If you're choosing new siding to go with your brick, selecting the best siding color combinations can be a challenge. It's easy to feel overwhelmed with the many colors and textures available. To help you achieve stunning siding brick combinations, we'll take you through the process starting with step one: selecting the best siding material for your home.
How to Decide Which Siding Material is Best for Your Home
There are many factors to consider when choosing siding, including its durability and longevity. Start the process by researching and considering your needs, including how particular siding holds up to weather and its maintenance requirements. The color selection available for each siding material varies, so this will help guide your decision too.
Engineered wood is a popular siding option for both its looks and durability. For example, LP® SmartSide® ExpertFinish® Trim & Siding is an easier maintenance prefinished option available in a variety of versatile colors that is also backed by a competitive warranty.
Guidelines for Choosing the Best Siding and Brick Color Combinations
Whether you own a ranch, Colonial or another home style with partial brick or brick skirting, there are a few guidelines to consider when pairing siding colors with brick:
With these guidelines in mind, we'll dive into three ways to find the best color siding for a brick house based on your style preference. Popular house siding color schemes include matching, complementary and contrasting siding brick combinations.
Matching Appearance
To help modernize your home's aesthetic and create a sleek, modern look, choose one color for both the siding and brick. Many homeowners are painting their brick to match their siding. If you would rather coordinate with the existing brick, here are some ideas when using LP SmartSide ExpertFinish Trim & Siding:
Complementary Tones
For something in the middle with low contrast and a neutral palette for a timeless appeal, there are plenty of warm creams, beiges and light browns to complement your existing brick. Choose colors that are one or two shades lighter or darker. LP SmartSide ExpertFinish Trim & Siding tips include:
Bold, High Contrast
One of 2020’s biggest exterior design trends is highly saturated, bold colors. Consider these on-trend LP SmartSide ExpertFinish Trim & Siding exterior house colors:
Ready to see if your home will be the envy of the neighborhood with its expertly combined siding and brick aesthetic? Visit our Home Visualizer, upload a photo of your home, and design your very own look. You can also browse color sets to jump start your color journey here.
Planning to refresh your home's trim and fascia? Hoping to change the exterior entirely with a full re-side project? No matter your plans, choosing siding and trim colors can be difficult. Mentally visualizing how your home will look with a new product is a challenge-and it's even tougher to imagine the amount of change even just updating trim will bring. That's where the LP® SmartSide® Home Visualizer, a siding visualizer tool, comes in. This free tool can help you explore home siding ideas to find the best siding color combinations for your home. Read more to find out how to use the tool-and why LP® SmartSide® Trim & Siding can make all the difference for your home.
Continue ReadingRe-siding your home is a significant investment and a long-term decision on your home's look. One of the first steps to siding a house is choosing a siding material that fits your needs. Being involved as you review types of siding and cost can give you confidence in your plans and peace of mind that the materials you choose are built to last. Liz Marie Galvan of the Liz Marie Blog shares her journey toward choosing LP® SmartSide® ExpertFinish® Trim & Siding for her upcoming home re-siding project.
In this hiring a contractor checklist you’ll find expert guidance in connecting with the right contractor for your re-side project, including questions to ask and quick tips.
Let’s break down the limited warranty for LP® SmartSide® Trim & Siding so you can be one step closer to choosing one of the most durable siding solutions on the market.