Improve Your Home’s Curb Appeal with These Great Ideas
Curb appeal is important not only because it can improve your house’s value, but for the sheer joy it can bring. Having your house look attractive from the outside is just as important as having it look attractive on the inside. The thing about creating curb appeal, is the small, inexpensive ways you can do this.
Landscaping
Trees, flowers and shrubs are great ways to beautiful your outdoor space. The size of your home will place apart in the type of greenery you use, but even small spaces can benefit from plants.
You can use window boxes to draw attention to your windows or even away from them definitely on the types of plants you put in these boxes. The good thing about window boxes is that you can make them yourself or buy.
Lighting
There are so many ways to use light to beautify the outdoors; you just need to decide what and where. If you have a walkway or drive way, you can line both sides with lamps. These can be solar powered to help you reduce your energy bill. If you have large outdoor space with trees or shrubbery, you can string lights into the limbs for a unique ‘lightscape’.
Jazz Up the Driveway
You can create an edge for your driveway. The right edging can give your driveway a look of elegance. This can be made of stones, tiles, bricks or other material. You can even combine the material for your own unique touch. Pavers are also great for driveways and edging.
Door Appeal
A fresh coat of paint on your front door or garage door will instantly give your house a brand new look. Depending on the design of your house, don’t be shy with using bold colors, just make sure it works with the rest of the house. You can even go a step further and use the same color on your trims for your windows. Place a wreath of decorative knocker on the door t personalize it.
While you are it, change the locks and handles as well. If your door numbers are faded or outdated, this is the perfect time to change these as well.
Mailbox
Repainting or replacing your mailbox can also add to your home’s curb appeal. You can choose to get seasonal wraps so that your mailbox reflects the season. You can also paint the posts the color of your house or the color of the trim to create a visual feast.
With these great ideas, you can start o transform your yard to make it stand out for all the right reasons. So go ahead and take a look at you house and decide what changes can make it eye-catching from the outside. Here at Renewal Design Build, we’ve helped many Decatur area homeowners remodel their and improve curb appeal. Call us at 404-378-6962 to discuss these and other great ideas to improve curb appeal this year.