I have been dying for the sun to show up so we can get our house looking good for Summer! Time to plant a few annuals, time to sweep away the gunk on the porch, time to give our home a little curb appeal facelift. I’ve got so many ideas for curb appeal!
I put my “Lowe’s Creator” hat on and got to work in making my home look a bit more pleasant. Last month was a room makeover, this month is curb appeal. I kept it simple by adding a lot of flowers that will look much better once they grow and bloom. I promise to take another photo in about a month to show you the progress.
Houses with Curb Appeal
My house needed more curb appeal. Boring garage doors, boring grounds……….. See what I mean? 
I have been dying to add Carriage Door hardware (carriage door hinge & strap) to my garage doors for a few years. I think houses that have these types of garages are so cute! Talk about curb appeal. Sometimes it takes my husband awhile to come around. I don’t know why he drags his feet on a few of my ideas, because he knows eventually he’s going to have to succumb to my crazy notions.
We had to special order the carriage door hardware, which was no problem at all. Within a week, we had them. I think they are exactly what my home needed. My husband even thinks so now too. Cost was about $54 for both sets
Ideas for Curb Appeal
Look how much character it adds to the front of my home. I’d say it’s curb appeal just went up! It also helped that the sun came out.
I also added the star to the gate. My husband built the gate a few years ago and spoiled me by trying to make the top I described. I can’t wait for my honeysuckle to climb all over it. It’s the little things that make a home look better.
I updated my front flower pots with flowers for the summer. (yes, those are terracotta pots spray painted)
Cleaned up the flower beds and planted a couple of perennials and a lot of annuals. (yes, that fountain is spray painted too) They had many varieties of Lavender at Lowe’s but we decided with a Spanish lavender for bigger blooms.
I replaced my rosemary holiday trees with a boxwood that I hope will stay all year. I added more flowers of course.
Someday I’m going to get a new front door from Lowe’s. I’ll still paint it red, but it won’t have the rainbow window arch. But for now, it will do.
I fell in love with this Valspar Waverly Home Classics paint from Lowe’s. This color is called Crystal Blue. Now I have a little table to set my coffee on. I love it!
As a Lowe’s Creator “girl”, I am compensated with a gift card for each project. All purchases are my choice as well as my opinions.
Dawn says
Oh my you have such an adorable house! I wished mine (townhome) looked as cute as yours. Maybe someday I will have enough of a house to be able to decorate with such charm and curb appeal.
Christa Norvell says
Your house looks wonderful! My favorite idea was spray painting the terra cotta pots and fountains….I spray paint A LOT of things but never thought of a fountain….
I would use the $100 gift certificate to paint my front door. It is still white from when we built our house. I also would buy some bark dust to freshen up my flower beds. In addition, I would buy a cute doormat and install some decorative metal brackets to put up some hanging flower baskets.
It looks better in my mind already!
Sheena says
We could use some potted flowers and a fruit bush in front of our home. We rent a town home and there’s a big space where a bush used to be in front of our living room window. We can certainly spruce that up a bit.
You did a great job, I love the red and teal!
MJ says
Our home is in desperate need of new landscaping! We pulled out some way overgrown, mostly dead bushes and need to replace them with something beautiful!
Kathleen says
Love what you did …great inspiration!
The projects are endless at my house but the CG would come in handy for a porch redo 🙂
Ginny says
We need to freshen up our flowers & paint the garage!
Karolyn says
Great ideas! We are working on creating a brand new front garden. We would like to add a dried riverbed with lots of plant on the outside. Also, we would like a nice bench or bistro set for the front porch.
Judy Oliver says
Need some color in my front yard and around the front porch. Spent $1.25 for some WHITE petunias and that’s the extent of it! Like most, finances are tight and what I could do with that gift card. Thanks for sharing your home – looks great!
Jodi says
I need some ideas on painting a front door and adding more curb appeal to my exixiting plants…we just moved into a house this past winter and have to wait for all the plants to bloom to see what I am working with!! I am subscibed to the newsletter…ps love the red door!!
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Cindy Brooks says
We need to build new steps to our covered porch!
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Sally P says
I need a new front door!! Thanks for the great giveaway 🙂
Jen-Eighty MPH Mom says
I am signed up for the Lowe’s newsletter (love the tips!)
Jen-Eighty MPH Mom says
We need some more color in our yard – it’s mostly green and brown lol. I LOVE Lowe’s and would love to brighten up our yard for better curb appeal!
Melinda Wilson says
My front door and porch needs a new paint job!
Trina Coleman says
I so want to add the hardware to my garage doors. My husband like yours is dragging his feet. I am going to show him this and I think he will jump on board. thanks.
Ruth Hill says
We need more work done in our yard. It is only half done. It does look like a mess out there!
April V says
I subscribed to the magazine!
April V says
I need shrubs and flowers lining the sidewalk!
