Smart Upgrades For Your Home Exterior
Home exteriors are important because our homes are somewhere that should feel joyful, comfortable, and safe to us. Often we look at the interior as the most important thing – and since you spend most of your time there, that makes sense!
But if you ever walk towards your home after a trip away or at the end of the work day and cringe – here are a couple of smart upgrades that can make a world of difference.
Front door
Perhaps the most obvious one is to change the front door. You don’t need to replace it if you don’t want to – your door can also benefit from a lick of paint and changing some of the fixtures.
Changing the knocker, letterbox, and the numbers on your door can breathe new life into the exterior with relatively little effort.
Add some large potted plants around the entrance, and you’ll be happy to walk through the door daily.
Roof
One structural change that you might want to do involves the roof. You may find that you may need to look into shingle roof repair if there are broken parts of your roof. Having a strong and secure roof is important for your entire home’s safety. As much as this doesn’t seem like the fun thing to do, it’s important.
Maybe you even want to think about getting a new style of roof or even doing something with your attic space and adding dormer windows? The possibilities are endless here.
Windows
Your windows have a lot to do with the personality and aesthetics of your home – dark windows lean into modern, industrial, and sleek, while white can look and feel traditional and clean. When you decide to get new windows fitted, look for the ones that offer modern benefits and styles, like Infinity from Marvin.
Depending on the style of windows you get, you might have space to add some window boxes filled with flowers and herbs. Not only are the herbs useful in cooking, but they look great too!
Doormat
If you don’t have a lot of cash, but want to make a little change, then a doormat is a great option. They are small accessories, but they make a big difference. Make sure that you pick a durable doormat.
You can find great custom-made doormats on websites like Etsy and have something that fits your personality.
Pressure washing
A pressure washer is a great idea because they have so many uses. But one of the greatest ones is they can have all your brickwork and the paving looking brand new in just a few hours.
Pressure washing will quickly remove years of first, stairs, and any moss or weeds you have been dealing with rapidly – leaving behind a beautiful surface. Doing this can also lengthen the life of certain parts since you can see if anything needs to be repaired since it is cleaned up.
Flowers
Adding a little color to the front garden can make a big difference if you don’t already have flowers. If you have some, then changing what is there or adding new ones can be brilliant too.
The great thing about adding flowers and plants to the garden is that it can be done over time, and once it is done, it will make a big difference to how the garden looks and feels.
If you are an avid gardener, you might start changing how the garden looks seasonally so that you always have fresh flowers and seasonal colors.
Updating the outside of your home might coincide with bigger projects too: Step by Step Renovations That Will Give Your Home a Magnificent Look – Mysterious Ramblings.