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How to Choose the Right Color for Your Vinyl Siding

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Vinyl siding is a popular choice for homeowners because it is low-maintenance and durable. It comes in a wide range of colors, making it easy to find a shade that complements your home’s exterior. However, choosing the right color for your vinyl siding can be overwhelming, especially with so many options available. In this article, we’ll provide you with some tips to help you choose the perfect color for your home’s exterior.

1. Consider your home’s architectural style.

The color of your vinyl siding should complement your home’s architectural style. For example, if you have a colonial-style home, you may want to choose a traditional color like white or cream. On the other hand, if you have a modern home, you may want to choose a bold color like black or navy blue.

2. Look at your surroundings.

Take a look at the surrounding homes and landscaping in your neighborhood. You don’t want your home to stand out too much, but you also don’t want it to blend in too much either. Consider the color of the other homes and try to choose a color that complements them.

3. Think about your home’s orientation.

The orientation of your home can affect how colors appear in different lighting conditions. Homes that face north or east tend to receive less sunlight, so darker colors may appear even darker. Homes that face south or west tend to receive more sunlight, so lighter colors may appear brighter.

4. Consider the color of your roof.

Your roof is a prominent feature of your home’s exterior, so you’ll want to choose a color for your vinyl siding that complements it. If you have a brown or gray roof, earth-tone colors like beige or tan may work well. If you have a black roof, consider a bolder color like dark green or navy blue.

5. Look at color samples.

Most vinyl siding companies offer color samples that you can take home and view in natural lighting conditions. This will give you a better idea of how the color will look on your home’s exterior.

When choosing a color for your vinyl siding, it’s important to consider all of these factors to ensure that you choose the perfect hue. At Better Way Home Improvement, we offer a wide range of vinyl siding options in various colors and textures. Our team can also assist you in selecting the perfect color for your home’s exterior. Contact us today for more information.

Weekend Home Improvement Projects for Less Than Twenty Dollars

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creative coat hangerHave you recently moved into a new home or are sprucing up your home to sell? This home improvement company recommends the following small, quick and inexpensive weekend projects that make a big impact.

  • Add a Divider – Organize drawers and cabinets with simple dividers from stores like the Container Store. These small adjustments can clean up the look of storage spaces.
  • Add a Lower Bar to Your Closet – Double your closet space by adding a second, lower bar. Hang tops above, pants or skirts below.
  • Add a Stone Path – Visit a home department store, such as Lowes or Home Depot, to select large stones and create a stone path from the sidewalk to your front door.
  • Add Extra Storage – Add shelves in unused, recessed spaces to  take items off the floor and off of surface areas, such as counters.
  • Create a Coat Rack – Make a one of a kind statement in your entryway by creating a coat rack out of old items, like the cross country skis used in the photo above!
  • Get Filtered Water – Forget bottled water! In five minutes you can add a water filtration system to your sink.
  • Improve Air Flow – Remove old heating and air conditioning grates and replace with more stylish and efficient grates.
  • Increase Lighting – Add a new light fixture to a dark closet or a designated reading area.
  • Jazz Up Curtain Rods – Toss out the aluminum rods and update with a wooden or cast iron dowel. Match the new rods to the design aesthetic of the room.
  • Organize Your Entryway – Have a hook by the front door for each family member to hang his/her jackets, keys and leave shoes.
  • Prep to Install Speakers – You may not be able to buy speakers for $20, but you can consult an electrician about installing speakers and obtain the appropriate wires you’ll need.
  • Put Towels Within Reach – If your towel bars are across the bathroom, take five minutes to add a new bar closer to the sink, shower or tub. Old ladders with several rungs make for a unique towel holder!
  • Replace Switchplates – There is no reason why your light switch can’t add a little style to a room. Replace standard, white switchplates with colored, ceramic, wood or metal ones.
  • Replace Window Shades – Have your shades been weathered by the sun? Are they not as bright as they used to be? Swap out old shades for new ones and try a new color!
  • Streamline Your Sink – Add a soap dispenser to your kitchen sink to keep soap rings from forming on your sink and counter. Mason jars filled with colorful hand soaps make for decorative look.
  • Tackle Trim Work – Finally take the time to spruce up molding and baseboards that have suffered damage. Simple coat of paint will spruce up dulled enamel, etc.
  • Transition Floors – Add thresholds strips where the type of flooring changes from room to room.
  • Update Door Hardware – Have a loose door knob? All it takes is a screw driver to put that knob pack into place and turning seamlessly. Or replace with some stylish knobs.
  • Update Hardware – Change out drawer pulls and cabinet handles with unique or antique looking accents.
  • Update with Paint – Give a new personality to an old piece of furniture with a new coat of bright paint. Add some fun designs using thumbtacks or stencils.
  • Window Boxes – Add flair to your first floor, front windows with boxes of flowers.

