Top Tips for Street-Worthy Style - Transform Your Home's Curb Appeal

Make your house the best looking on your street.

Make your house the best looking on your street. Here are my top tips to do exactly that.

#1 Keep the garden Tidy

Make your house the best looking on your street - The Secret Garden

Secret Garden

Make your house the best looking on your street. This is so important, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve nearly broken my neck trapesing over loose brambles when I’ve got my long shorts on. My ankles always seem to suffer. But not just that, get rid of the weeds, the little blighters are an eye sore. Plant some nice beds, perhaps some lavender? That smells beautiful too. Jet wash the path to get rid of the moss, a hard bristled yard brush will come in handy here. Mow the lawn, nothing better than a nice lawn. Then there’s your bushes, everyone loves a well-trimmed bush.

#2 Paint the front door

To be honest, most people have PVC doors these days. So painting them may not be an option. But you could give it a good wipe down with some soapy water. Those of you who do have doors that can be painted, why not push the boat out and go bold. Most people have white, black, or grey. Be adventurous, go PINK, or bright yellow, hey throw caution to the wind, multi-coloured all the way.

Rainbow Door

#3 Update your house sign/ Number

Make your house the best looking on your street. There are loads of options here. And we can help! HNP can create pretty much anything you want. Give us a shout if you have a particular design in mind. We’ve got brass, aluminium, slate, acrylic, granite, stainless steel and loads more. We’ve got numbers, plaques, and the ability to make absolutely stunningly beautiful house signs to meet your spec. Go on, give us a shout.

#4 Clean all the windows

Yep, every last one. But be careful if you’re thinking of climbing up a ladder. That might be best left to professionals. Have you ever stood looking out of a clean window? Inside and out? You start noticing things that you never saw before. Your reflection for one. Flipping heck, that’s a scary thought eh? I’m joking. The last time I cleaned my windows properly, it was a beautiful, sunny, winter day, it was clear and I could see for miles. From my top window I could see Blackpool tower! I’m on the Dee Estuary. Let that sink in.

Clean Window

#5 Some lights

Make your house the best looking on your street. Add a security light maybe? Or even a nice looking vintage lamp. You know the ones I mean. The ones that remind you of The Muppets Christmas Carol. You can pick them up for pence these days if you look in the right place. All you’ll need to fix them is a screwdriver, chances are they’ll come with all the screws.

Porch Light

#6 Clean the car

Don’t be so ridiculous, I hear you think. Nope. Really. Get the car cleaned. Or, if you want to be really fancy, buy a Ferrari and leave it on the drive for people to look at in awe as they go past. You would definitely be the best looking house with one of those on your drive. But in all seriousness, having a clean car can do wonders for your kerb appeal.

#7 Paint your fence

Make your house the best looking on your street. Another face-palm moment. But seriously, a tidy fence, goes alongside your tidy garden. It is just as aesthetically pleasing. Make sure you warn people that the paint is wet though. Don’t want any accidents (no matter how amusing it would likely be). I quite like the idea of a white fence, but most of us Brits go for reds, greens and dark blues. Do whatever you feel. Be really crazy and paint each panel a different colour. Each post even. Do what you feel.

What do you reckon then? Will you do any of those this week?