Many would say that you can tell a lot about a house by the way the outside looks, from what color door it has, to the way the homeowners have pruned their garden.
To help you make a great first impression with your home, designers have analysed numerous photographs using the popular trends to give you the lowdown on exterior trends, and provide tips on how to make your home look appealing to visitors.
Styling up your door
There are many ways to accessorize your door, from changing the colour to adding new handles, knockers or even a wreath. Adding accessories to your door is a great way of drawing attention to the front of your home and adding style to a blank canvas. Researches show that classic Victorian door knockers (16%) and black ironwork handles (22%) are the most popular accessories, but other photographed items were flags, brass lion door knockers and stained glass.
Add a splash of colour
Colourful doors are a great way to make the front of your home stand out and add a splash of your personality. After analysing hundreds of doors using social media we’ve reached to the conclusion that blue is the most popular colour, accounting for more than a third of the most photographed doors, followed by red and black with 10% each.
Get floral
Trellises adorned with colourful flowers, hanging baskets and potted plants are perfect for creating a stylish exterior and masking any imperfections that the front of your home may have. A tenth of the photographs we analysed featured climbing plants such as flowers draped across the door or the side of the wall, and a fifth (20%) had plant pots on their doorstep.
Light it up
Adding lights to the front of your home will not only help you see at night, but they are a fantastic way of highlighting some of the features in your garden such as footpaths or adding accents to your prized shrubs. Almost one in ten of the photographs featured had lighting, most of which were traditional, Victorian-style lanterns.
Improve your curb appeal
As well as the door, curbs are one of the first things guests will see when they arrive at your home. Curbs can be seen as greeting card , if they are in a bad shape people can be skeptical about the interior of the house and look for more faults everywhere.Power washing the outside of your property helps with ensuring everything stays fresh and clean and consider adding a lick of paint to spruce tarnished fences and doors.
Maintain the garden if the property has one
One of the best ways to make a great first impression with your home is having a well-maintained garden. Grass needs to be properly trimmed, weed free and even planting some flowers.
Social media can be a great source of inspiration even for interior designers with years of experience .
We’re hoping the tips and ideas inspire landlords who are unsure of where to start when it comes to the exterior of their property, or those who are simply in a style rut and would like knowledge on how to make a great first impression.