– Better Way Home Improvement, Oxford, MA

Ten Simple and Affordable Home Improvement Projects

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10 Simple and Affordable Home Improvement Projects

1. Every home has different improvement needs and not all projects will suit all homes. The best way to begin your home improvement project is to identify where improvements can be made  or where you want to make some changes. Once you have accomplished this step, use design magazines for guidance and go online to look for the solutions you need. The internet offers a vast amount of resources.  The ability to surf the world wide web for a legitimate purpose is not only feasible, but save a lot of time and money conducting research. That being said, here are some generic home improvement projects that do not cost a lot of money and which can be done in most homes.

2. The kitchen is the heart of the home and the one room that everyone uses. Because of the heavy use it is subjected to it can become tired looking and worn out very quickly. A rejuvenated kitchen will brighten up what whole house. You don’t need to spend vast amounts on new appliances and cabinets. Go to manufactures’ websites and you will often find that you can buy new doors for your cabinets and appliances at a fraction of the cost of replacing them. Alternatively, a few simple things such as changing cabinet hardware and applying a fresh coat of paint or stain to the woodwork can be very effective in giving the kitchen a new look.

3. Light fixtures can be economical and changing them is usually not difficult. New lighting can give a room a completely new look. Eco friendly lights will give you the satisfaction of reducing your carbon footprint as well as lowering your electricity bill. Use simple easy to clean designs for light that are in places where cleaning them is difficult and not easy to do often.

4. Floors bear the brunt of all the traffic in the house and they can become worn looking very quickly. Replacing flooring with new ecofriendly materials like bamboo is not only good for the environment but also not as expensive as you may think, especially if your DIY skills allow you to do the installation yourself. Carpets too have to put up with a lot of heavy use and can become dirty very quickly. If you rent a carpet shampooer and buy the cleaning agents required, you will be able to give new life to your carpets at a fraction of the cost of buying new ones.

5. Bathrooms are places where wear shows quickly. A few simple inexpensive things such as replacing chipped tiles, putting in new towel racks and changing a worn toilet seat can give the room a fresh look. If your budget extends to a new sink, that’s even better.

6. Your front door is the first thing a visitor sees of your home. A worn out door with chipped paint and broken or loose handles creates a negative impression. A fresh coat of paint and some new hardware can give the door a new look which is another way to brighten up your home. If your budget is large enough, a few new lights on the front porch can make an even bigger change to the look and vibrancy of your home.

7. An attic can be more than just a place to store things you don’t need but don’t have the heart to get rid of. Conduct an inventory of all that you have there, be ruthless in getting rid of junk and then put up shelves to hold what is left and what you think you will collect in the future. Partition off this area and you will find a large open space that you can use as you want.

8. Don’t ignore the outside of the house. New vinyl siding can do so much to completely alter the curbside appeal of your home! This is a great small investment that yields a high return!  The maintenance of vinyl siding is so minimal when compared to a wood lined home that the investment of time is already returned while you live in your home.  The cost to maintain vinyl is the cost of the power washer rental to blast it every couple of years so that it will look as new as the day you applied the vinyl siding to your home.

9. If you don’t have a big yard, why not install a few flower boxes? You can buy then at garden supply stores and they are not expensive. Most are easily fitted below windows and the scent of flowers and the bright colors can infuse warmth into a home.

10. It is hard to imagine but it almost springtime!  Plants are a small investment that make a huge impact on the improvement of a home.  Get creative, add some colorful plants that compliment the color of your home and the largest cost there will be your personal labor.  Have fun with it!

We tend to not really notice changes in things we see or come into contact with every day. Look around your home carefully and you will find areas that need improvement. Most of these fixes are simple jobs that don’t need a large wallet but will change your home of the better.