External Updates: Tips To Enhance The Exterior Of Your Home
Whether you’ve recently bought a new house, or you’ve lived in your home for years, it’s natural to want to experience a positive feeling when you pull up in the driveway and survey your nest. We often get carried away with interior design and devote a lot of time and attention to redecorating rooms, but sometimes, this means that we neglect the exterior of our homes. In this guide, we’ll explore some external updates to consider.
Fresh paintwork
Freshening up the exterior paintwork is one of the simplest and most affordable ways to spruce up your home and add instant curb appeal. Adding a coat of paint to the facade, window and door frames, porches, fences and gates can make a huge difference. Vibrant, clean paintwork makes properties look smarter and more attractive. You can also add color with a lick of paint on the front door.
Landscaping
Landscaping can transform the exterior of a property and create a totally different aesthetic, as well as enhancing functionality and reducing the risk of damage caused by extreme or adverse weather. If your home is on a plot of land and you have a garden at the front or rear or a driveway, hiring landscaping experts can help you plan a new design that will make your home look incredible and maximize usable outdoor space. When you embark upon landscaping projects, it’s always beneficial to seek professional advice, especially if you live in an area that is prone to flooding or storms, or you live close to water. You may need to research erosion control results and consider options put forward by experienced landscapers before you start thinking about ideas for your home. Planning in advance will help to save time and money and it could also prevent damage to your home.
Driveways and patios
A pristine driveway creates a positive first impression and it can also be incredibly useful. If you have a smooth, flat driveway, you will be able to drive up to your home and park without any worries about damaging your tires or chipping the paintwork. If your drive is currently in a state of disrepair, you could damage your car and your home will be less appealing to potential buyers if you choose to sell. Revamping driveways and patios will enhance curb appeal and it could also add value.
Plants and flowers
Adding plants and flowers to gardens, patios, decks, verandahs, balconies and terraces is an easy, inexpensive way to make your home look loved and add color and vibrancy. You can choose from a wide range of containers and plants to suit the style of your home and the look you want to achieve. Examples include window boxes and hanging baskets for cottages, apartments and country homes, modern planters with potted trees for chic city townhouses and flower beds filled with wildflowers for rural idylls.
Are you on a mission to revamp the outside of your home, or are you embarking upon a project to add curb appeal to a new house? If you’re looking to enhance the exterior, why not try these external updates?
