How to Achieve Beautiful Curb Appeal at Night

As we embark upon winter and its lackluster approach to improving your home’s curb appeal, it’s time to consider taking matters into your own hands. Sure, it’s easy to fall back upon a rainbow of blooms and a lush grass between April and October; however, as cooler temperatures begin to wreak havoc on your yard and the days become shorter, it’s important to know how to adjust accordingly. Plain and simple, a great—yet under often underutilized—strategy involves improving the way your home looks at night. With daylight becoming a thing of the past by 5pm each day, it’s worth considering the fact that buyers won’t only see your home when the sun’s up. Sure, you may not be actively showing your property in the evening, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t house hunters out after they leave work at 6 or 7pm. There are. Clearing out clutter and adding color to your yard may be the standard recommendations when it comes to increasing your home’s curb appeal, but you’ll only hurt your chances of catching the right buyer if you don’t also know how to utilize light to dress things up during the evening hours.

1. When shopping for exterior light fixtures, make sure each light has a specific purpose. Whether you’re looking to enhance your home’s architecture, highlight specific landscaping features, or add a level of security, it’s worth knowing how you’ll use each fixture.

2. Consider how others will view your home, especially if the goal is to lure potential buyers. If you’re looking to achieve a desired effect, pay attention to things like spacing and shadows, and make sure the lights truly enhance your home’s best features. While any lighting is an improvement, adding lights just for the sake of adding lights may not be the best policy.

3. Consider opting for solar or battery-powered fixtures so you can avoid the need to run extension cords throughout the yard—unless you’re hoping for a long-term solution, in which case wired lights may be the smartest option.

4. If you have the budget and have yet to landscape, you may want to utilize the services of a professional landscape architect who can design the perfect lighting scheme for your home. Plus, it’s a lot easier to install wired lights when your yard is already being torn up for new shrubs and bushes.

For more nighttime curb appeal tips or some advice on how to show your home during the winter months, please feel free to call me. I’d love to hear from you. Pam Evans | Hello Pam Evans Real Estate | www.HelloPamEvans.com | 678-778-6551