Exceptional Exteriors

Discover three ways to create a picture-perfect, eye-catching home from the outside in.

Metal Roofing Brick Style

Brick is back. But for those who want to deviate from the traditional red tones, painted brick in white or gray tones are welcome transformations.

Metal roofing is popular over covered porches, adding a textural element to the outside of the house. “In a lot of our houses, we’re doing portions of metal roofing. It’s more of an accent than a full-blown metal roof,” Perrino says. “The majority of metal roofing is black. The copper roofs are coming back, some are more of a greyish gunmetal, but those aren’t as big as black.”

The modern farmhouse style — white houses with black windows — is still trending. Looking to change it up? Capitalize on the popularity of colored windows by deviating from black and instead, opting for a dark brown or light clay tone. Blues also are rising in popularity, especially blue and white combinations, including darker blue exteriors with white trim.