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Top Home Exterior Trends of 2024: Forecasting

If you’re planning to renovate your home and are in search of ideas and inspiration, you’re in the right place. In this roundup of the top home exterior trends of 2024, we highlight design styles and elements, paint colors, and more that will be popular in the year to come. To compile this list, we ...

Our Favorite Exterior Design Trends 2023: Looking Back

It’s that time of year again to share with you our favorite exterior design trends from 2023. To compile this list, we looked back at the virtual designs we worked on this year and considered the most common client requests we received. From enhanced outdoor living to creativity with cladding, keep reading to find out ...

The brick&batten Team’s Favorite Exterior Designs of 2023

In celebration of Thanksgiving and all the wonderful clients we’ve had the privilege of working with this past year, we’re sharing some of our team’s favorite exterior designs of 2023. This post is one of our favorites to put together year after year (you can see our 2022 roundup here) because it provides us with ...

The Garage Pergola: A Trend We Love

When it comes to exterior design, there are plenty of elements that are both functional and beautiful. The garage pergola is one of these elements. Not only can it protect your garage door from harsh sunlight, but it can also make your exterior more visually interesting. Garage pergolas are versatile, and our designers know all ...

10 Covered Outdoor Kitchen Ideas

Whether you’re looking to keep the heat down in your indoor kitchen or you simply want to spend more time outside, outdoor kitchens are the way to go. Deck out your outdoor cooking space with a grill (we often recommend BBQ Guys), counters, a refrigerator — and more! Our designers have plenty of covered outdoor ...

10 Black Front Door Ideas to Update Your Entry

Curb appeal might only call out the curb by name, but there are so many design elements it encompasses. Think of your exterior as a face. The front door is the eyes. It’s a simple piece, but a vital one to your home’s aesthetic. Black front doors are timeless — they work whether you go ...

Top Home Exterior Trends of 2023: Forecasting

We’re excited to share our favorite home exterior trends for 2023. To compile this list of trending design elements and ideas, we reflected on the top trends of this year and considered what we plan to recommend more of in the year to come. Some of these updates are fairly simple, while others will require ...

Our Favorite Exterior Design Trends 2022: Looking Back

The year of 2022 is coming to a close, so we’ve decided to round up the top trending exterior design trends of the year. Our designers have exceeded expectations when faced with new challenges and were innovative with fresh solutions for the problems that property owners bring to us again and again. From fence gates ...

The brick&batten Team’s Favorite Exterior Designs of 2022

To show our gratitude for the work we get to do day-in and day-out here at brick&batten, and in honor of Thanksgiving, we are sharing some of our team’s favorite exterior designs of 2022. We had a great time putting last year’s list together, and seeing the variety of projects below makes us once again ...