From siding to accents, keep your home looking its best with these 17 ideas.

1. Install Fiber Cement Siding.
2. Add Accent Sections.
3. Use a Fresh Coat of Paint.
4. Use a Pop of Trim Color.
5. Update Your Roof.
6. Add a Porch.
7. Add Some Texture.
8. Replace Your Shutters.

What is a modern house façade? Modern house façades tend to incorporate particular materials, colours and shapes into their designs in order to bring contemporary styling to the front of your home. Contemporary house façades are no different.

A five-point plan to update your facade and stay under budget

1. Identify the major issues.
2. Create contrast.
3. Aim for modern and crisp.
4. Create a focal point.
5. One major change + small tweaks = staying within your budget.

10 ideas to make your facade stand out with style

1. A bold front door. A brightly painted door will add instant pep to a tired-looking facade.
2. A fresh coat… of black paint.
3. A colourful creeper.
4. Architectural sunscreen.
5. Dramatic rooflines.
6. Try a vertical garden.
7. Metal cladding.
8. Contrasting materials.

The word facade originally comes from the Italian word “facciata”, and is defined as the outside or all of the external faces of a building. The term is frequently used to refer just to the main or front face of a house.

Most people that are new to building a home have no idea what that weird word ‘FAÇADE’ means. Pronounced “Fa’saad”, simply put it means the appearance of the front of your home.