When it comes to improving your home’s curb appeal, the smallest details can make the biggest difference! While new siding or windows are eye-catching (of course!), minor improvements, like new trim and accents, can be the most important details that give your home a stylish, beautiful, and cohesive appearance.
Hardie® Trim is a durable, lasting, striking trim solution for Indianapolis homeowners. Read on to see why our local team loves the special “finishing touch” that Hardie Trim adds to James Hardie® siding installation.
Benefits of Hardie Trim for Indianapolis Homeowners
Cohesive Design
If your home is already protected with Hardie siding, Hardie Trim is the perfect choice to provide cohesive, lasting curb appeal. Hardie’s trim is made with the same durable, lasting fiber cement material as its siding boards, and it comes in stunning colors, textures, and styles that perfectly complement your home’s exterior.
Extreme Durability
Just like Hardie siding, Hardie Trim is built to last. It resists damage from moisture, fire, and pests and is Engineered for Climate®, so you can rest assured your trim will be protected from your region’s unique climate concerns, like high winds, hail, and snowstorms.
Architectural Enhancement
Trim is an exceptional way to highlight your home’s unique architectural features, including windows, doors, corners, columns, and the roof line. The placement of the trim, in addition to its appearance, can add or detract from your home’s architectural style.
For example, broad, simple trim with a rugged feel is an excellent match for Craftsman homes. On the other hand, Modern properties might use narrow, minimalist trim to achieve a sleek, contemporary look. Hardie offers a range of trim textures, from Rustic Grain to Smooth, to help you match your trim to your home’s special style.
Design Flexibility
Are you looking for a shade of exterior trim that perfectly matches your Hardie siding? Or, rather, a bolder trim color that will provide eye-catching curb appeal while still complementing your home? No problem!
Hardie Trim is offered with ColorPlus Technology®, which features durable baked-on shades from the Statement Collection® and the Magnolia Home | James Hardie Collection that will not peel, crack, chip, or fade. You can also get your trim primed for paint if you have another shade in mind or want to match your new trim to your current siding color with an existing can of paint.
Simple Upkeep
Like fiber cement siding, fiber cement trim is extremely easy to maintain. When you spruce up your siding once a year, simply clean your trim with soapy water, a soft cloth, and a garden hose, and enjoy the benefits of a beautiful, low-maintenance exterior!
Tips for Helping Your Indianapolis Home Pop from the Curb with Hardie Trim and Accents
Looking for ideas on how to accent your home’s exterior with trim and detailing based on its unique architectural style? No problem! Here are a few recommendations from our local team for designing popular home styles in Indianapolis:
- Cape Cod — Known for its coastal charm and understated elegance, a Cape Cod home traditionally looks best with bright, white trim and shutters, which work together with darker lap or shake siding and roofing shingles to create a striking contrast.
- Craftsman — Beloved for incorporating natural elements like wood, stone, and brick, Craftsman homes feature a rustic look best complemented with broad, rugged trim in neutral, earth-toned colors. Draw attention to the spacious front porch with a bright-colored front door or eye-catching light fixtures.
- Colonial — Simplicity and symmetry are the rules of the game for Colonial architecture. Ornate details should be avoided in favor of clean lines, so flat white trim and window shutters are usually a timeless, reliable, and beautiful design choice.
- Modern Farmhouse — Utilize trim and accents to add depth and visual interest to this simplistic home style. For example, combine dark trim and windows with a clean, white color scheme for a design that “pops” from the curb, and use Hardie Trim Batten Boards to create the trendy board-and-batten look that complements the Modern Farmhouse.
- Tudor — Known for blending traditional design elements with eclectic details, the Tudor style is beloved for its storybook charm. Draw attention to this design’s unique architectural features, like a steeply pitched gable roof, turrets, and towers with dark trim that sharply contrasts a lighter exterior shade.
Refresh the Appearance of Your Home with Hardie Trim and Accents from JD Hostetter & Associates
Whether you live in a Modern Farmhouse on a spacious property in Carmel or in a Tudor home in a charming historic neighborhood in Indianapolis, trim and accents are a smart way to add curb appeal to your property while also tying its most notable architectural elements together in a cohesive, eye-catching manner.
As a James Hardie Elite Preferred Contractor, our team at JD Hostetter & Associates can promise siding and trim installation that is meant to last. For evidence of our top-quality work, see how Hardie products transformed the look of this Indianapolis home!
