How To Choose A Home EV Charger That Complements Your Home
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Written by Chris Chevalier-Moniz Last updated on 9 October 2026 |
Key Takeaways:
- Choose the installation position before the finish. Where the charger sits affects cable reach, visibility, everyday usability and which design will work best.
- Your EV charger can complement your home. Colour, fascia and finish choices can help the unit blend in, coordinate with existing features or become a deliberate design feature.
- Practical requirements still come first. Charging rate, electrical supply, cable length, smart features and solar compatibility all need to suit the property and vehicle.
- The Andersen configurator makes specification easier. Homeowners can visualise different combinations before ordering, while installers can use it to agree the final design with customers.
Table of Contents:
- Your EV charger doesn’t have to look like an afterthought
- Start with where your EV charger will be installed
- Choose a colour that works with your exterior
- Decide whether you want your charger to blend in or stand out
- Make sure the charger suits the home electrically too
- Help your customer visualise the finished installation
- Ready to choose your Andersen EV Charger?
A home EV charger needs to do more than charge your car. It should suit your vehicle, work with your property’s electrical setup and fit naturally into the space where it is installed.
For homeowners, that means choosing a charger that looks right, has the features you need and works with your everyday charging routine.
If the charger is going next to the front door, you’re probably going to care more about the finish than if it’s hidden down the side of the garage.
For installers, it means helping customers choose a charger that meets those requirements while making sure the specification is suitable for the installation.
If your EV charger will be a visible part of your home, it is worth considering how it will look before you order.
Your EV charger doesn’t have to look like an afterthought
Your EV charger could be on the front of a home, beside the garage or in a prominent position on a driveway. So while its primary job is charging your vehicle, appearance is worth considering too.
The right design can complement the property rather than looking like something that has simply been added to the wall.
Nobody buys an EV charger because they want another box on the front of the house. You buy one because you need convenient charging. The trick is choosing a charger that does its job without making the property look worse in the process.
Colour, finish, size and position can all influence the finished look. You might want the charger to blend into the background, match an existing feature or make more of a statement.
For installers, this creates a useful opportunity to involve the customer in specification. Getting the design right before ordering can make the finished installation feel much more considered.
Start with where your EV charger will be installed
Before you start choosing colours, work out where the charger can realistically go. This sounds obvious, but the installation position affects almost everything else — how visible the charger is, whether the cable reaches comfortably and which part of the property you’re trying to complement.
Most homes already have enough practical bits attached to the outside — meter boxes, broadband cables, lights and alarm systems. Your EV charger doesn’t necessarily need to become another piece of visual clutter.
The ideal position should give you convenient access to the vehicle without creating unnecessary cable runs or getting in the way of how you use the driveway or parking area.
Consider:
- Where the vehicle is normally parked
- The position of the vehicle's charging port
- How visible the charger will be
- How the cable will reach the vehicle
- Where the cable will sit when not in use
The proposed location must also work for the property and electrical installation.
For installers: discuss the proposed position with the customer before finalising the charger specification. This allows practical requirements and design preferences to be considered together.
Choose a colour that works with your exterior
Once you know where the charger will be installed, consider how you want it to look.
Stand on the driveway and look at what is already there. The front door, garage door, window frames and brickwork usually give you the answer faster than scrolling through colours in isolation.
A customisable EV charger gives you more control over the finished appearance. Rather than choosing whichever standard finish is available, you can select an option that better suits the property.
The Andersen A3 gives you 13 standard body colours, with matching or contrasting fascia options, plus Accoya wood and special-edition finishes. Andersen lists 247 possible colour and finish combinations, so a homeowner can move well beyond the usual black-or-white charger choice.
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For installers: agree the customer’s preferred colour and finish before ordering. It is a simple part of the specification, but one that can make a significant difference to customer satisfaction.
See how different Andersen colour and finish combinations could look with the Volta EV Andersen configurator.
Decide whether you want your charger to blend in or stand out
Not every homeowner wants the same thing from their charger.
