Cheap Ways to Get More Curb Appeal

Whether you're thinking of putting your home on the market and want to spruce it up tosell, or you're just looking for quick and easy way to make it look a little brighter, Jen the Domestik Goddess has 6 Quick Ways to Dress Up a Front Door" from a new paint color on the door to a seasonal decoration on the front step. As you go about your daily business, take a look at the fronts of other homes and make a mental note of what paint colors and decorative accents appeal to you. Then try a few ideas out at home, to find the style that suits you best. Just think — for the price of a can of paint or a yard-sale treasure, your home can have a mini-makeover every month! She is wise, I think, to suggest that homeowners go easy on the landscape lighting -- we see too many bad arrangements of lights picked up on sale and on impulse at Home Depot, and just poked into the ground along the front path. We'll talk more about landscape lighting and front entry tricks for better curb appeal in future posts.