Cincinnati June 2021
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a curb<br />
appeal<br />
Checklist<br />
A dozen ideas to help create<br />
an inviting first impression<br />
BY KAREN BRADNER<br />
We’ve all walked or driven past those homes that just call to us like<br />
sirens. Sometimes the call is strong enough that we actually dream<br />
of living there. At the very least we want to be invited inside and<br />
meet the people who surely must be as charming or elegant as<br />
their home.<br />
Maybe it’s the perfect splash of robin’s egg blue paint on the front<br />
door. Or it might be the overflowing planters that hang like jewelry<br />
from the windows. If you are passing by at night, it could be the<br />
inviting landscape lighting that turns each tree into a work of art.<br />
Chances are, it’s multiple layers such as this that give a particular<br />
home a more welcoming vibe than its neighbors. We invite you<br />
to take a step out to your own curb, turn around and face your<br />
home and see which of these ideas might work to make it more<br />
inviting—or if you are considering selling anytime soon—more<br />
marketable. ➻<br />
housetrends magazine <strong>2021</strong> 29
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