Home Curb Appeal

I received a sales letter from Improvements Catalogue, and did a double take as to how much I liked their home curb appeal sales pages.  A home for sale needs a spruce up on curb appeal, especially this time of year when things are beginning to turn green and home buyers are coming out of hibernation in full scale house-hunting mode.

Consider these “quick fixes” for your all-important front porch curb appeal:

How about some elevated plant stands to set off the front entry way?

Plant Stand

If you have steps leading up to the home, rubber door mats add a touch of elegance and safety for you potential home-buyers.

Rubber door mats

A solar address panel would look great – imagine a possible buyer arriving at dusk just as it lights up.

Solar address sign

These relatively low cost ideas will do wonders for getting a home buyer’s mind in the right “buying” frame of mind as they enter your home.