Exterior renovation
ideas & advice.
Practical guides and design perspectives for seeing your exterior more clearly.
Mid-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.
Read storyColonial Exterior Renovation: An English Country Direction in Stone
Explore a Colonial exterior renovation study using pale stone, warm window frames, a restrained portico and a garden approach while preserving the main symmetry.
Read storyBuilder Home Exterior Remodel: Make the Gables and Garage Work Together
Compare two builder-home exterior remodels that simplify competing gables, reduce garage dominance and use timber and stone to clarify the entrance.
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Pale Stone House Exteriors: Choosing Colors for a Gray Roof
Pair pale stone with a gray roof, warm trim and dark windows. Explore three gabled homes and Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams colors to sample.
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Modern Farmhouse Exteriors Beyond Black and White: Brick, Wood and Muted Color
Explore brick, timber and muted siding combinations for modern farmhouse and woodland homes, with practical paint samples and material-placement advice.
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