How can you enhance your home's curb appeal without spending a ton of money?

Question

I am thinking of relandscaping the front for about $3000

Answer 1

The first response was right on. You need to give more info to get any real help. There are many options for enhancing curb appeal. Plants, trees, ground cover, a fence, an arbor, lighting. You can do a lot with 3K if you do the work yourself. You may need new paint or a different color for the house too.

Answer 2

Curb appeal for a house is generally the amount of neatness and order of the house and yard. Clutter (junk), overgrown weeds, or unruly shrubs are the first things that should go.

Clutter may also be in the form of a menagerie of cutesy little trinkets strewn about a yard. My sister thinks it's so folksy to have all these gnomes, cherubs, signs, and strange planters (small wheelbarrow, for example) all over her front yard. But, most people don't find that appealing. So (and I'm assuming you're doing this to sell or rent your house), get rid of any yard decorations.

Clutter may also be in the form of too many plants all strewn together in planters. If you have some larger plants that are surrounded by a myriad mish-mash of smaller plants, clear out the little ones and mulch over the area with small wood chips. And, if a prospective buyer/tenant wants to customize later with their own plants, they now have room to do so.

The previous tips will cost you little or nothing to do. Now for some things that you'll have to spend some money on:

Install a few low-voltage lights (tiers and/or spots) that will light up the edge of a passageway, or that shine light either into or behind shrubs against a wall. This provides a dramatic effect at night (believe me, people look at available properties at night on their own) and provides a sense of security.

Replace worn or ugly exterior light fixtures. Again, a well-lit house at night (not with those huge security spotlights, though) provides a warm, secure feeling to the outside of a house. If people see new fixtures on the outside, they will assume the house has the same attention to detail on the inside.

Along the same line, clean, repair, and/or replace worn or broken screen doors, entry doors and hardware, mail boxes, gates, and anything else that is visible from the front of the house. And remember, a can of Krylon goes a long way.

Answer 3

I think you need to add a little more information to your question. Because I'd answer this question differently depending on whether you were trying to enhance it to sell your house or enhance it to stay and enjoy. And for both you should give an idea of what you'd like your budget to be within. Then, I think you will get some really valuable answers.

Answer 4

Instead of relandscaping with that money, possibly contract a lawn service to maintain your landscaping and lawn. A good professional company will keep your lawn looking as if though a professional did it, which will give your house GREAT curb appeal. I suggest looking up "lawn striping patterns". Those help too.

Answer 5

The VERY best thing you can do is keep it cleaned out, and the grass cut once per week.

Keep the grass watered at least once per week for 30 to 40 minutes per section. Water is the most important thing for making grass green.

I don't know what state you live in, but it is too late for a flower garden in most of the country.

Answer 6

Are you wnting to sell or keep the home?

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