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What is the Home Curb Appeal?

Home curb appeal refers to how your home's exterior looks, such as the landscaping and paint job. The goal of improving your home's exterior is to make it look more attractive and inviting. This will result in potential buyers who are looking at real estate purchasing your house instead of one down the street with better curb appeal. Your goal right now should be getting people to consider buying your property over any other on the market.  

How can you improve home curb appeal?

There are multiple ways that you can improve the average quality of your home's exterior, all of which depend on what type of materials your home is made out of:

Create Illumination with Landscape Lighting

Lighting makes any neighbourhood safer at night by reducing dark corners without drawing too much attention to them during the day. Additionally, landscape lighting can be used to highlight certain features of your home, like a porch, a set of stairs, or a beautiful tree. 

You can either buy ready-made landscape lighting fixtures or have them custom made to fit your specific needs, but be sure to consult with an electrician about what type of wiring will be needed and how many lights you will need.

Use Shutters and Window Sills

Windows double glazing and their trim add architectural interest to any home, and using shutters and window sills in complementary colours is one way to enhance this feature. For example, if your home has vinyl siding, using brightly painted wood shutters as an accent can really brighten up the facade. Similarly, if your home has brick or stonework as its feature, painting it white or pastel colours can help increase its brightness.

Trim The Bushes

Using landscaping shears, pruning shears, lopping shears, etc., to trim bushes is one of the best ways to improve your curb appeal because it's an inexpensive way to make a big change. 

Choose three types of bushes and cut them back at different angles to form a triangle with each side at least 3-4 feet long and then paint vertical stripes on them (alternating between two or more colours) to give them a fuller appearance that makes them look like they were carefully planned out rather than haphazardly maintained.

Rake Leaves Regularly

Leaves falling from trees naturally add colour to a yard during autumn, but they can also contribute to the appearance of being neglected. Try raking fallen leaves from grass, sidewalks, and driveways in autumn and early spring every time they begin to pile up.

Add a Focal Point

Adding a focal point is one of the most effective and easiest ways to make a home look better from the street. A focal point is based on what you prefer your eye to be drawn to when looking at your home from the outside. 

You can use almost anything as a focal point--a water feature, shrubbery, colourful flowers, statues, etc., but there are two rules for picking a good focal point. First, it must have multiple elements so that it looks interesting from different angles, not just straight onto the front door. Second, it needs to be different from your neighbours' to avoid looking like anyone else's yard.

Plant Flowers

Flowers are easy to add colour to your home while balancing out a simple focal point. They are also relatively cheap and don't require much maintenance once they've been planted. You can either plant flowers in beds or use potted plants along your walkway for a pop of colour that draws the eye past the edge of the house toward whatever you have chosen as your focal point.

In Conclusion

Improving home curb appeal can be an easy and inexpensive way to increase the value of your home before putting it on the market. By following the tips mentioned in this article, you can make your home look more inviting and attractive to potential buyers, which could mean getting a higher sale price for your property.