How To Boost A Home’s Curb Appeal
Nothing beats a good first impression of your home when it’s listed. With the right home’s curb appeal, you can make your property absolutely attractive to potential buyers even before they step a foot on your front door.
A brilliant curb appeal improves the value of your property, generates initial interest, and creates a fresh appearance that inspires potential buyers to look at the interior. So how exactly can you boost your home’s curb appeal?
How to improve your home’s curb appeal
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Style your front door
Everyone walks in through your front door so you should make it absolutely appealing. You can style your front door by giving it a blaze of color with paint.
Another option is to install a beautiful custom wood door. Do not assume that people overlook your door knob. Wipe off any dirty spot around the knob and use metal polish on the door fixtures.
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Install beautiful outdoor lighting
There are many low voltage landscape lighting you can install to make a significant impact on your home’s curb appeal.
The best part? Outdoor lighting also provides safety and security. Fixtures can illuminate walking paths and add accent lighting to your trees. Consider solar fixtures if you can’t use lights that requires wiring.
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Style your outdoor with container gardens
Beautiful container gardens can add a friendly feel and wonderful curb appeal to your outdoor space.
You can create a beautiful garden with flowers and plants you love or buy ready-made containers. You can create a dynamic setting a staggered, asymmetrical arrangement or any other styling you prefer.
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Fix your roof
Too many homeowners overlook their roofs. But your roof is a very important part of your home’s curb appeal. If you can, look up to find out if your roof is missing any shingles or is it dingy and streaked? Consider hiring someone to clean up the roof if required or a replacement will do the magic in boosting your home’s curb appeal.
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Do a mailbox makeover
Make an outstanding statement with your mailbox. When you’re picking a hanging drop box, choose a box that reflects your home’s trimming.
Style mail boxes for curb appeal by painting the wooden post with colors that match with your home’s exterior color. Another option is to surround your mailbox by a lovely flowering garden.
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Design your walk-way
Beautifully designed walk-ways make your home appear attractive and welcoming. If your walk-way is made of a straight concrete path, consider replacing it with a contoured one made of stone or brick.
Another method of styling your walk-way is to apply a colored concrete resurfacer to your old walkway, then edge with brick or stone borders.
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Use shiny happy numbers
Old boring numbers can make your house look dirty and dingy. You should replace them to make a stylish statement.
One of the easiest methods of picking the right house number is to consider your house style – traditional, modern, contemporary, transitional etc. So pick a house number to create a contrasting or harmonious effect to your home style