Although many home design shows and articles focus on making the interior of your house beautiful: the exterior should be a show-stopper as well. If you want to make your home as inviting as possible and leave people stunned while they enter and exit your property, it's a good idea to take the time to update your home's exterior!
These are the top exterior remodeling projects that will boost your home’s curb appeal this year!
1. Clean Gutters With Covers
Crowded and clogged gutters are the fastest way to give your home a poor appearance and leave your property looking like it isn't maintained. On top of formation, cluttered gutters can allow ice and snow buildup in the winter, which can lead to heating issues and can damage your roof.
Instead, it's a good idea to clean your gutters and then invest in gutter covers that will increase your home's ability to allow the leaves to slide right off and stop from crowding your roof. Although you may still need to clear your roof once or twice a year, it's far less than you'd expect with uncovered gutters.
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2. Beautiful Painted Doors and Trim
Fresh paint can give anything a new and incredible look: especially the exterior of your home. Consider painting the doors, trim, and any other part of your home's exterior that's wood. White trim with wood doors is a classic combination, but many door colors are picked for superstitious reasons, like red which welcomes wealth into the home!
Think about what color door and trim will work best with the color of your siding, and have fun giving your property a fresh face!
3. A Gorgeous Rain Garden
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Rain gardens are gaining popularity in the south, with many communities pushing for people to use local plantlife to enrich their soil and allow their property to absorb as much moisture as possible without risking flooding or standing water.
A rain garden is just one of many landscape drainage solutions! You can also dig a small covered trench that will guide water off of your property or invest in trees with deeper roots that will help bring the water down further.
Any of these options will ensure your home stays dry while also adding touches of beauty and greenery to your home.
4. Pavers to Portion Your Property
Permeable pavers offer a huge selection of surfacing techniques for anything from your driveway to walking trails and sidewalks. If you use pavers like this, you can easily update your property so that it's portioned into areas like a patio where you can lounge in comfortable seating or a sidewalk to guide you to and from your mailbox.
These pavers should be thoughtfully placed, keeping in mind where trees and shrubs are since their roots can change the layout of your property and where you can lay these pavers. Of course, you can get more creative and go for a pattern if you have an exceptionally flat lawn, but you should try to keep in mind how they might shift and change based on the plant life around them.
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5. Updated Fun Mailbox
Do you have a simple metal mailbox? Then, it's time to update it! You don't even have to get rid of the metal mailbox; there are dozens of tutorials on YouTube to help you build a brick mailbox around it so that it's sturdy and cute, without you having to drop a couple of hundred dollars to have someone else make it for you.
If brick doesn't work well with your home, shop around online for a mailbox that would be a cute addition to your property. Unfortunately, some HOAs are incredibly limiting on what they allow, so research their rules first to ensure you don't waste money or accidentally break rules that will leave you facing fines.
6. Siding That’s Built to Last
Your siding is a large part of what makes up the appearance of your property. You can accomplish a lot with your siding, from the texture to the color and even the style they're in. Beyond aesthetics, this part of your home can also decide how safe your home is from weather, insect life, moisture, and even noise pollution that may otherwise permeate your property. Look into vinyl siding alternatives like steel siding, which can last for well over the classic twenty years, while also ensuring that it looks great and gives you the chance to paint or style it however you want!
Your Property Should Make People Feel Invited on Sight
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When it's time to update your property, you should do everything you can to make it into a dream for yourself. Be creative with the exterior so that it's both innovative and unique: and most importantly so that it feels like home. After all, this is the property you'll be driving back to every day! Make sure you're excited to get home.
Andrea Erickson is a contributor to Innovative Building Materials. She is a blogger and content writer for the real estate industry. Andrea is focused on helping fellow homeowners, contractors, and architects discover materials and methods of construction that increase property value, maximize energy savings, and turn houses into homes.