Thursday, November 10, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Tips on front entry fix ups when selling your home
Here are some big impact improvements that you can make to boost curb appeal and perk up a new approach to your home.
1) Add Lighting: Extra lights illuminate house numbers and focus the eye on the entry. When deciding on your lights, pick a style that compliments your homes architecture.
2) Upgrade your door: Consider the front door as an introduction to your home. Use a install ready pre-hung door. This upgrade can be completed in a day. There are dozens of designs and 3 duable materials. For traditionalists, a wood door is great, but will need refinishing over time. Steel or fiberglass doors require less maintenance and tend to be more energy-efficient, but can lack the style and tactile appeal of the wood door. Fiberglass also tends to be a bit more pricey.
3) Color: Put on a fresh coat of paint to make the entry pop out. Color the trim around the door a nice crisp white to give it better detail. Other colors schemes you can use are: deep green hues, which help a home blend with the landscape and perfectly complement a lively red door; shades of yellow accented with darker earth tones, such as: terra-cotta. Make sure you pick saturated colors if your house gets a lot of direct sun; pastels tend to look washed out.
4) Clean up those steps: Turn a dull concrete stoop into a showpiece by capping it with stone. Other options include Salttilo tiles, split brick and limstone pavers.
5) Plants: Large potted plants anchor an entry and provide a burst of color. Use containers that are waterproof, lightweight, molded fiberglass; colorful glazed ceramic are great.
1) Add Lighting: Extra lights illuminate house numbers and focus the eye on the entry. When deciding on your lights, pick a style that compliments your homes architecture.
2) Upgrade your door: Consider the front door as an introduction to your home. Use a install ready pre-hung door. This upgrade can be completed in a day. There are dozens of designs and 3 duable materials. For traditionalists, a wood door is great, but will need refinishing over time. Steel or fiberglass doors require less maintenance and tend to be more energy-efficient, but can lack the style and tactile appeal of the wood door. Fiberglass also tends to be a bit more pricey.
3) Color: Put on a fresh coat of paint to make the entry pop out. Color the trim around the door a nice crisp white to give it better detail. Other colors schemes you can use are: deep green hues, which help a home blend with the landscape and perfectly complement a lively red door; shades of yellow accented with darker earth tones, such as: terra-cotta. Make sure you pick saturated colors if your house gets a lot of direct sun; pastels tend to look washed out.
4) Clean up those steps: Turn a dull concrete stoop into a showpiece by capping it with stone. Other options include Salttilo tiles, split brick and limstone pavers.
5) Plants: Large potted plants anchor an entry and provide a burst of color. Use containers that are waterproof, lightweight, molded fiberglass; colorful glazed ceramic are great.
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