Yard Art Can Make or Break a First Impression
I take the photographs for all of my listings at Fishhawk Lake and when I do this I also get to have fun taking pictures of the different venues that crop up. Because we have a country/cabiny/woodsy style, there are often sweet little spots outside just begging to be photographed. I also know that they can be tantalizing when thinking of “getting away from it all” and relaxing on vacation.
That’s why the right kind of Yard Art can really make a great first impression. I have a recent new listing that has several welcoming spots, with handmade Adirondack chairs, benches and mini tree houses perfectly placed around the outside of the home, which begs for someone to sit down and take a load off!
If you have a leaning towards bears, like another recent listing of mine, then, have at it, but remember, not everyone’s into bears, frogs, dragonflies, pigs, horses, boots,knomes, driftwood or mushrooms, just to name a few themes of yard art in a rural setting.
Keep it simple, less is usually best.
Don’t hit the prospective buyer over the head with your CountryGirl theme!
It’s like painting every room in your home a different primary color—many will be turned off and can’t see that a new color or a bit of editing could make it theirs at a reasonable price. (I had a seller who did this and it was a big turn-off to buyers. Later the house was bought at auction and remodeled, with new contemporary muted colors and I have it listed again).
Just like staging the inside of your home, staging the outside is just as important. From farmhouse to cabin,Mist to Fishhawk Lake, keep it clean, be creative but don't go overboard!
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