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.
Sue Smilesalot says
I could actually use a new paint color for the house. Or some grass seed for the patchy areas would be great.
Renee A Davis says
In July 2010 we lost our house due to foreclosure & have been renting since then, last year in May my best friend’s rental house became available for us to rent. When she bought this house, I helped her move in. A few years later she moved up North & has been renting it out. Last May God worked out all the details & we were able to rent from her, it was a blessing both ways. As soon as we moved in it felt like home & I fell in love with the house….a few months ago she offered to sell us the house & carry the paperwork. As of yesterday 5/31/12, we closed escrow….and now are the proud owners of this wonderful house. The front could use some curb appeal with new light fixtures & some new plants…my husband has a great eye for landscaping.
Thank you…
Christina says
I have all of these great repurposed “planters” on my front porch. They are empty and need some life/color added to them for some curb appeal. I am currently subscribed to the Lowe’s Creative Ideas Magazine and love their simple projects!
Ruth Lutz says
WOW! So many great ideas to use for our home! My husband and I came home from a trip to find a water leak and mold… we’re off to Lowe’s for bathroom remodeling ideas!
gail B says
We rented out our home for a few years. Now we are trying to fix it up after the renters. It needs a major over-haul. The front yard is so boring with a circle drive in front of the covered front porch. It only has grass and bushes in front of the porch. I need help! Thanks
Stacy says
My home needs some serious color. It’s so……… blah. It’s my very first house & it was a foreclosure. The only way that I could’ve ever afforded it, but anyway. It take time to repair or replace broken or outdated items in a house. So the curb appeal has been mostly on the back burner, for now that is. 🙂
vicki friedrich says
My house needs some color and new screen doors. It would be so awesome to win this gift card. Lowe’s has the most awesome plants and flowers ever!
Kyra @ RACKS and Mooby says
I’d love to paint my front door a fun color. It’s currently a very dark, bland hunter green and I’d like to freshen it up a little for my tastes (not the previous owner’s!). Thanks for the chance!
AJ says
BTW… forgot to say – Signed up for the Magazine! AJ@queenofmynest
AJ says
Great Giveaway… I would like to add a few potted plants to my front and/or create a privacy area for my garbage cans (patio stones and white fence panels). You can see the the cans from the road and I don’t think it looks nice. Thanks again!! AJ@queenofmynest
Cori says
We could use some landscaping. We recently transformed our front porch and now need to have landscaping to match. We have NO flowers or bushes! I do already receive the magazine, love their ideas!
Cyndy Elliott says
I need some curb appeal because my porch doesn’t face the street, so I need something to make the sides of my drive way to look much nicer.
Lyndee says
I have no potted plants in front my house. I need color!
Erin Young says
ohhh….our plants in the front could use some sprucing up. So could the light fixtures and house numbers. what a big improvement just that would be! :)))
Krista says
I want my front flower beds landscaped!
Shawn B. says
I need some color on my front porch – like some hanging art work – would love some extra cash to get some boards, and make a brightly colored welcome sign!!!
Patt Marcial says
I love curb appeal.
Right now what I need is my front patio to be cleaned up. There are weeds sprouting between the pavers. Also need our water fountain cleaned up and filled with water.
Kathy Moody says
My front porch really needs to be painted and a splash of color added to the door! Thank you for the giveaway.
Tia says
I love the updates on your home. I think mine actually needs a professional but if I had to choose one thing it would be exterior paint!
John says
We have a front bed that could really use some plant additions. I believe that’s what I’d do with the gift card. That or stain our fence which is also on the top of the list. I’ve been enjoying Lowe’s Creative Ideas for years and am already a subscriber.
Stacie Fontinell says
Would love to win! Need a new screen door!
Patricia Crowley says
My front yard is in desperate need of some landscaping! I would get some new mulch and flowers!
Andrea Beshuk says
Our home needs the details…. accessories, like you’ve been doing. Love the garage doors!
Janie La Pierre says
Still needing a little help in the plant department, but I’m working on that!
