Looking Good!

By
Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty Professionals MN Broker #40288835

 

Think of the front entry door as a smile Front Entryon the face of the home. You want it to be clean (no broccoli in the teeth), fresh, and inviting.  A quality door with attractive door hardware  will imply that this house is quality thru and thru.  It must operate smoothly.

Choose accessories for the door and surrounding areas that play up its features (now we are talking lipstick, blush, and mascara).  Look for an elegant entry light, a charming mailbox, and house numbers that are visible from the street.

Potted plants, topiary and a seasonal wreath are like jewelry enhancing that perfect smile.   Now just make sure the inside "wow" lines up to that outside smile. 

Here's lookin at you, kid! 

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Comments (10)

Robert Cramer
Five Star Property Inspections - Belleville, IL
And then, the home inspector walks in and all is diminished.........Hey, where is all of the guy features......of all the gin joints, in all the towns throughout the world.....you had to walk into mine.
May 16, 2007 09:15 AM
Terry Haugen STAGE it RIGHT! 321-956-2495
Stage it Right! - Melbourne, FL

AMEN Kathleen.  I keep hammering that away to realtors and they keep giving me the deer in the headlights look.  I guess they just like the curb appeal of hundreds of wet and smashed newspapers in the driveway.  Check out my blog "tell all the people" the doors for a perfect example of what you are saying.

Terry Haugen - STAGE it RIGHT!

May 16, 2007 03:32 PM
Jo Potvin
Design To Market LLC - Cincinnati, OH
Home Staging Cincinnati - Design To Market
Looks so crisp and inviting!
May 16, 2007 03:45 PM
Jennie Norris
Sensational Home Staging - Littleton, CO
Denver Regions Premier Home Staging Resource,

How about this house for "Curb appeal" issues.  Doors are important - but first, let's get the house painted the right color!  I actually saw this house as I was driving away from a vacant preview yesterday - and I HAD to stop to take a picture.  It's just WRONG!  I think the metal fence is a nice touch for the entry.

- Jennie

Green house - curb appeal needed

May 16, 2007 04:22 PM
Kathleen Lordbock
Keller Williams Realty Professionals - Baxter, MN
Keller Williams Realty Professionals

Ahhhh Robert you caught that did you?

Terry I did read your blog- love the ox blood red 

Thanks Jo! Come on in .....

 Jennie I used to like the color green but now I'm just so busy admiring that chain link fence I hardly noticed it. 

May 16, 2007 04:28 PM
Yvonne Root
rooms b.y. root - Prescott, AZ
Home Stager - Northern Arizona
Kathleen, You have more fun than the law allows. Thanks for putting this into a format which is so memorable. I've been trying to teach my granddaughter to stop putting lipstick on the door. I guess I should have let her. :)
May 17, 2007 02:07 AM
Maureen Graziano
Third Eye Home Staging - West Islip, NY
Hi Kathleen - No broccoli on my front door. (lol).  Seriously, to me, the front door is everything!  It the door doesn't look good, no one will want to open it.  First impressions are lasting ones!!!!!
May 17, 2007 08:01 AM
Val Allocco
Staged 2 Sell New York & Long Island - Northport, NY
HSE; ASHSR - Home Stager, for Manhattan, Brooklyn & Long Island

Kathleen,

There is a song from the "Sound of Music" which says 'let's start at the very beginning - a very good place to start....'  and so it is with the front door.  A large part of the buyer's first impression of the house begins there.  It really needs to be welcoming and invite the person in!

Cute post!

VAL

May 17, 2007 01:16 PM
Sue Argue
Staged First Impressions - Hampton, NH
NH Home Stager

Fun analogy, especially the broccoli in teeth :>)

I linked to this blog today, here

May 18, 2007 03:46 PM
Kathleen Lordbock
Keller Williams Realty Professionals - Baxter, MN
Keller Williams Realty Professionals
Thanks Sue - I have never been linked before - WOW!
May 19, 2007 01:40 AM

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