It is a well-known fact that your home’s exterior is the window to the interior of the house. A tidy and well-maintained home is always appealing to the owners as well as others. An appealing home exterior can make you enjoy your home more. Plus, it can leave a great impression on neighbours and potential buyers while giving you great returns. Does the exterior of your home also need altering? There are many ways and methods to make the outside of your home at once more attractive and durable.
Some of these updates require a fair amount of work: adding a porch or pergola and fitting cladding to your home’s exterior. However, more straightforward alterations like repainting and landscaping can be equally effective. Here’s a few tips you can use to make the outside of your home more appealing.
Refresh and Rejuvenate Your Garden
You don’t need to spend a lot of money to refresh your garden. Trim the plants and shrubs, repaint the furniture, take out weeds, and plant new flowers. Replace your old planters for new, interestingly designed modern ones. To really refine your garden’s look, put aside some money for landscaping. It can make your garden look sleek and modern. Plus, your home front looks well-maintained, clean and organized.
Revamp the Walls with Cladding
Cladding your exterior walls can give it some extra protection from harsh weather. Installing cladding on your walls helps to insulate your home and keeps the warm air from escaping – which is especially important during the lower temperatures of winter. Similarly, it stops the cool air from going out when the weather outside is hot. It increases your energy efficiency, thereby greatly reducing your bills. Plus, it can improve your home’s appearance.
Freshen Up and Protect the Exterior
The easiest way to refresh your home’s exterior look is to repaint it. Painting your exterior walls using a durable outdoor weatherproof paint can protect your home from harmful UV rays and prevent condensation, damp penetration, mould, and mildew. As well as the preventative benefits, a fresh coat of paint can have a massive impact aesthetically: transforming a tired and worn exterior into a gleaming, flawless surface.
Add a Porch or Pergola
Revamp your porch for an instant uplift of your home’s exterior. If you don’t have a porch, think of adding one. A porch provides an option for seating and entertaining friends and family while adding visual interest to your home. If you like spending time outside, a pergola is also a good addition to your home. With their signature structure and visual appeal, adding a pergola is at once a practical and stylish move.
Highlight the Architecture with Lighting
The outside of your home is more than just your front yard and exterior walls. The architecture and structure of your house can also become a feature of interest if showcased properly. Properly placed lights can help you highlight the best features of your home like the shape of the roof, brickwork, porch columns, etc. You can even add a bit of whimsy to your garden with fairy lights and greatly increase the visual appeal of your home.