Improving curb appeal means investing time and effort into changing how your home looks from the outside. It’s the first impression people get when they arrive at your home or pass by on the street.
Improving curb appeal can have many different impacts, from giving you a profound sense of pride in your home to preserving its value and even boosting it should you be looking to sell.
But improving your home’s curb appeal shouldn’t just be done if you are selling up and moving on. It should be something you keep on top of to keep your property looking good on the outside as well as the inside.
Let’s take a look at some ways you can easily improve your home’s curb appeal.
Power Washing
Power washing your home’s external areas can remove dirt and grime buildup from the environment. You need to be careful before investing in or using a power washer to make sure the surface you’re using it on can take the pressure of the water. But if so, places like concrete pathways and driveways, paving slabs, and siding can all benefit from power washing to allow you clean them up and bring your home back to life.
Paint The Front Door
A quick and easy way to revive your home is to give your front door a makeover and a fresh coat of paint. What you paint it with needs to be designed for external use so it doesn’t become damaged and look worse over time, and you need to make sure there aren’t any HOA or local city restrictions on the color you can paint your front door. But a new color can be an instant facelift and help to give your home a new lease of life.
Get A New Mailbox
If your mailbox has seen better days, it might be a good idea to replace it with a new and more modern one. Go with a color and style that matches your extreme design and complements them for a seamless look outside so you can create a cohesive look, removing any old and damaged aspects of your home aesthetics.
Update Hardware
An easy way to update how your home looks on the outside is to replace your door numbers and hardware with newer options. Choose a style and color that makes your home stand out for the right reason and complements other design aspects. This simple yet often overlooked aspect of your external features can have a huge impact, giving you the power to transform your home’s appearance.
Carry Out Repairs
Take some time to stand outside and have a good look at your property. Identify any damage or repairs that need to be done and get them completed. Nothing will bring down the impact of a property or create a negative impression faster than damage. If people think you are not taking care of the outside, it won’t bode well for what they think of the inside, especially if they want to potentially purchase it. Plus, damages can be a risk, and you don’t want to put yourself in the position of someone suing you for damage sustained on your property due to your negligence in carrying out repairs.
Add Flowers
Flowers and plants brighten up any space, and they can be real or artificial, whatever you wish; both will have the same impact. You can add flower beds to lawns; you can add potted plants, trees, trellis with climbing plants, or anything you wish. However, the presence of plants and flowers can be a winner in terms of boosting curb appeal.
Add A Water Feature
It doesn’t need to be big and fancy; it can be a simple water feature ornament outside your front door. But a water feature adds an extra element and gives you an instant focal point, which can be really impactful. Even the smallest of spaces can benefit from water features to boost their curb appeal; you just need to figure out what works for you.
Update The Color Scheme
Creating a cohesive color scheme means you can pull your entire external look together by simply focusing on how different colors work together and delivering an aesthetically pleasing palette. When choosing a color scheme, consider the existing colors of your home, the surrounding landscape, and the overall aesthetic you want to achieve. The type of colors doesn’t matter as long as they work well together and create a theme or tell a story, and you can weave the color in various ways. It can be your wall colors or the colors of the plants you choose; the garden features a front door, porch, and anything else you have. Simply make sure it all matches.
Add Lighting
Even in the daytime, external lighting can be a pleasing feature. Lighting can add an extra element after dark and be an effective security feature. Well-lit exteriors can deter potential intruders and provide a sense of safety for you and your guests. From inground lighting to string lighting around furniture, lamp posts around your pathway, spotlights on porches and decking, and more, you have a wealth of lighting options for your home that can boost curb appeal. And in the daytime, they can be another design elemen to boost the visual appeal.
Draw The Eye Up
A great way to add interest is to draw people’s attention upward. This can be done via various methods. From hanging baskets or ornaments above your front door to adding a porch over your door or a canopy, you can add archways on paths, lighting elements on your walls, wall plants, chimes, light fittings, or anything above eye level to draw the eyes upwards.
Boosting your home’s curb appeal can be the culmination of some simple changes and tricks to help you make smaller updates or more significant, more extensive work that overhauls the look and feel of your home. These 10 tips are easy ways to refresh and boost your home appeal to all those who walk by it every day and, of course, you when you come.
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