So, you're looking at siding and are trying to determine what siding styles to use on your exterior. But did you know that you can mix siding styles to create a unique and eye-catching look? Diamond Kote Siding System offers a variety of siding styles: lap siding, shake siding, grooved and no grooved paneling, board and batten, and more. Mixing siding styles on your exterior is easy to do and there are many reasons why you should use multiple styles to enhance overall curb appeal.
mixing siding styles
highlights architectural details
Using different profiles helps break up the monotony of a single profile and puts emphasis on a specific part of the exterior. Each siding profile has its own look and thoughtfully using them in the right spots can make a big impact. Often, we see this technique used with a change of style in a gable for an accent that draws the eyes up, but other architectural details to highlight include around the front entry door, bump outs, dormers, or creating a break halfway up a story of the home.
mixing siding styles
creates visual interest
Utilizing more than one siding style makes people stop and take in the beauty of the exterior. For example, board and batten is 3-dimentional with the raised battens and Shake Siding features grooves (rain lines) that adds vertical shadow lines across the horizonal siding panel, each offering a different look. Here are a few mixed siding combination ideas that work well together and why:
- Board and Batten mixed with horizontal Lap Siding
- Vertical siding draws the eyes up and the batten strips add dimension creating additional texture to an exterior. Mixing this style with horizontal Lap Siding breaks up the monotony often called Reverse Board and Batten as instead of a raised line, there is recessed lines. This adds a visually dynamic look with subtle texture.
- Lap Siding and Staggered Edge Shake Siding
- This siding combination is a popular look as both siding styles are horizontal, but the addition of Staggered Edge Shake Siding adds additional visual interest with its randomized pattern.
- Grooved Paneling with Lap Siding
- Grooved Paneling is often called Reverse Board and Batten as instead of a raised line, there is recessed lines. This adds a visually dynamic look with subtle texture.
- Lap Siding, Board and Batten, and Straight Edge Shake Siding
- Mixing three siding styles creates ultimate visual interest. The varying directions and textures allow flexibility in the design of an exterior and can easily create visual focal points in the architecture.
mixing siding styles
personalization with color
Now that you've decided to move forward with mixing siding styles, the next step is incorporating color onto the exterior. Diamond Kote Siding System offers 28 siding colors to further customize your exterior with a collection of Solid colors and two-toned DuoBlend Premium siding colors allowing you to create endless siding and color combinations. Here are a few popular combinations that use different siding styles and colors to create a harmonious design.
Check out The Theory Behind Choosing Siding Colors for Your Home to learn how to build your own color palette
Ready to get started on designing your new exterior?
- Check out our Home Visualizer to apply mixed siding styles, siding colors, and more!
- Order free color samples to start building a color palette
