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5 FAST STEPS TO UP YOUR CURB APPEAL WHEN YOU ARE ON A BUDGET
by Emily Rone Home (IC: blogger)
Sharing before and after photos including all the details you need to DIY your
way from a dated, blah exterior to perfectly contrasted curb appeal. I promise,
I am no one special. Just your average gal with a full time 40+ hour/week job
doing home improvements as a creative outlet. Read on to learn how to up your
curb appeal even when you are on a budget.
Here is a picture of the exterior of our Riverdale Ranch when we moved in
This post contains affiliate links for your convenience which may reward me in
the event of a sale. Note that I only recommend tools and products I have
personally used and loved.
Curb Appeal Table of Contents
– Project 1: Wood Look Front Door
– Project 2: Wood Look Posts and Bench
– Project 3: Paint Vinyl Shutters
– Project 4: Garage Door Details
– Project 5: Modern House Number Sign Build
Project 1: Front Door
Welcome to one of the very first DIY projects I attempted on our Riverdale
Ranch. My family looked at me like I was crazy when I proclaimed that I wanted
to turn our red painted door into wood using paint and gel stain… Despite
sounding crazy, this project is amazing and the huge results gave me the DIY
bug. I was hooked, no nook or cranny was safe from my DIY eye after that. Read
my step by step tutorial here to learn how I tuned our front door into a wooden
wonder.
Project 2: Wood look beams and bench
The front door paint and gel stain technique worked so well, I decided to apply
it to our blue painted posts on the front porch to continue to up our curb
appeal on a budget.. I used the same step by step technique to transform our
three front posts and a bench I bought second hand from a neighbor on the
NextDoor app that started as raw wood. See how repeating the faux wood technique
added warmth and pulled together elements to up our curb appeal very affordable.
Project 3: Shutters
Our red shutters no longer had a partner on the front of the house since I did
away with the red painted door. I thought about purchasing new wooden shutters,
but that is expensive. I took a chance on spray paint, and it paid off. Read the
tutorial here to learn how I painted our red, vinyl shutters black for under
$20. A year later, and they have held up great. No complaints here! This is a
great project to up your curb appeal even when you’re on a budget.
Project 4: Garage Door
Now that the shutters were black, I wanted another black accent on the exterior.
I thought about upgrading to a brand new garage door, but hello expensive option
(notice a trend here?). I decided on this inexpensive hardware from Amazon that
magnetically attach to your garage door. Again, almost a year later they have
held up great and add so much charm for only $20.
Project 5: House Numbers
There was nothing wrong with our old house numbers, but remember I told you I
caught the DIY bug? I found a few tutorials to build your own modern house
numbers and thought I would give it a try since I had leftover supplies from the
front door project and spray painting my shutters. Follow along here for my step
by step tutorial.
What do you think of our curb appeal now? One year and five projects later,
without the help of any professionals we have very inexpensively improved the
look of our front exterior. Professional landscaping would be nice, and updating
our mailbox. That DIY will be coming soon, stay tuned on Instagram! Any other
ideas for how to continue to up our curb appeal on a budget? Let me know!
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* Selena75 on Apr 02, 2023
When we were working on our yard we found a budget friendly option in lava
rock. It comes in different colors and would be a great pop in areas in and
around plants or other areas you don’t want grass to grow.
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* EmmaSurf on Apr 16, 2023
is recommend driving around the neighborhood before using lava rock. It's a
love hate thin depending on the location. For areas where it's not a fav
you can't give the stuff away (no judgement here, I personally like it,
just have found that it's and expense to remove to get full value if
selling house)
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* AntiquesDealer on Apr 12, 2023
I welcome the lovely home improvements on a shoestring budget, well done,
only wish more homeowners would take such good care and interest in their
property. My little tip is a hanging annual flower basket on a shepherds iron
hook, tuck in a tomato, pepper or cucumber plant and in no time you will have
home grown salad at your front door!
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