Home Exterior Renovation Edinburgh
Painting your house exterior improves the overall feel and style of your home
A study by Dulux Weathershield found that painting home’s exterior can help increase its perceived value by up to 25%! It also identified that flaky front doors are a top pet peeve for Brits, followed closely by crumbling masonry and cracked walls. Furthermore, 93% of us are more likely to attend a viewing if the house’s exterior is well maintained.
If you only do one thing to update the exterior of your home, make it a fresh coat of paint for your front door and window sills. With almost a third of Brits expecting to pay 25% more for a freshly painted home, consider whether it’s also in your favour to paint the entire exterior.
When you update the exterior of your home for yourself, go wild and pick whatever shade takes your fancy. However, when you’re looking to sell, it’s best to go for a crowd-pleaser rather than the hot pink of your dreams. Weathershield found that 46% of Brits prefer exterior house paint that’s classic white or cream. Consider Cream Tea for mass appeal, which is especially good for cottages and countryside homes.
The next most popular colours were pale blues, like Frosted Lake and shades of yellow, mint green, lilac, red, navy blue and grey, in that order. To make a statement that’s always on-trend and blends beautifully with natural surrounds, choose a shade like Tuscan Terracotta. Combine this with a fresh white door and white window frames for a fresh, stylish result.
Professional home exterior painting by Thistle Decorators
Research shows that poorly maintained gardens and dirty windows are also among our top bugbears. So, if you’re selling, pop the gardening gloves on for a tidy-up and don’t forget to make those windows sparkle too. After that, exterior décor helps to polish the overall appeal of a modern house exterior. Start with outdoor wall décor that fits with the style of your home. Great options include lanterns or wall plants placed above the door or in between the door and a window.
Window décor helps to unify paint colours, so consider pots on the sills in a shade that matches your door or window frames, if this differs from the rest of the house. Depending on how much room you have, it’s a nice touch to add outdoor ornaments and furniture to highlight the lifestyle benefits of living in your home.
Whether it’s for you or potential buyers, nothing says ‘welcome’ like a home that looks lovingly cared for with a fabulous home exterior makeover.
For a free quotation, contact the Thistle Decorators team today.
