ADDING CURB APPEAL
Curb Appeal – How to Add It
Are you considering selling your house or maybe you simply want to spruce up your property to better reflect your tastes and personality? If so, adding curb appeal to any house is pretty simple. With thoughtful consideration, you can quickly give your home the facelift it deserves.
What Is Curb Appeal?
Curb appeal is the first impression your home has on visitors or prospective buyers. How the property looks when seen from the street. Good curb appeal can serve several purposes:
- Provide a friendly welcome to visitors and guests.
- Entice and impress potential buyers or renters.
- Showcase the property’s key features and style.
When enhancing curb appeal, think about the specific purpose you want to achieve to make optimal choices. While curb appeal is subject to individual tastes, you may want to take advantage of different tactics. Especially, if you are hoping to welcome guests to a holiday party versus if you are planning to sell your property and want to encourage higher offers.
Easy Things You Can Do to Add Curb Appeal to Your Property
There are many uncomplicated ways to add curb appeal to any property, from projects that take just a few minutes to a few hours to weekend projects. Updates depend on the house in question, the condition of the house, and updates needed. Popular curb appeal enhancements include:
- Basic Repairs – Regular inspection of the exterior of your will help find areas that need basic repair and attention. Be on the lookout for broken windows, sagging gutters, loose shingles, burned-out bulbs, broken railings, missing soffit, and other incidental damage. These repairs should be handled immediately to boost curb appeal.
- Cleaning Up – Simply cleaning can go a long way to improving a home’s curb appeal. Things to consider pressure washing a driveway, walkway, deck, fence, or roof to remove mold and stains that diminish the overall appearance, and wash windows or touch up paint for a quick refresh.
- Decluttering – Decluttering your home’s exterior will increase its appeal instantly. Put away unneeded tools or outdoor toys, remove clutter from a porch or deck, and slim down garden accessories as to not appear too busy.
- Hide Essentials – Essential equipment may be necessary but can detract from curb appeal. Move trash cans or recycling bins out of sight and consider a screen or fence panels to hide an air conditioning unit.
- Landscape Trimming – Take the time to prune overgrown trees, trim hedges, and tidy the lawn. These steps can instantly increase the look of any property. Other landscape projects include patching thin spots in the grass, removal of weeds, the addition of the right fertilizer to green up the turf, and refreshing with new mulch to make the landscape stand out positively.
- Color Addition – Adding a little color can go a long way. Maybe repaint the entry door, add flowering porch pots, plant border flowers along the driveway or walkways, add a seasonal wreath, or install flower boxes for cozy color visitors will appreciate.
- Update Accessories – Changing outworn accessories to upgrade a property’s look. Look at updating porch lights, mailboxes, entry door hardware, door knockers, house numbers, hose holders, and gate latches, and even adding faux hardware to a garage door for an extra touch.
- Light It Up
- Add Welcoming Touches
Curb Appeal to Make Your Home the Best It Can Be
The options, to increase your home’s curb appeal, are innumerable. Just a few simple projects can go a long way in improving your home’s appearance. By paying careful attention to your curb appeal not only can your home look better, but you’ll feel more pride of ownership and enjoy your property all the more.
Need help? Contact Taylor Rental Plano. (972)423-6557.