ways to boost your home’s curb appeal

Ways to boost your home’s curb appeal

Boosting your home's curb appeal is a really important part of preparing to sell. There are lots of relatively simple ways to ensure your property gives an excellent first impression to potential buyers and to passers-by, while also boosting its value. Even straightforward maintenance and tidying can have a big impact on viewers, as well as saving you money through the prevention of long-run problems.

1. Recycle

Repurposing old items can give the front of your house some great character. For a nautical feel, lobster traps, oyster baskets, and buoys add color and complexity. Old tools and watering cans can be mounted on the home or hung from a porch for that perfect farmhouse look. Even retro bicycles can be hung on a house as a quirky attention grabber. Antique shops are bursting with items looking for their second life as decorative pieces, and it’s just a matter of finding the right piece to complement your home’s color, style, location, and motif.

2. Flower boxes

Instead of relying on the expected store-bought planter boxes for your porch, surprise by making your own from recycled wood. Shipping pallets, old wooden crates, and even driftwood are great materials for this project. The wood looks great on its own, but you can paint it complement your house or give it a bright splash of paint to liven up that plain white railing or step. When working with recycled wood, expect imperfections. After all, you’re using it in ways other than what was intended.

3. Planters

In addition to making your own flower boxes from scratch, you can creatively repurpose hundreds of items to make a special home for flowers. Old watering cans, tool boxes, wine barrels, and trunks make great planters, and converting them is as easy as drilling the bottom for drainage and lining it with small stones. Smaller items can be converted into hanging baskets by drilling holes into the side and adding a chain or rope.

4. Lighting

There are many creative uses for exterior string lights that can make your house the envy of the neighborhood. From simply wrapping them around your porch columns to using them to highlight hanging plants, these inexpensive lights are versatile and last for years. String lights vary in color, length, brightness, and bulb size, so you have a lot to choose from. Certain lights also have different settings in terms of flickering, which makes for a great effect on romantic summer nights.

5. House number

Something as simple as your house number can become an attention grabber, according to a recent post by House Logic. Consider building an interesting shape out of wood or metal and painting the house number on it with a vibrant accent color. Keep in mind that this feature serves a practical purpose, so make sure people can see it from the street.

6. Front door

The front entrance is usually the focal point of a property, and oftentimes a change can affect how a home is perceived. Consider painting your door with a bold color that complements your exterior.

7. Front porch

Consider placing rocking chairs on either side of your front door an equal distance apart from one another. Make sure you have the same number of hanging baskets on either side of a piece of furniture. Symmetrical designs make your house appear well-kept and beautiful from a distance.

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