Get Creative with Your Home Siding Design

White homes, blue homes, tan homes: all beautiful and classic. But some homeowners want to mix things up. Mixing siding styles and colors can give you a more custom look that represents your personal style. Get in touch with your creative side and learn about some of our favorite color and siding design ideas loved by Chicago homeowners like you. 

The exterior of your home deserves as much of your creativity as the interior of your home. The colors, styles, and accents you choose should represent your personal style. With the range of colors and styles available from James Hardie®, you'll be able to create a unique combination that's just right for your home. 

Two-Toned Siding Ideas

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Many homeowners are mixing and matching siding and trim colors for an end result that's stylish. With James Hardie® siding and trim, there are plenty of colors to choose from to get just the right combination. The vast ColorPlus® Technology palette was created by color experts to create beautiful, durable siding and trim colors that all complement one another, no matter their range from light to dark, and warm to cool. This is great for the homeowner that wants to lean into the new trend for siding, which is a two-tone color palette. 

The latest style in two-toned combinations is high-contrast. Here are the most popular siding and trim combinations from James Hardie®:
  • Arctic White siding with Iron Gray trim is striking and sophisticated
  • Navajo Beige siding with Mountain Sage trim is earthy and bold
  • Evening Blue siding with Pearl Gray trim is a refreshing twist on tradition
  • Light Mist siding with Night Gray trim is classic and inviting

Choosing only two colors to play with can be tough when there are so many great combinations out there. Luckily, the James Hardie® specialists at Smardbuild are well-suited to help find your perfect color combo. 

 

Unique Siding Style Combinations

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Mixing siding types and styles can set your home apart from the rest on your block. James Hardie® siding and trim come in a variety of styles. What types of siding styles are there to choose from for mixing and matching?

  • Shingle siding
  • Panel vertical siding
  • Plank lap siding

Did you know you could also mix siding textures? Plank lap siding in the Cedarmill® texture gives you a natural-looking woodgrain. Siding in a smooth texture gives your home a sleek feel. Both textures are available with a beaded edge for a little something special.

Hardie® Shingle siding comes in Straight Edge panels for a modern look and Staggered Edge panels for a more traditional shingle look. 

Hardie® Panel vertical siding is also available in the Cedarmill® and Smooth textures, but also Stucco and Sierra, which is another woodgrain texture. 

The eclectic home pictured above blends Hardie® Plank lap siding in Timber Bark, straight Hardie® Shingle siding in Mountain Sage, Hardie® Panel vertical siding in Autumn Tan, and Hardie® Trim boards in Sail Cloth. Each siding and trim style adds character to the home’s façade to create a completely unique home exterior.

Think Outside the Lap Siding

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Don't get us wrong: lap siding brings a lot of style. But if you're looking to step outside of the siding box, James Hardie® also offers lines of siding that push the design envelope. The Architectural Collection and Artisan Collection give you the right materials to get that cool contemporary or modern look you love. 

The Hardie® Architectural panels are available in a variety of textures as well. These larger panels are available in textures like Fine Sand, Fine Sand, Fine Sand Grooved, Mounded Sand for a stucco look, and Seagrass for a brushed texture. 

The Hardie® Artisan siding panels are available in Square Channel siding, Shiplap siding, and V Groove siding. These panels can be installed vertically or horizontally, giving you completely different looks. 

Get the Guidance You Need for the Style You Want

You're unique, so why shouldn't your home's exterior be, too? At Smardbuild, we're your Chicagoland James Hardie® experts. Whether you're in Naperville or Addison, Elmhurst, or Arlington Heights, we've got you covered. We've served homeowners across the Greater Chicago area, leaving them with both exterior and interior remodels that they absolutely love. Contact us to schedule a consultation to find out what Smardbuild can do for your Chicago home. 

 

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We used Mark and his Smardbuild team to replace our roof, soffits, fascia, siding, upstairs windows, gutters and front door. All work performed is top notch. We went with Hardie soffits and fascia since we had prior issues with carpenter bees drilling holes in our old, wooden soffits. In my opinion Smardbuild is the best with Hardie products. Everything looks great. It took us a while to finally settle on a color for the siding and Smardbuild was quite patient with our process. After having issues with contractors in the past, it was refreshing to work with such a professional team that actually cares about the quality of their work. Thanks Smardbuild.

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