Freshen Up the Outside of Your Home with These Ideas

Henry Warner • April 26, 2017

Spring time brings about a feeling of cleaning and renewal to the world. You may find yourself looking to update the outside of your home as part of your spring cleaning plans. There are some great ideas available to help you update the look of your home and to give it a fresh start for the many summer events you want to have. Here are a few ideas to keep in mind for sprucing up the outside of your home.

Fresh Paint

Just as a new coat of paint can update the inside of your home, it can also do wonders to the outside. Pick a new color to update your homes look or just go with a fresh coat of the same color. You can easily create a whole modern design by choosing a fresh color that is popular now and adding a new trim color as well. This is a relatively inexpensive route to go and you can do it yourself or have someone come and paint it for you.

Add a Walkway

If you love being outdoors and have some room to spare, consider adding a beautiful flower lined walkway to your yard. This could be out your back door or it could be a new entrance to your home from the driveway. Add some beautiful paving stones, flowers, or shrubs and even a trellis as you enter the front door.

Update the Landscape

If you already have landscaped areas around your home, don’t’ forget to freshen those up as well. You can add new mulch, fresh plants, trim the hedges, and even add yard statues such as the popular gnomes or solar lighting.

If you do not already have landscaping around your home, consider adding it in this spring. You can easily find landscaping timbers, beautiful flowers and shrubs, and other items to update the front of your home.

Fire Pit

Do you enjoy spending the summer evenings outside in the backyard by the grill? Consider adding a decorative fire pit to the yard as well. You can enjoy the cooler summer evenings by the fire with friends and family all summer long. It can even be used as your grill if you use the grill racks available for the pits.

The options are endless for updating the outside of your home. If you need assistance, don’t hesitate to contact someone such as Jeff of All Trades to help you find the right look for your residence

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