Most of us don’t have a lot of money to spend fixing up the exterior of our homes. In spite of this fact, most of us still want our homes to look up to date and attractive. Luckily, there are many things that we can do to add a little extra sizzle to the curb appeal of our home’s, and it won’t break the bank.
Spot Painting
Believe it or not, you don’t have to paint your whole house to achieve a fresh updated look. Simple accents like painting the front door and the shutters will have just as much impact as painting the whole house would. Painting a few important exterior areas will give your house a fresh pop of color in all the right places. Use color strategically. Paint your front door a vivid blue, red, or green and follow suit with the shutters. This style of spot painting makes a big splash with minimal effort.
Pavers & Stepping Stones
Stepping stones and pavers add beauty and interest to your home. They can be used as an attractive and functional way to highlight particualr areas of your home or be used to create a beautiful yet functional walkway to a front or back door. The sky is the limit. Another exciting point about using pavers or stepping stones is the wide variety of materials that can be used to do this. You can use anything from natural stone to bricks, the choice is yours. The only points you need to consider is the climate and the use that you plan for the stepping stones. If you use natural stone make sure the climate works well for the type of stone you are using. If your stepping stones will be used heavily, make sure you use a strong, smooth, resilient material for both durability and safety.
A Splash of Color
Flowers and other plants can add a super boost of beauty to any landscape. Plus, you can be extremely creative when it comes to the type of vegetation or plant life that you’d like to use. Once again, the sky’s the limit. If you don’t want plants that will require a lot of water and upkeep, consider plants that don’t need a lot of water. You can use any type of plant from cacti to monkey grass. On the other hand, if you don’t mind adding plants to your landscape that will require a bit more maintenance you can always go for flowers. Flowers allow you to add that perfect touch of color in areas of your yard that could use a little perking up. You don’t need to hire Miltek UK either, these are all things you can do yourself.
It doesn’t take a lot of money or time to take a drab yard from blah to beautiful. A fresh pop of color in all the right places, combined with interesting touches like stepping stones or pavers as well as a few plants, can speak volumes and leave a yard utterly transformed. Take a leap and go that extrea mile without ever breaking the bank.