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Yes, the inside counts MOST, but the outside counts too!
You know the saying, "it's what's on the inside that counts"? That is 100% true, but the outside counts too. When we started looking for our second home, one of our requirements was that it HAD to have curb appeal. The funny thing is, that when I first saw our house on the listing I thought, "meh." 😏 I wasn't impressed.
But when my husband kept mentioning it, I thought I better take a second look. As I looked at the listing another time, I DID think it had potential and it was growing on me. But THEN... we decided to take a look and when we walked in the front door, I KNEW it was the house for us. Seriously. I did.
Luckily, I saw that the outside had toootal potential and that's what we're going to focus on today -- how we transformed the exterior with a few simple steps.
Side note - my husband told me I should post about this a long time ago, but I really didn't think it was that big of a difference, but then THIS post happened and the artist who drew our home thought it was such a transformation (when I showed her the the "before" picture), I decided to believe her (sorry, Cor!) 🤪
BEFORE:
Aaaaand the after (drawn by a talented artist) that looks better than the real-deal, so this is what I'll leave here. haha. 😉
AFTER:
Anyway, here are the things we did to give a boost to the curb appeal:
"LIMEWASHED" THE BRICK
- Lime washed the brick (Romabio “Nube Gray”) - the Romabio brand is a MUST for painting brick! More on that later.
REPAINTED THE ENTIRE EXTERIOR SIDING, TRIM & FRONT DOORS
- Exterior siding - Benjamin Moore “Chelsea Gray”
- House trim - Benjamin Moore "White Dove"
- Front doors Benjamin Moore "Satin Black"
INSTALLED NEW LIGHT FIXTURES AND ADDITIONAL SCONCES
I LOVE these light fixtures. They're from Home Depot, called "dusk to dawn wall lantern sconce" and we added a few additional sconces on both sides of the garage here. We had an electrician install these and wired the new additional lights. I love them because they automatically turn on at dusk and turn off at dawn, which helps with security (and peace of mind) to know our house is always lit when it's dark.
ADDED CUTE FRONT PORCH SEATING
We got our white adirondack chairs at Macy's and are really happy with them. They've held up really well and we can keep them outside year around (under our covered patio, which is probably recommended).
ADDITIONAL FRONT PORCH DECOR
Changing things out for the seasons is my favorite. But, that's it! These changes and updates had a pretty decent affect on the curb appeal, if you ask me.
Now I'd snatch up this cute ranch in a heartbeat!
Thanks for reading! Xo!
~ Kara
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