Kathy says
My flower beds are in dire need of attention!
They need a big make over.
Julie says
As you pull into the driveway…need some landscaping done with flowers,mulch,rocks etc;.
I get the lowe’s creative magazine by mail thanks
Doreen says
I would like to update my front porch with some pretty pots and summer blooms.
Lori o. says
I would definitely add some color. I currently have two planters with nothing in them. Also would love to add some seating out front for when the kids are riding bikes.
Page says
I SO need to win this. We had a flood 2 years ago when we bought our short sale and had to do an unplanned remodel which has really drained finances. Our neighbor asked me when we were ever going to get to the yard – THAT was embarassing. So we really need to pull out some of the clay, add top soil and landscape. BADLY!
Marlynn says
Your house is SO lovely, Kim! And, the combo of red & blue that you used is one of my fave color combos!
Love this giveaway. And what do I NOT need for my house to give it some curb appeal? 🙂 We have columns framing our entryway that are badly in need of re-staining (they get beaten down by the sun as our house is south-facing), I’ve been dying for some large planters to help frame the entryway, new solar pathway lights, some fresh paint for the outdoor furniture, and I have been dying to paint our door a luscious rich lime color… that’s just to start! 😉 Thanks for the giveaway!
Ashley Young says
My house needs some flowers in the front, and we need to replace the retaining wall.
Mary Hammond says
umm….What DOESN’T my home need to add curb appeal! Exterior paint, I LOVE the carriage hardware and want to add that to my garage, and the flower beds in the back are hideous! I’d love to win this g/c and put it to good use!
Adrian says
Probably the best thing our house needs for curb appeal is to replace the trees out front. I foolishly put silk ones out there because I found them on a clearance sale. They looked fine at first, but after two summers of blazing sun, they have faded to an odd lime green color that makes it very clear they are fake.
PS: Looking forward to seeing you at EVO! I can’t wait.
Carri Wright says
Actually to improve my yards curb appeal it needs a total make over,=) short of that, I could start with mulching some area’s to look better…
Carri Wright
Shauntelle says
We live in a condo with a small yard and we definitely need to improve our yard. If we won the gift card, we’d hit Lowes for annuals and some garden accessories.
jessica w says
I really needs some nice throw pillows and some potted plants!
Erin P says
We need a new garage door…BAD! I always loved the carriage door look. However, now I’m thinking to go with a plain door and DIY the fancy hardware. I bet the money I’ll save will be better spent on my other crafting needs!
Yvette says
We need some nice,but easy to take care of, landscaping. Also the cracked cement in our front pathway desperately needs to be replaced, or better yet, pavers will make it more appealing.
Paula Sulkin says
I love the way you spruced up your home. I live in Florida and miss the character that northern schools have.
nicole says
subscribe already
nicole says
we could use work on the front yard -we need curb appeal down the sidewalk an across the front. we have an arbor, but no fencing…
cassidy says
I would love to repaint my front do and get some outdoor decorations for my porch!
Allison says
I need to repaint the hanging lanterns as they have faded as well as add flowers in the currently empty planters on either side of the door. Oh and restain the shingles that have faded on the front of the house. Thanks for the chance at a little help.
Kim P says
What curb appeal? We pulled daying old holly bushes years ago and now it is just a big empty blah. The red maple tree above is slowly disintegrating limb by limb. Yikes.
Pam says
Been trying and trying to get to those Lowe’s hinge straps (they are no in store) and can even get there from Lowe’s website. I NEED them badly for the shutters I just built and hung on my house AND for the garage door!
HELP ME KIM!
😉
Pam
Pam says
oh and p.s. – send me a link if there is a way to order them through Lowe’s – I LOVE Lowe’s!!!
Pretty please!
Kim says
My dear Pam…..I had to special order them from Lowe’s. I couldn’t find them on their site either. They were very helpful in showing me ones to pick out, and then order. They arrived in about a week.
Beeb Ashcroft says
A driveway/garage would definitely help, lol! Thanks for the giveaway!
Leeann M. says
This is a toughie because my answer is different every time I think about it. I need pavers! I need to paint my front door and entryway! I want a birdbath.
Decisions….
Diane G says
paint! and I love your tall vases/urns. I’ll be shopping for one of those to put next to my front door. so much to do right now, but then so much to enjoy all summer long!
krista colvin says
LOVE the carriage garage doors!!!! Doesn’t fit with my house style…. but a fresh plants in my entry flower pot sure would look nice! Also flowers for my new flower box that I got for mother’s day… she’s been asking for some greenery 😉
Zan says
I need to something/ anything to my dreadfully plain front door entry. It is awful! Also need new plants for the flower beds by the entry (lost them when we had the foundation leveled due to the Texas drought). Thanks!
Zan says
I signed up for the Lowe’s magazine on my ipad!