20 Low-Cost Ways to Spruce Up Your Home

Make your home more appealing for potential buyers with these quick and easy tips.

• Trim bushes so they don’t block windows and cut down on light.
• Buy a new doormat.
• Put a pot of bright flowers (or a small evergreen in winter) on your porch.
• Put new doorknobs on your doors.
• Put a fresh coating on your driveway.
• Edge the grass around walks and trees.
• Keep your garden tools out of site.
• Be sure kids put away their toys.
• Buy a new mailbox.
• Upgrade the outside lighting.
• Use warm, incandescent light bulbs for a homey feel.
• Polish or replace your house numbers.
• Clean your gutters.
• Put out potpourri or burn scented candles.
• Buy new pillows for the sofa.
• Buy a flowering plant and put it in a window you pass by frequently.
• Make a centerpiece for your table with fruit or artificial flowers.
• Replace heavy curtains with sheer ones that let in more light.
• Buy new towels.
• Put a seasonal wreath on your door.
   

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