If you, or your customer, prefer a discreet look, a finish that is close to the surrounding wall can help the charger blend in. If you want something more coordinated, choose a colour that complements existing features.
Or, if you want the charger to become part of the property’s design, a contrasting finish can make it stand out.
Andersen EV chargers give homeowners the flexibility to make that choice. This is particularly useful if you are looking for a stylish EV charger that does not compromise on the practical side of home charging.
For installers, understanding what the customer wants the finished charger to look like can help you recommend and specify the right option from the outset.
Think about the charging cable too
The charger may be the part you notice first, but the cable will have just as much impact on everyday use.
Think about how far the cable needs to reach and where it will sit when you are not charging. You should also consider pedestrian routes and whether your parking arrangements could change in the future.
Andersen EV chargers are available with a variety of length Type 2 cables, ranging from 5.5 metres to 10 metres, giving homeowners a permanent cable that is ready to use whenever they need to charge.
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A customer parks nose-in beside the garage: check where the car's charging port sits and whether 5.5m gives comfortable reach. A customer parks in different positions: think carefully about whether the fixed cable length will work every day. A charger is beside the front entrance: colour and cable storage are likely to matter more because the unit is always visible. |
Before choosing your charger, make sure the cable length works with the vehicle and proposed installation position.
And installers will already know the awkward version of this conversation: the charger has arrived, the customer has decided where they want it, and the cable doesn’t comfortably reach the car.
This is also where cable storage matters. The Andersen A3 hides its 5.5-metre tethered cable inside the unit when it isn't being used, rather than leaving it permanently wrapped around the outside of the charger. For a unit fitted beside a front door or on a prominent wall, that can make a noticeable difference to the finished installation.
Your charger needs to be easy to reach. That doesn’t mean it has to become the first thing visitors notice when they pull onto the drive.
Make sure the charger suits the home’s electrical supply too
Design matters, but it should come after you've established the practical requirements.
The charger also has to suit the property's electrical supply. The Andersen A3 is a 7kW single-phase charger. If the property has three-phase power and the customer wants 22kW charging, Andersen positions the A2 as the suitable option.
Both homeowners and installers should settle this before getting too attached to a particular design. There is little point perfecting the colour combination first and discovering afterwards that a different charger is better suited to the electrical setup.
For installers, this is where the wider property and installation requirements need to be considered. The charger selected by the customer still needs to be suitable for the proposed installation.
The Andersen configurator can help with design choices, while the installer can confirm the technical suitability of the chosen charger for the property.
Help your customer visualise the finished installation
For installers, helping a customer choose their charger does not have to mean working through a catalogue of colours and finishes.
The Volta EV Andersen configurator gives you a practical way to explore the available options with the customer and agree on their preferred specification before ordering.
Imagine a homeowner with a dark grey front door, black window frames and a newly landscaped driveway. A bright white charger might technically do the same job, but it is going to feel much more obvious than a graphite or black unit positioned carefully beside the garage.
For installers: use the configurator as part of the customer conversation. Show them the available combinations, discuss what will work with their property and agree the design before placing the order.
For homeowners, this makes it easier to understand the options and choose a charger based on how it will actually look at home.
That means fewer surprises and a clearer specification for everyone involved.
Build your Andersen charger with Volta EV
Choosing a home EV charger does not have to mean choosing between practicality and appearance.
The right charger should work for your vehicle, your property and your everyday charging needs. The Andersen EV charger range gives homeowners multiple design options alongside practical home-charging features, while the configurator makes it easier to settle on the right combination before ordering.
For installers, it provides another useful tool for turning the customer’s preferences into a clear product specification.
Ready to choose your Andersen EV Charger?
For homeowners: Use the Andersen configurator to explore your options and design a charger for your home.
For installers: Configure an Andersen charger with your customer and agree the specification before ordering.
Explore the Andersen range with Volta EV and find a home EV charger that looks right and works for the way you charge.
