Knock Knock - On the Door To a Sale
Valerie has had a 'stroke' of genius. Front doors are an important part of curb appeal. They should pop and draw the buyer into the house.
If the garage is forward on the house it helps to show the buyer where the front door is located. The garage door recedes if it is a similar colour to the trims or siding.
Co-ordinating the colour with the rest of the house is important.
What? Paint wood? Most men will think that you will be struck dead from painting a wood door (or any wood in the house for that matter) but...
Consider painting your front door. When I was in Ireland I fell in love with the doors painted in high gloss primary colours. What a treat!!!! You are going to or living in the house with the yellow (or red, or green or blue) door. From a long line of homes on a street, it will be apparent which one is yours by the colour of the door. Where the same builders have built every house on the block or in the neighbourhood, you might want a way to distinguish your home from others.
Get together with your neighbours and think of painting each door a different colour. Imagine the impact! Think of what fun it would be to take your door to a new level of interest with bright red or yellow or green. The Irish have it right - houses with each door painted a different colour.
All right, maybe the primary colours are not going to work but... you can step away from the white metal door or bland wood door and into a world of colour. The people at the paint shops can help you make a choice. Take in a photo of your house. Remember the colour of your shingles / tiles on the roof. Remember, if you are going to paint your door, be ready for comments from your neighbours and do as professional a job with the primer and paint as you can. Have some fun. After all, it is just a door to your house and not the entrance to the Louvre.
(Okay, one caveat, if you are living in a house with an historical designation you may not be able to apply your creativity to colour choices but then, you already know that.)
Last week I went for a walk with my camera looking for my favourite doors in my neighbourhood. Here they are:
Photo credit: Strikingly painted front doors, Infirmary Road @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pnh/112184498/
Valerie Zinger email: vzinger@royallepage.com (613-723-5300)
Royal LePage Gale Real Estate, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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