Upgrading your home exterior in 2024 just got easier. With these simple tips, you’ll know how to stay up to the minute with your home’s style, texture, and functionality. Balance your individual preferences with today’s trends to get a personalized, modern look that you’ll love living in, and one that is sure to appeal to homebuyers if you ever decide to sell your home.
Let’s dive in and uncover ideal upgrades for 2024.
Replacement Siding
Indulge in sustainable siding that you can count on
Fiber cement siding’s durability makes it a smart choice when you’re looking for sustainable siding materials. James Hardie is the top fiber cement brand, and for good reason. Its 50-year expected lifespan means you won’t be disposing of it for quite some time—saving you time, money, and hassles while lowering your carbon footprint.
Enjoy a visual delight of mixed textures and materials
In the past, materials like stone or brick were used either alone or along with siding. But today’s homeowners crave the mixed textures of brick and stone with a generous amount of mortar in between. This adds depth to your exterior and creates appealing visual interest. There will be more use of texture on exteriors, yet a softer, more inviting feel to the overall look (for example: siding, wood, and stone). A variety of siding materials boost your home’s appearance while maintaining cohesion.
Feature warm earth tones for the body of your home
Several earthy hues are featured as beloved for this year. The warm and cozy vibe they create make you feel more connected to your natural surroundings and give your home’s welcoming feel some real oomph. Be sure to sample paint colors before making your final decision, then look at them in different lighting at different times of day.
Enhance your home’s curb appeal by adding color to your trim
Replace the expected trim colors (like white and black) and introduce color instead. For example, add an elegant green against a red brick home to add visual interest.
Make a statement with colorful shutters
Give your home more personality this year with colorful shutters. While a colorful front door is essential, colorful shutters add dimension and character to your house you’re sure to love.
Add charm and personality to your property with a pop of color on your front door
A colorful front door adds individuality to your home. Once you choose your siding material and style, selecting a color combination for your home is next on the priority list to bring out the best in your exterior. For the body of your house, if you have James Hardie siding installed, choose from their stunning designer picked colors in their Statement Collection or Dream Collection. Complement the main color with a contrasting hue for trim, shutters, and other accent features. And finish the look with a perfectly paired entry door color.
Texture Coating
Bypass the need for stucco repair with texture coating
Weatherproof your home with stunning texture coating. This eco-friendly water-based exterior product works perfectly on stucco homes that are in disrepair. You’ll enjoy low maintenance and an exterior with UV resistance while boosting your home’s curb appeal with gorgeous texture coating. Our premium texture coating will minimize or eliminate water damage, fungus, and mildew while bridging hairline cracks. Our heat reflective technology will keep your home cooler, saving you energy usage throughout the year.
Give your home a permanent finish with texture coating
Texture coating delivers water resistance and mold and mildew resistance while bridging hairline cracks in your exterior. It will increase your resale value and make it look new for decades, saving you money in the long run. And texture coating won’t peel, chip, flake, or crack.
Replacement Windows
Warm window frame colors
This year, we’ll see a trend in warmth being introduced in window frame colors, delivering a more subtle, soft variable rather than the stark contrasting black or white frames offered in the past.
Windows that highlight the view
Choosing the optimal windows for your home will connect you more to the outdoors. One way to achieve this is to underscore the view. Choose windows with minimal grid patterns—or no grid patterns at all. When you subtract the obstruction out of your outdoor views, you’ll get more enjoyment out of your new windows. Homeowners are leaning away from classic double-hung windows and toward windows with unobstructed views such as picture windows, casement, and awning windows.
Replacements that deliver greater function
Awning windows can be super functional when used in the right location of your home. They open “out” (toward the outdoors) like a door on a hinge—but the hinge is across the top of the window itself, so they are simple to open. They work perfectly in small bathrooms, basements, and above a kitchen sink. Casement windows also offer greater function, as they are simple to open with their indoor crank, and deliver unobstructed views as well as excellent ventilation as they effortlessly “catch breezes.”
Indoor-outdoor living area—customized
Adding a new sliding glass door—or even a folding glass wall—between your indoor living and outdoor deck or patio is a great way to extend the indoors outside. With this gorgeous set up, you’ll more comfortably create a way to connect with the outdoors as a part of your daily routine—as well as when you entertain family and friends.
Transform Your Exterior in 2024 with the Ideal Upgrades
Whether you want to keep up with the latest trends or you enjoy a classic, timeless aesthetic, our experienced team at Approved Contractor is here to help.
At Approved Contractor, we install James Hardie products for the entire siding replacement process, ensuring you get optimal long-term results. We offer premium Pella windows, ensuring you get energy efficient windows and enjoy savings throughout the year. And our beautiful texture coating lasts, saving you time and money. Browse our photo gallery of recent projects for additional inspiration.
