Whether you’re looking to make changes to your home to make it a more enjoyable place to live or you want to make it more attractive for resale, there’s plenty of options for adding curb appeal. 

What is curb appeal?

Curb appeal refers to how attractive someone finds a property when viewing it from the street. In its simplest form, curb appeal is a subjective appreciation for a physical asset: “I like how this place looks.” Maximizing your property’s attributes and minimizing its problems to create a beautiful street-side view doesn’t have to be difficult or daunting. And there can be some amazing payoffs, like increasing the value of your home — according to the National Association of Realtors, houses with high curb appeal usually sell for an average of 7 percent more than similar homes without the same landscaping.