Exterior renovation
ideas & advice.
Practical guides and design perspectives for seeing your exterior more clearly.
Brick and Siding Color Combinations
How to pair brick and siding by reading masonry undertones, choosing a wall color and deciding where each material should lead.
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Stone and Siding Exterior Combinations
Choose stone and siding finishes that share undertones and meet at believable architectural transitions.
Read storyHow to Modernize a Red Brick House Without Painting the Brick
Keep natural red brick and modernize the house through trim, garage doors, entry details, windows and landscaping.
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Copper Penny Metal Roofs: Exterior Colors and Materials That Work Beautifully Together
Explore copper penny metal roof ideas with warm stone, deep green siding and charcoal accents. Learn how to coordinate finishes before renovating.
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Exterior Colors for a Black Roof: Beyond White Siding
A dark roof can support mineral blue, olive, clay, and warm neutrals. The right choice depends on the rest of the house.
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One Builder-Beige House, Three Exterior Design Directions
A warm transitional palette, a muted organic palette, and a deeper blue-green direction reveal different possibilities within the same architecture.
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