Whether you are thinking about selling your home, have a special event coming up or just want your home to look the best in the neighborhood, Spring is the perfect time to get outdoors and burst your home’s curb appeal. In the winter months, it can be harder to brighten the exterior of your home when fewer things are blooming but once Spring arrives, it gets much easier. The grass is growing and green, nurseries are full of beautiful plants and flowers and the weather is perfect for you to get outside and work in the yard and spruce up the exterior of your home.
Curb appeal should make your home appealing at first glance so start with the obvious then work your way through the rest of the list below. The absolute musts are: regular mowing, cleaning the exterior of your home and ensuring everything in your yard is put away.
- Make sure the path to enter your home is free of kid’s toys, lawn care items, fallen twigs or other debris. For that matter, get anything that doesn’t belong in your yard put away.
- The front door will make a big impression…good or bad. Make sure it is super clean and freshly painted then add a new welcome mat for a final touch. A fresh coat of paint makes a door look brand new.
- A manicured lawn gives the impression of a carefully tended home. Grass creeping over the sidewalks doesn’t necessarily look sloppy, but an inch or two of space between the lawn and the sidewalk makes the entire yard look neat and well-kept.
- Thin out plants that are creeping into the zone of other plants. Landscape style is trending toward openness and even minimalism, so space between plants and shrubs gives that airy and clean appearance that makes your yard look well taken care of.
- Add color. Bright flowers can do wonders for the facade of a home, drawing the eye where you want it. Add planters by the front door and bright annuals in your flower beds. The color will make a big impact with even a small amount.
- Bring in new mulch. Mulch fades with time, giving landscaping a drab gray base. Bright mulch creates contrast with the colors of flowers and shrubbery, giving them a healthier and more appealing appearance.
These changes won’t take months to make and you’ll be amazed at the difference you can make in such a short time, and what an impact these changes will have on your home. Don’t forget I am always available to answer questions or recommend a professional if you need help with any home changes.
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Brooke Boles
Coldwell Banker Realty
501 E Camino Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
561.595.4473
Brooke.Boles@CBREalty.com
www.BrookeSellsBoca.com
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