Improving the Curb Appeal of Your Home

It’s the first thing you see when you pull up to a house, and based on that you have an idea of what to expect going in.

Have everyone so excited to come into your home with a few quick changes! Here are some simple tips to adding appeal to your home starting with the outside!

• Start with the most basic step of clean your house! Get out a pressure washer, get some old towels, scrub brushes, whatever it is going to take to clean your house up! Over the winter especially layers of salt scum build up as well as layers of dirt. Don’t forget your porch either! Clean the windows to so they let more light in, scrub your front steps so the entry looks brighter!
• Make sure all the vegetation beds around the house are cleaned out and all the plants pruned nicely. Get those weeds pulled, get all the leaves that have blown off the trees, and trim back any wild bushes. They don’t need to be perfect, just presentable.
• Go out into the street in front of your home and make sure that none of the trees or bushes are obstructing the view of your home! If they are, trim them back. You only get a first look once, make sure potential buyers can see all off your house, especially the unique parts.
• Check your gutters. Are there twigs sticking out, secure bands hanging off, a leak? Clean them out and repair those small mishaps. They more tidy and cleaned up they are the less of an eyesore they are to buyers.
• A simple last touch to your flower beds is mulch. It adds a final clean and crisp look to your beds and helps them all look uniform.
• As you look at your porch, do so through the eyes of someone looking for their “home”. Make it easy for them to see this as their home. Create more uniformity at the front door with putting those colorful pots on each side of the door, putting light fixtures on both sides of the door, replace old hardware like knobs and hinges, add some seasonal flair.
• To add appeal at night, put in some low voltage or solar walkway lighting. Not only does it offer safety, but it can accent trees, flowers, or help them to see the steps up into your home
• If your windows are looking for a quick up-do, add exterior shutters! They are made from so many different materials, they are not only low maintenance but there is one for every household.

The best thing about these projects is, they are simple, easy, and low budget! If you like any of these tips, take some before and after pictures, email them to us at salem@windermere.com and we would love to feature your up-do in a post!