure for ...
The Pros and Cons of a Wooden Door
By: Cassie McDowellThere are many pros and cons of a wooden entry door. A wood door is gorgeous! Many brick&batten clients ask for wood. We are all drawn to the warmth a wooden accent brings to a space. They are certainly a timeless classic and very popular for many homeowners; however, wooden doors do have their issues. ...
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 ...
6 of Our Favorite Summer Porch Ideas
By: Cassie McDowellThere is absolutely no reason to spend a fortune on an architect to rip your home apart, change your roofline, demolish your kitchen, and devour your free time wishing you could just go back to your peaceful life! It’s the little things that can make a huge difference in curb appeal and more importantly, your ...
6 Simple Solutions for Small Exterior Windows
By: Cassie McDowell6 Simple Solutions for Small Exterior Windows Small exterior windows can be a thing… one that’s tricky to deal with. The windows look fine from the inside; however on the outside they appear way too small. We have come up with 6 simple solutions for small exterior windows. Luckily, this is a fixable problem without ...