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Modern Home Trends I’m Loving

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Last weekend we headed 90 minutes west to Madison, Wisconsin where we toured a bunch of the homes from their Parade of Homes. This is one of my all time favorite activities, and this parade did not disappoint! I took a ton of pictures of the modern home trends I’m loving! I’m SO excited to share these all with you!

White Exteriors

Although white exteriors are a modern trend, I really do think they’re also timeless. I just love how these ones look with black windows and black roofs!

Modern White Exterior Two Story House with Black Windows, Black Roof, and Black Front Doors Modern White Exterior House with Black Windows, Black Roof, and Black Front Door White Home Exterior with Cedar and Black Metal Roof, Black Windows, Black Front Door, and White Board and Batten on the Exterior Farmhouse with Modern White Exterior Two Story House with Black Windows, Black Roof, and Black Front Door White Board and Batten Ranch Home with Black Windows and Black Door

Dark Exteriors

As good as those white exteriors are, these dark ones TOTALLY won me over. This first one was my very favorite, but they’re all just SO good! I also LOVE how black windows look with the black exteriors. Back at our “Auction House” I took on painting the whole house and I loved how it looked. Dark Board and Batten House with Black Windows and Black Metal RoofModern House Exterior with Black WindowsModern House Exterior with Dark Siding and Black Windows

Black Front Doors

As much as I love those dark exteriors I LOVE these dark front doors! I painted the front door black at our last house, and I’d love to update the accents on our current house to be black too.Modern Black Front Door Modern Black Front Doors, Black French Front Doors French Doors with Inlaid Tile Black Front Door with White House Exterior Arched Entryway with Wood Ceiling and Black Front Door

Black Windows

I’ve always wanted to install black windows, but the closest I’ve gotten is painting our kitchen windows black! I absolutely love the way that they pop in all of these homes.Modern Living Room with White Shiplap and Stone Fireplace and Black WindowsBlack Windows Flanking White Fireplace Black Windows in Living Room Modern Office with Green Walls and Black Windows Modern Office with Blue Walls and Burl Desk Pink Little Girls Bedroom with Black Windows

Hidden Pantries and Butler’s Pantries

These hidden pantries were awesome! It’s so unique how they fit right into the cabinetry! I also saw multiple butler’s pantries, which is such a fun vintage idea! I love that you can hide away some of your dinner mess when entertaining!

Wainscotting and Shiplap Walls

Just about every house on the tour had statement walls that included wainscotting or shiplap! This first house even had a hidden door to the library on the panel where the post it is located! If you’re looking to add something similar, check out these posts:

Wainscotting with Hidden Door Vertical Shiplap Wall Black and White Modern Bathroom with Wainscotting and Hex Tile

Modern Bedroom with Board and Batten WallModern Mudroom with Built in Lockers

Modern Bedroom with Dark Shiplap Wall

Bold Statement Wallpaper

I saw SO much gorgeous wallpaper that it made me want to go home and install some! In our last house I had some gorgeous bold wallpaper but I’m itching for a bit of drama in this house!Pink Buffalo Check Wall in Girls Bedroom Bird Wallpaper on Ceiling Modern Powder Bathroom with Wallpaper Modern Nursery with Wallpaper Modern Zebra Wallpaper Modern Lemur Wallpaper in Foyer

Brass

Our current house is the first one I’ve ever used brass in and I’m happy to know that this trend isn’t going anywhere! There were so many beautiful examples of places to add brass to your home! I’ve written posts about my favorite brass pendant lights, and my favorite brass bathroom fixtures.
Waterfall Countertop on Kitchen Island Mid Century Bedroom with Brass Chandelier Modern Blue Kitchen with Brass Accents Modern Living Room with Vaulted CeilingsPowder Bathroom with Brass FixturesModern Kitchen with Brass Pendant Lights Brass Pendant Lights over Kitchen Island Kitchen with Two Islands, Double Kitchen Islands

I know that was a super picture heavy post, but I hope that you enjoyed seeing them all! Even though we can’t all own beautiful model homes, many of these modern design trends are ones that we can add to any home! Maybe you’ve been inspired to add a bit of brass? Or maybe to add some bold wallpaper? Thank you so much for reading today!

**Because these were all parade homes, I don’t have the sources or details on things like paint colors and furniture**signature

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  3. Ashley says

    I love the style of the second last house under the white exterior with black windows. Do you have any idea what the inside layout was like? I’m assuming it was a two-story so would love to see more of the inside. Thanks!