When you work with a professional realtor to prepare your home for listing, you’ll get lots of suggestions about maintenance, landscaping, staging the interior, and sprucing up the exterior. You’ll hear that prospective buyers often make their decision before even entering the home.
That’s why curb appeal is so important. But along with trimming trees and bushes, planting attractive annuals, and keeping the lawn trimmed, don’t neglect the impression your front entrance makes. A clean and freshly painted front door isn’t enough. Here are some additional ways your front entrance can increase curb appeal.
Add New Decorative House Numbers
To look at your home, potential buyers must find it first. Make sure your house numbers are not only visible but also attractive out front, including those on your mailbox or mailbox post.
Adding a decorative house number to your front entrance also boosts its appeal. Choose a design that complements your home’s architectural style, whether traditional or contemporary.
Lighting and Planters
If your front entry has a porch roof or overhang, it can get dark underneath it. Replace old lighting with new fixtures that highlight your front door and house numbers. You can use overhead lighting if the wiring is available or lantern style lights on either side of the front door.
Continue the attractive symmetry of lanterns flanking the front door with planters filled with seasonal flowers, greenery, or dried or silk arrangements. Create a container garden filled with a mix of bright annuals and green vines; a winter display of evergreens and holly; or a fall planter featuring silk autumn leaves, mini pumpkins, and colorful gourds. Be sure to check your planters frequently and replace any faced flowers or fall vegetation that’s losing its firm brightness.
Add Door Décor and a Welcome Mat
While traditional style homes may feature attractive door knockers, many front doors are solid panels with a singular color, only interrupted by the occasional peephole for security. Adding door décor, such as a wreath or door hanging with a welcome message, immediately boosts your front entrance’s curb appeal factor.
Finally, you’ll want visitors to have a place to wipe their feet before entering your meticulously clean and staged home. Use a durable, decorative welcome mat that complements your planters and door decorations to complete the picture of a well-dressed front entrance that enhances your home’s curb appeal.
With an appealing front entrance to top off all your other preparations, your home should be ready to list!
