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3 Design Basics to Beautiful Homes

There are many basic design principles that go into making a home look great. North American Contractors looks at three of these and the simple ways you can remodel for success.

1. Decide on the purpose

Your top Indianapolis siding contractor recommends home improvements that are a match for what you expect from your home or room. If you are looking to transform your living room into a bright, relaxing area, get picture windows to draw in light. Balance this out with modern vinyl siding that will block the heat that comes with sunlight.

2. Work with balances

Another way to go is to make sure that all elements fit together. Be sure to keep consistent lines of symmetry. Pair your horizontally lined fiber cement siding with similarly arranged GAF asphalt shingles. Colors are another factor to balance out. While this doesn’t mean just choosing the same color, it helps to work with hues that are complementary.

3. Choose colors wisely and systematically

Staying on the subject of colors, your trusted Indiana roofer will tell you that matching colors is just the beginning. Even your favorite colors look slightly different at points during the day. Without testing this out, you might end up with an unpleasant surprise. It’s easy to check — get sample swatches of any colors that you favor and place these on four different sides of your home. Check how these swatches look in the morning, at high noon, the early evening, and even when it’s night.

Not only do we have many more ideas to beautify and unify your home’s look, we also carry products from some of the best names in the industry. Call North American Contractors today and we’ll be more than happy to help you pick out home improvements that you need.

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We serve the following areas

  • Albany
  • Alexandria
  • Anderson
  • Arlington
  • Batesville
  • Bath
  • Brookville
  • Brownsville
  • Butlerville
  • Cambridge City
  • Carthage
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  • Connersville
  • Daleville
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  • Dupont
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  • Economy
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  • Fountaintown
  • Fowlerton
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  • Gas City
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  • Greens Fork
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  • Hartford City
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  • Ingalls
  • Jonesboro
  • Kennard
  • Knightstown
  • La Fontaine
  • Lapel
  • Laurel
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  • Liberty
  • Losantville
  • Lynn
  • Madison
  • Manilla
  • Marion
  • Markleville
  • Matthews
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  • Metamora
  • Middletown
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  • Milton
  • Modoc
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  • Pennville
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North American Contractors
6011 E Hanna Ave #C
Indianapolis, IN 46203
1-317-744-1134
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