How to Boost Curb Appeal: What Is It and Some Quick Tips

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John Walsh
January 22, 2024

Greetings, Hawthorne Landscaping NW community!

I'm John B. Walsh, eager to share insights on enhancing your homes curb appeal. In this blog, we'll explore the power of simple improvements  and their impact on property value, aesthetics, and their effect on the entire neighborhood.

Let’s dream a little….Imagine coming home during the day, what do you see? Are you inspired and proud of your curb appeal? Close your eyes, what do you see?Now imagine coming home at night, what do you see now? Is your home warm and welcoming? Are there path way lights or trees up light?  Again, close your eyes, what do you see?Now what do you want to see? I share this to encourage inspiration and help you visualize how your space can be given unique characteristics, interesting features and your own unique personal touches.

Upgrading curb appeal can be a fun, easy and affordable way to improve how you and the neighborhood interacts with your home. Studies show, homes with attractive curb appeal sell on the real estate market 6x faster. Picture enhancing your home's charm, boosting its value, and contributing to the entire neighborhood in a fun and useful way. Enhanced curb appeals create a neighborhood where neighbors slow down, give compliments, and build pride. Your efforts resonate beyond property lines, creating a welcoming atmosphere for everyone.

Simple Ways to Boost Your Curb Appeal

  • Fresh Paint: Breathe life into your home's exterior with a vibrant coat. Even simply painting the front door can add a personalized touch and loads of charm.
  • House Numbers: Upgrade to modern, stylish options for instant appeal.
  • Stone Mailbox: Install a charming stone mailbox
  • Pathway: Add a pathway leading to your front door, a landing pad just before your front door entrance can add a sense of “ we have arrived” to your guests as they walk up.
  • New Landscape Beds: Revitalize outdoor space with new beds, adding color and texture.
  • Water Feature or Accent Boulders: Consider a small water feature or accent boulders. Boulders add a sense of age and character to a property.
  • Landscape lighting: last but certainly not least, lighting is the one aspect of the landscape that instantly gives you double the appeal. You immediately have two landscapes, one during the day and another at night. Coming home, walking up to your house being able to see and enjoy your landscape in the evenings is a joy that cannot be overstated. It does wonders!

These upgrades go beyond aesthetics, efficiently boosting pride and inspiring the community. Your front yard becomes a canvas for charm, reflecting your unique style. Explore inspiring pictures for reference, imagining your front yard as a warm and welcoming space.Caring about curb appeal is a commitment to creating a neighborhood everyone takes pride in. Join me on this transformation journey, elevating our homes one upgrade at a time.

BONUS

My wife, Becky and I watch a show called Curb Appeal. Set apart from other home improvement shows such as HGTV. Curb Appeal, donates roughly $20,000 to a home in need, they also go to 2 neighbors and do $500 quick upgrades. The transformations and neighborhood interactions are gold and I invite you to check out an episode!

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