Colonial house exteriors

Home makeovers, for us house junkies, are so exciting to see! We love every house we design; however, I’ve come up with 15 of my favorite home makeovers.

Black doors are beautiful, sophisticated, modern, and scream I’m ready for visitors. We’ve come up with 12 great reasons to paint your front door black.

The current wooden front door has cracks so I'm looking to help my dad replace it - the plan is to help sell the house in the next year so I was thinking double doors for ease of moving. Would double doors would look out of place without a portico for this house? Or would it be unusual to do a wider...

Hello dear readers and welcome back for another post in my Home Ownership 101 Series. People often ask how...

This classic 1970s colonial is in a great neighborhood on 2 beautiful acres, but its layout was not suited for modern family life. A local family bought it because they loved the yard, the area and the schools, but they knew it would need an update to work well for them. “The family wanted to…

This classic architectural style dates back to our country's beginnings. #colonialhomes #curbappeal #homeexterior #bhg

There’s something timelessly classic about a colonial home. As you can probably guess by the name, colonial architecture rose in popularity thanks to some of America’s first settlers. The fusion of European styles in The States led to colonial homes that vary in architecture. That’s why today, we have Spanish, French, Dutch, and British colonials scattered all throughout. But exactly what is a colonial house? We’ll go over some signatures of this style.

A Nashville native turns a favorite house from her childhood into the home of her family's dreams.

From primitive to traditional to dutch, colonial home style is regal and oh so elegant! I'm sharing some of my favorite colonial homes.

From hues that adorned Victorians to the softer, shades of Craftsman bungalows, our featured color combinations are based on authentic schemes from their respective eras.