| A lot of people are so preoccupied at improving the | | | | entry doors of the same design theme. If your home |
| interior of their home that they fail to work on the | | | | follows a contemporary design, then it is but logical that |
| exterior part of their homes. You may have spent | | | | you have a door with contemporary design. |
| most of your time and resources trying to enhance | | | | 5. Replace those decrepit windows with new ones. |
| the value of your home through various renovations | | | | You can easily enhance and create a fresh look of |
| and improvements in the home interior. You are | | | | your exterior once you update your windows. Make |
| missing a lot if you fail to consider the curb appeal. It is | | | | sure that the design of your windows is consistent |
| sometimes surprising that we fail to give it the attention | | | | with the overall design and style of your home. |
| that it deserves. How important is curb appeal? It is the | | | | Replacement windows are more practical as they can |
| first aspect of your home that can be seen by your | | | | be easily installed directly to the existing window |
| buyer. | | | | frames. In most instances, the replacement job can be |
| Here are 10 tried and tested ways of enhancing the | | | | completed in one day. |
| curb appeal of your home. | | | | 6. Dormers serve as an effective breaker for large |
| 1. Create an attractive walkway to catch the attention | | | | growth elements in your front porch. They create |
| of both guests and potential home buyers. You can | | | | balance and provide depth to the home exterior. |
| choose the right kind of slate on top of your plain | | | | 7. Update or add shutters. Make sure that your |
| concrete steps to give it a more colorful look. | | | | shutters are wide enough to cover the entire width of |
| 2. Replace those old columns with new ones. If you | | | | your window when they are closed. You may have to |
| have columns that look visually small and incongruent | | | | replace your shutters if they are too small for your |
| to your roofs, then you may opt to replace them with | | | | windows. |
| larger types of columns. You can create a more | | | | 8. Outfit your windows with flower boxes. Flower |
| balanced look of your front porches if you make such | | | | boxes help enhance the design and character of the |
| switch. | | | | home interior. It will also make your windows look taller. |
| 3. Change your light fixtures. This is one of the most | | | | 9. Replace your exterior lighting. The exterior lighting |
| neglected aspects of your porch. Take on the | | | | can do wonders in enhancing the curb appeal of your |
| outsider's perspective and see whether your porch | | | | home. If you have a small front porch, you can replace |
| lights are in perfect scale with the other elements of | | | | sconces and pendants with exterior lighting along |
| your home exterior or not. You can enhance the | | | | entryways. Maintain the balance and continuity of your |
| elegant look of your front porch if you will use | | | | design by using exterior lights with the same style as |
| independent light in entryways that are relatively high. | | | | other fixtures in your front porch. |
| Hang sconces above eye level to minimize glare. | | | | 10. Update your driveway and make it look more |
| 4. Consider updating your front windows and doors. If | | | | interesting. Replace ordinary concrete with apron |
| your front door clashes with the overall style and | | | | pavers, saw cut or stamped concrete. You may |
| theme of your home, then it is time for you to replace | | | | consider redesigning your driveway so that it cuts |
| them with the right one. If you have an arts and crafts | | | | across your front yard. |
| style in your home design, then you have to go for | | | | |