Dec 18, 2012 | Creative, Home Improvement, Interior Renovation, News
So, we’ve noticed that ceilings are getting way, way more interesting these days. A few decades ago a spray-on popcorn ceiling was about as fancy as it got, but now there’s real reason to look up in many of Nashville’s best made homes. In this post...
Dec 14, 2012 | Exterior Renovations, Gutters, Home Improvement, House Siding, News, Painting, Porches, Renovations to Residential Homes
This East Nashville house belongs to a couple who wanted to make some big changes in both the appearance and quality of their home’s exterior. Though the most dramatic transformation was in taking it from peach-colored to green with brown accents, we also did a...
Dec 13, 2012 | Creative, Design, News
Here’s our contribution to a world wide web that overfloweth with holiday gift guides at the moment. Our guide takes a different approach and suggests 10 gifts to give your home during the holiday season. (Assuming your house isn’t on Santa’s naughty...
Nov 21, 2012 | Decks and Outdoor Spaces
This Brentwood family first hired Stratton Exteriors to replace their siding, fascia, soffit, and gutters–as well as to build them board and batten style custom shutters. Then they called us back to build a large farm-style front porch that would not only add...
Nov 16, 2012 | Decks and Outdoor Spaces
We pretty much butter our bread by building fences in Nashville, and while we’re happy to put up a traditional privacy or picket fence for a customer, it’s exciting to get tasked with coming up with something creative, too. Fences naturally lend themselves...
Nov 11, 2012 | Decks and Outdoor Spaces
This Old Hickory, TN, couple didn’t exactly have a bad-looking house to begin with. Though I’m just showing you the front of the house, the back was impressive, too, with a giant deck and loads of windows. That said, we definitely spruced this place up and...
Nov 2, 2012 | News, Painting
Painting houses in Nashville is something that Stratton Exteriors does a lot of. For that reason, I am frequently asked what my favorite exterior paint brand is. I won’t hesitate to tell you that it’s Porter Paints’ Permanizer. Porter’s not...
Oct 31, 2012 | Creative, Decks and Outdoor Spaces, Home Improvement, Nashville Remodeling, News, Renovations to Residential Homes
After the owner of this Tyne Boulevard home in Nashville contracted us to pressure wash and repaint the siding and trim on their home, as well as to pressure wash and stain their deck, we were happy to hear from them again just three months later. This time they had a...
Oct 26, 2012 | Decks and Outdoor Spaces, Home Improvement, News, Renovations to Residential Homes
A real live treehouse! We were pleased as punch to pretty up the back facade of this gorgeous Nashville home. Though we have gotten lots of positive feedback about how we honored the homeowners’ request to build a deck on columns around a tree they...
Oct 24, 2012 | Decks and Outdoor Spaces
Screened porches are enchanting any time of the year, but especially so in the fall. Here in Nashville, this is the season when we most want to linger outdoors–with dinner parties and bonfires at night and coffee and quiet time in the morning–not only...