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Your kerb appeal refers to how your house looks from the kerb. Many people focus on their kerb appeal when they are looking to sell a house, because it gets their home noticed, makes people take a second look once they’ve seen the ‘for sale’ sign and makes a great first impression. But your kerb appeal isn’t just important when you put your home on the market. Even when you have no intention to sell, good kerb appeal boosts your reputation in your neighbourhood, makes a first impression on visitors and means that you’ve always got a warm welcome when you come home.
If you’d like your home to make an elegant first impression, impressing guests, neighbours, and passers-by alike, here’s a look at some of the things that you should consider adding.
Upgrade Your Front Door
Most houses on a street have very similar if not exactly the same front doors. This is especially true of relatively new homes which can often lack character from the exterior. So, it makes sense that changing your door would make a big impression. Look at modern options, but also more traditional doors with a classic elegance. If you are happy with your door, you might just want to sand it down and paint it a new colour.
Once you’ve got a great front door, you’ll want to highlight it as much as possible. Framing your doorway, either with something large like stone pillars, or just with wall mounted lights and window boxes or tall trees in planters can make sure it draws attention and catches the eye from the street.
Freshen Up Your Windows
Your windows might take up a lot of the space on the front of your house, so you should make sure they make a great impression. In some cases, simply cleaning the windows and frames is enough to make them look great. But if yours are old and tired, or boring, you might want to look at some options at the following site: https://www.timbawood.co.uk/our-windows/sash-windows/. Sash windows always look glamourous and will add plenty of character to your home.
Go Green
Perhaps the most effective way to add more elegance to your kerb appeal is to bring in more natural elements. So many modern frontages are barely more than a drive, so adding some grass, flowers, shrubs and even trees can really make a difference. If you’ve got the space for a small lawn, it will be incredibly eye-catching. If you haven’t got much room, adding window boxes and hanging baskets to the walls of your home as well as small planters where you can will create a more welcoming aesthetic.
Keep it Clean
Get into good habits when it comes to putting your bins away, cleaning windows and frames, sweeping up debris and jet washing your brickwork and you won’t undo all of your hard work.
Often, it’s small touches like a hanging basket that get noticed first. Go and stand on the kerb, look up at your home and ask yourself what you notice first. Then, use this as a basis to make changes, and to create a more welcoming and classier front garden.
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