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Creating Curb
Appeal
Solutions, ideas and notes for life away from the office www.iaap-rtf.org Spring 2006
A supplement to OfficePro magazine
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The project takes less than a day to com-
plete.
Celebrity designer Chayse Dacoda
from the hit TLC home improvement
series While You Were Out has built her
reputation on helping homeowners
refresh worn-out spaces. Here are her sug-
gestions for minor cosmetic changes that
yield big impact on a home’s exterior
appearance on a not-so-extreme budget.
improving your home’s curb
appeal tops your list of projects
to do around the house, take
note: creating curb appeal doesn’t have to
be extensive or expensive.
For instance, replacing old, worn-out
garage doors with something dressier like
a carriage-house style door can change
the look of a home almost more than any
other improvement to the exterior—
especially one with a front-facing garage.
If
Curb Appeal
On A Budget
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RTF reVisions
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1. Paint your house!
This may be an obvious one, so I have to
get it out of the way first. Even so, not
enough people do it. Most houses need it
anyway. Go crazy. Do what you have
always wanted. Many tones of the same
hue can really add dimension to a house.
And remember, decorative moldings on
older houses give license to use more than
one color. Good prep work, like sanding
off worn and chipping areas and priming
can make an exterior paint job last a lot
longer and look better.
2. Change outdated light fix-
tures— or add lights if you don’t
have some already.
Light up your doorways and walkways.
Better to have more lights at lower
wattages than one very bright one.
3. Add landscaping.
Consult your local nursery for plants and
shrubs that work best in your area. If
you’re an urban dweller, don’t let cement
stop you— add potted planters. The right
landscapin