Suzanne @ Welcome to Willow House says
I think some help for our grass would add a huge amount of curb appeal!
Shannon Hall says
We need the front porch railings painted BAD! Gutters done last, now to have money for the porch! If we could find a self cleaner for them too for afterwards, even better! Dreaming I know!
Thanks!
Kaye Love says
The porch rails needs to be painted and the lighting would benefit from an upgrade and refreshening. I love showing at Lowe’s more than anywhere!! Thanks.
Jessica Pollock says
Oh wow, I love your home, it’s beautiful! And I love that you spray painted the terra cotta planters! Our house desperately needs a paint job! We have stucco and the color they painted it originally is just a terrible shade of grey, and I actually LOVE grey, just not the shade they chose. And the purple-ish trim on the eaves is peeling like crazy so while we have a million other projects around the house, I think painting would be the biggest improvement for now.
Kim says
Thank you Jessica!
Kim G. says
I love Lowes, and need a new paved walkway.
Sarah says
Could use this to add bushes to our landscaping!
Caroline says
i would like to add some landscaping
Cariann McCready says
we could use some new lighting along the front of the house and a new garage door (walk door and big door), also something on the front door.
twelve30 says
I’d like to add some rockers & new lighting to the front porch. Thanks for the giveaway!
twelve30(at)gmail(dot)com
Abbe Obszanski says
Our house REALLY needs outdoor lighting. A new front door light…landscape lighting…everything! Please help!! 🙂
Poppy says
The primary thing I need to do is get all the scattered shoes off my front porch 🙂 Seriously though something as simple as an overdue painting of my porch swing would help a great deal. On my list!
Michele M. Mozuch says
Our entry way sidewalk lacks curb appeal. We could use some grass or seed, because it is really bare in some spots and gets muddy! I also would love to either tile or stain the entry way. Thanks!
Michele M. Mozuch says
Our entry way sidewalk lacks curb appeal. We could use some grass or seed, because it is really bare in some spots and gets muddy! I also would love to either tile or stain the entry way. Thanks!
Yvette @ AquaSeventy6 says
We could use some grass seed and mulch!
Patti says
We could use a landscape architect!! LOL Love your blog, thanks for sharing such great ideas!
Susan N. says
What a great Giveaway! My house could totally use a update… we are redoing our front porch and need paint and a few new flowers would be fantastic!
I just signed up for the Lowes Newsletter!!!
Katie Probandt says
I would love to paint my door and add some fresh greenery to my flower bed. We are about to close on our new house so there’s plenty of projects I could use a Lowe’s card for 🙂
Amanda says
My home needs plants! And some flower beds. And a fun painted front door! 🙂
Karina Elias says
This would be so great! My house def needs some Curb Appeal 🙂
the cape on the corner says
edging! like fancy, nice looking, edging, not the black plastic nonsense we’ve got.
Natalie G. says
Our house is getting there, but I think we need a better looking screen door and new railings- the concrete steps are solid at least, but I hope to make them prettier. Our garage needs to be painted too, but at least that’s in the back so you don’t notice it right away. 🙂
Jessica says
Our front porch and walkway need desperate help. There is nothing there that is welcoming or inviting.
Andrea D. says
I signed up for the newsletter. I have no real curb appeal. So I have absolutely everything to change. We had a bush that died and some trees in our yard. We really need to fix the flower beds and fix the grass/weeds. I would love to work on this. I would also love to paint our front door and do some touch up since pant is falling off around the garage doors. I would also love to find some good drought resistant plants and make an herb garden on our back porch.
Christine F says
We are buying a home soon, and it’s going to need a lot of love and curb appeal. Would love a little something from Lowes to help us get started! Love your red door by the way <3 Maybe that will be first on the list? 🙂
Patricia Kellogg says
To rent a mini skid steer to level and grade my back yard. Right now we are “shoveling” it and it’s back breaking work! Need about 14″ of dirt removed to fix the drainage problem we have…the living room floods every time it rains..;o(…