James Hardie Blog

For homeowners, spring, summer, and fall are perfect times to tackle exterior home renovations. The great thing about owning a home is that you’re in charge – not every project has to be a major remodel (although those can be fun!).

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Backyards can act as an extension of your home, and there is no better time to tackle projects that will transform your own outdoor space into an even more inviting, entertaining retreat. These backyard design ideas will help you create a space to enjoy outdoor living.

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Now that spring is bringing sunnier days and warmer temperatures, it’s the ideal time to spruce up your home’s exterior with some new spring porch décor. These spring front porch ideas will help make your home’s entrance an even more inviting place to entertain guests or simply enjoy the fresh air.

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Well-designed houses can be beautiful without design tricks. Here’s what you need to know to make smart and simple exterior house design choices.

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Trends come and go, but some home styles are popular enough to last for decades, or even longer. Here’s a look at six of America’s favorite home styles and three popular siding colors to match each one.

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From the charmingly rustic to more sophisticated autumnal spreads, welcoming fall's arrival is easier than you might think. Your porch is a great place to create a custom design where you can showcase your outdoor fall decor for the whole neighborhood to enjoy.

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There’s nothing like walking out to your backyard garden and picking a bold, green bell pepper and a ripe, round tomato straight from the vine. When you tend to your own vegetable garden, you reap the fresh, tasty, nutrient-packed rewards, and woo your dinner guests in the process. We spoke to garden professional Karen Emmett, of Chicago’s Sprout Home, to gain the expertise necessary to get your backyard garden growing, ready to produce stunners by summer. From the best starter varieties, to the soil to use, and how much water to douse them in—here are the details you need to create and tend to a vegetable garden of your own.

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From a design standpoint, stacking elements on top of one another adds texture and interest to your entire exterior look. From your landscape choices, to home siding styles, to the fabric on your porch swing cushion — adding layers can incorporate a multidimensional-yet-unified aesthetic that will make neighbors do a double take.  

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If you haven’t yet heard of the Danish concept of hygge, we’re here to tell you all about it. Loosely translated to “coziness”, this word is more than a design style or trend—it’s a way of life. Here are a few of our favorite ideas to help you add a hygge feeling to your home as winter approaches.

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A deck is just like anything else in your home: to maintain its lustre throughout the years, you’ll need to give it a little TLC every once in a while. Luckily, deck care is a lot less demanding than most other home maintenance jobs. In fact, a weekend of attention is all most decks require to keep in shape throughout the year. Here’s what to do and how to keep yours looking good as new all year long.

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