Faux Exterior Materials Look Like the Real Thing, but They're Easier to Maintain. By Katherine Salant. June 3, 2005 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. Walk down a street in almost any new subdivision and you will ...

Walk down a street in almost any new subdivision in America, and you’ll see traditionally styled houses built with traditional materials. Or maybe not. Although that stone might look like the… ...

Interesting faux wood fact: ... These ornamental touches, together with fireplace mantels, exterior siding and wall or ceiling planking, allow you to give your home the look of a log cabin ...

Wood is one of the oldest exterior siding options available. It’s very versatile as it can be stained or painted to look exactly how you want it to.