9 Ways to Boost Winter Curb Appeal
No blossoms and a barren yard? You can still make your home attractive and inviting from the street
Our homes (at least the outsides) in winter can look a little sad once the trees have lost their leaves. It can be especially challenging this time of year because some of the usual curb appeal tips don’t apply. That’s why I’ve rounded up nine elements to add to boost curb appeal even when there is snow on the ground and not a flower in sight.
2. Standout Mailbox
The old-fashioned post mailbox gets a modern update here with sleek lines and a cool teal hue. Attaching your house numbers right to the mailbox will make them easy to locate and add graphic punch.
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The old-fashioned post mailbox gets a modern update here with sleek lines and a cool teal hue. Attaching your house numbers right to the mailbox will make them easy to locate and add graphic punch.
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3. Extra-Large House Numbers
Numbers that are 6 inches high or higher make a big statement, and they work especially well on facades with little other ornamentation. If the numbers are placed away from the main lighting, consider installing a downlight over them.
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Numbers that are 6 inches high or higher make a big statement, and they work especially well on facades with little other ornamentation. If the numbers are placed away from the main lighting, consider installing a downlight over them.
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4. Outdoor Christmas Tree
While you’re picking up your Christmas tree, consider also grabbing a tree for outside — it would look adorable on the front porch with a simple skirt and a strand or two of twinkle lights.
While you’re picking up your Christmas tree, consider also grabbing a tree for outside — it would look adorable on the front porch with a simple skirt and a strand or two of twinkle lights.
5. Neatly Trimmed Greenery
Hedges that stay green through the winter are a godsend in cold climates — they can lend your home some much-needed freshness when everything else has withered. Even if you don’t have bushes planted in the ground, you can still add big pots of boxwood or other evergreens for a dose of green on your porch or front steps. Crisply trimmed shapes look especially polished.
Top Cold-Hardy Evergreens for Container Gardens
Hedges that stay green through the winter are a godsend in cold climates — they can lend your home some much-needed freshness when everything else has withered. Even if you don’t have bushes planted in the ground, you can still add big pots of boxwood or other evergreens for a dose of green on your porch or front steps. Crisply trimmed shapes look especially polished.
Top Cold-Hardy Evergreens for Container Gardens
6. Lantern Post
Reminiscent of old inns, a hanging lantern on a post is as charming as can be. If you don’t want to bother with having it wired, just use a battery-operated outdoor-rated candle inside.
Reminiscent of old inns, a hanging lantern on a post is as charming as can be. If you don’t want to bother with having it wired, just use a battery-operated outdoor-rated candle inside.
7. Statue Atop a Wall
Have a wall or ledge on your property? Use it as a perch for a tasteful statue. And if you live in an area that gets a lot of snow, your sculpture can do double duty as a marker to let the snowplows know where your fence line is. You could even adorn it with a wreath or strand of bells for a festive touch.
Have a wall or ledge on your property? Use it as a perch for a tasteful statue. And if you live in an area that gets a lot of snow, your sculpture can do double duty as a marker to let the snowplows know where your fence line is. You could even adorn it with a wreath or strand of bells for a festive touch.
8. Driveway Lighting
If your home is set back from the street, seeing it in the evening may be a challenge without a little extra help. Add a few driveway lights — on the ground level if you get no snow or up higher on posts if you do — to remedy the problem. Welcoming lights leading the way to your door will beckon warmly from the road, showing visitors the way.
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If your home is set back from the street, seeing it in the evening may be a challenge without a little extra help. Add a few driveway lights — on the ground level if you get no snow or up higher on posts if you do — to remedy the problem. Welcoming lights leading the way to your door will beckon warmly from the road, showing visitors the way.
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9. Gorgeous Garden Ornaments
Your greenery may die back in the winter months, but garden ornaments will shine on. Choose something with a bit of texture or gleam, like the orbs shown here, for maximum impact.
Your greenery may die back in the winter months, but garden ornaments will shine on. Choose something with a bit of texture or gleam, like the orbs shown here, for maximum impact.
Tell us: How do you spice up your home’s curb appeal in winter? Share in the Comments.
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