Curb Appeal Really Can Make or Break A Sale!

On one of our most recent staging projects we saw some serious challenges with the curb appeal. Upon arrival, the first thing that came to mind was "uh oh, this might be the ugly duckling of the neighborhood". It had serious potential though; with just a few recommendations to the exterior, we saw a beautiful transformation.

There was so much visual confusion with the various architectural elements on the exterior. Multi- colored brick, tile and paint, with weeds to top it off. It was a disaster...but not for long.

Exterior Before 1

Exterior Before 2

In order to quiet this exterior, here's what our recommendations were:

Mulch should be added to all dirt areas
Sod should be added to create a front lawn to the left of the driveway as you enter.
In front of the house, add two full, vine type of plants to soften the brick on each side of the walkway. These should already be trellised for longevity.
The same version of vine should go at every column, bringing the count to almost 12.
Change out the orange / tan on all casements (door and window) to a darker brown (not flat and no browns with red). Branchport Brown - HC-72 - Benjamin Moore is the best - match it!
Our proposal includes the front door topiaries in big urns. We'll create an inviting front entry.

After a few simple changes, here's how the exterior turned out!