Increase Your Home's Curb Appeal in 4 Easy Steps

Now that spring has arrived, homeowners across the country are taking advantage of the longer days and warmer weather by tackling their to-do lists. Whether you’re in the market to sell or simply looking to change your home’s appearance, the following tips from Handyman Connection will help you enhance your home’s curb appeal.

A grand entrance. The front door is the gateway to your home and can often be an easy and inexpensive way to add a different dimension to your home's curb appeal. You can paint the door a different color to accent the exterior paint on the house or you can get an entirely new door. When choosing a color for the door, be sure to pick something that stands out from the rest of the house, but that meshes well with the entire color scheme.

Add a splash of color. Painting or re-painting your house can drastically alter your home's curb appeal, giving your house a brand new look. Give your exterior walls some flair by picking a color different than what was previously on your house and accentuate it by finding a nice color for the trim.

Pay attention to privacy. Fencing around your yard is a great way to increase your home's appeal. A small white-picket fence is a simple way to give your house a nice, cozy look. Putting up a fence on the sides of your yard is a practical way to increase your privacy and your curb appeal at the same time.

Increase your space. Adding a deck—or even a wing onto your existing deck—can increase your home’s curb appeal, especially if you enjoy spending time outdoors. Adding a wing to your deck is easier than enlarging it and gives you two areas to gather instead of one. Painting or staining your deck is crucial to adding the curb appeal you seek, so dedicate a weekend or two every other year to make your deck look as good as new.