Exterior renovation
ideas & advice.
Practical guides and design perspectives for seeing your exterior more clearly.
Brick Ranch Exterior Makeover: A North Carolina-Inspired Design and Budget
Explore a brick ranch exterior makeover with pale masonry, olive siding and a timber entrance, plus realistic planning budgets for a similar renovation.
Read storyModern Tudor Exterior Remodel: Keep the Gables, Simplify the Details
See how a Tudor-inspired exterior can become lighter and more contemporary through warm walls, selective timber, simpler trim and a clearer entrance.
Read storyForest Home Exterior Renovation: Dark Siding, Timber and a Clearer Entrance
Explore two wooded-home transformations using dark siding, selective timber, clearer entrances and layered planting that works with sloping ground.
Read storyAlpine Split-Level Exterior Remodel: A Stronger Base and a Warmer Upper Level
See how a mountain split-level can use stone, timber, darker roof finishes and a clearer arrival to work with its levels rather than disguise them.
Read storyMid-Century Ranch Entrance Ideas: Breeze Block, Timber and a Quieter Garage
Compare three ranch entrance transformations using patterned screens, warm timber and quieter garages to give a long, low home a clear point of arrival.
Read storyMediterranean Exterior Remodel: Keep the Arches or Go Desert Modern?
Compare two Mediterranean exterior remodel directions: a warm arched entrance and a more extensive desert-modern transformation using stone, stucco and timber.
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