If your home is on the market through the winter, how do you make your home's exterior look warm and inviting when the trees are bald, it's too cold for flowers, and snow is always a possibility?
1. Play up the front door-paint it a contrasting color so it stands out, add a decorative wreath, or install a new knocker.
2. Add a new welcome mat.
3. Install larger house numbers.
4. Install a new mailbox.
5. Add evergreens in decorative planters by the front door.
6. Add winter blooming plants like kale or winter pansies, or shrubs like Witch Hazel, Winter Jasmine, or Winterthur to inject some color into a winter landscape. Blooming plants and dwarf varieties of the shrubs can be grown in containers, so they can be placed wherever you need a pop of color.
7. Restore or replace outdoor lighting.
8. Remove snow and ice promptly and thoroughly from the driveway, walkways, and sidewalk, and treat with ice melt.
9. Keep the yard uncluttered-no tools, supplies, trash receptacles, or toys should be stored in the yard.
10. Remove any fallen branches and leaves-keep the lawn as clear as possible when it's visible.
Maintaining an attractive home throughout the winter in colder climates is a challenge, but well worth it. Home buyers shopping during the winter are less likely to be casually looking, so make sure your home looks its best!
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