Tips for Improving Your Home’s Curb Appeal

Tips for Improving Your Home’s Curb Appeal

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Updating your home’s exterior and landscaping can vastly improve its curb appeal. Even if you aren’t looking to sell your home in the near future, updating its curb appeal can improve its value and attractiveness. If you want your home to provide a great first impression, consider the following tips for improving your curb appeal.

Update Fencing

If your home has fencing that can be seen from the front yard, you want it to look great. This means repainting or staining wood fencing and repairing any breaks or damage. If you have a metal fence, you may treat it for rust and paint it with a rust-preventing spray paint. However, you can also dress up your fencing by installing ornamental gates Texas.

Reconsider Your Hardware

Your home has lots of hardware, and outdated or damaged hardware can affect your home’s appeal. Therefore, consider updating your doorknobs, locks, mailbox and light fixtures. Create a comprehensive design, using the same styles and metal colors, but use pieces that complement your home. For example, your home is older, you may choose bronze fixtures, whereas a new, modern home may benefit from brushed nickel or rod iron fixtures. You may also add or change the address numbers on your home. You can use an eye-catching font that is large enough to see from the street.

Add Dimension

You don’t your home to appear flat with no dimension. Something as simple as window boxes filled with flowers can quickly and easily enhance your home’s appeal. However, don’t paint them to match your home. Instead, use contrasting colors or natural wood tones to make them stand out. You may also add shutters or expand your porch to give your home more dimension.

Focus on Your Porch Area

Add interest on your porch and entry way by making your front door a focal point. Whether this involves a coat of paint on an already eye-catching door or a new door is up to you. Don’t forget to clean your door regularly, including the knob and locking mechanism. Then, add seating and plants to your porch. These features make your home’s entry inviting. Wreaths or other décor should reflect the interior design of your home and your personality.

Dress Up Your Landscaping

Landscaping can be a simple fix unless you have no landscaping or it is so completely overgrown that you need to remove it and start again. Often, however, giving your plants a good trim to remove dead branches and leaves helps immensely. You may also plant annual and perennial flowering plants that give your yard a pop of color. Landscape lighting can be used to feature interesting trees and plants, while pathway lighting makes your home feel inviting and safe.

In a few simple steps you can significantly improve your home’s curb appeal. Consider updating your home today.

Author

Eric is the creator of At Home in the Future and has been a passionate fan of the future since he was seven. He's a web developer by trade, and serves as the Director of Communication and Technology for a large church in Nashville, TN (where he and his family are building a high tech home in the woods).

2 comments

  • Thank you for sharing this with all of us. In fact, many people simply underestimate the importance of landscape design. If you look at this from an aesthetic point of view, then it will be clear to everyone that a well-kept house or garden is much more pleasant to look at. And with such a house there will be no problems with the sale. I would say that even this house would be more attractive to buyers. Because after this, everyone understands that the owner certainly looked after his house and tried, as far as possible, to do everything to make it look as pleasant as possible. So thank you for your tips on how to renovate your house and plot.

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