7 Tips To Improve Curb Appeal During Ohio Winters

Getting ready to sell your home can be stressful no matter the time of year; however, selling your home during an Ohio winter can be particularly challenging.

Even in winter, ensuring your home has good curb appeal is vital in attracting buyers. Even if you went to great lengths to decorate and stage the interior of your home, buyers may never make it inside the front door if your home's exterior looks unwelcoming.

Luckily, there are simple things that you can do to showcase your home's curb appeal when getting ready to sell your home in the middle of winter. Here are a few steps that you can take to make sure buyers feel welcome when they visit your home in winter.   

Clear The Snow

One of the most important things that you can do to help keep your home looking tidy and welcoming to guests is to ensure that your driveway and walkways are free of snow, ice, and debris. Doing so is essential in order to ensure that guests are able to get to the front door without slipping and suffering an injury. Falls can be prevented by shoveling snow and laying down salt regularly in order to manage ice and keep walkways clear of snow. You should also make sure to keep walkways clear of leaves and other debris. 

Keep The Lawn Tidy

Just like your walkways, it is more important than ever that you keep your yard tidy when trying to sell your home during the winter. Staying on top of maintenance by raking leaves frequently and removing any debris that may have accumulated on your yard during recent storms can help to boost your home's curb appeal. During a time of year when your yard is already likely to look drab, any debris on your lawn can look messy and detract from your home's beauty, making it essential that you keep your lawn clear.  

Add Winter Plants

If your yard looks barren in the winter a great way to liven up your yard and boost your home's curb appeal would be to add winter plants. Adding evergreen shrubs and winter-blooming flowers can help to add the extra pop of color that your home desperately needs. When everything is covered in snow, winter plants can stand out and help improve the look of your home.   

Clean Out Your Gutters

During the fall, it is likely that leaves accumulated in your rain gutters. If you have not already done so, it is important that you clear your gutters of leaves and any other debris when getting ready to sell your home this winter. This is another simple step that can go a long way in boosting your home's curb appeal. If your gutters are overflowing with leaves, it gives buyers the impression that you do not take care of exterior home maintenance. Cleaning out your gutters will then clean up the look of your home, and it also gives you a chance to make sure that they are in good condition.    

Touch Up The Paint

During the summer months, plants and lush greenery around your home can help hide any flaws in your home's exterior. However, with many of your plants likely dormant, and trees now bare of leaves, it is likely that dingy, chipped, or faded paint is more noticeable than ever before. Without anything to hide it, imperfections in your home's facade can make your home look drab to buyers. If the exterior of your home merely looks dirty, pressure washing it may help to give it a fresh new look. Otherwise, you may want to consider touching up your home's paint job in order to help your home stand out and look appealing to prospective buyers. 

Make Your Front Door Pop

Winter snow can make the exterior of your home look monotone, which can make it hard for buyers to see its potential. An easy way to add a bit of color to your home would be to repaint your front door in a vibrant color. Giving your door a pop of color can help it to stand out against the muted winter tones, helping your home to feel more inviting. You can further boost your home's curb appeal, and help buyers to feel welcome, by adding a festive winter wreath to your front door. A new welcome mat can also help to add additional color, and it can be extremely helpful in preventing mud and dirt from being tracked through your home during viewings.   

Ensure There is Plenty of Light

While winter brings with it short days that can dampen the mood, you can take advantage of these long nights to boost your home's curb appeal. Making sure that your home's exterior is well lit will not only ensure that your home is safe for visitors, but it can also help your home to feel more warm and inviting. Take advantage of the way lighting can help your home to stand out at night by adding path lights to light up the way to your front door. You can also flank your door with lanterns or sconces to help your newly painted door stand out. Keeping your window treatments open at night also allows additional light to flood your yard, making your home feel welcoming when prospective buyers arrive. 

Instead of going to all the trouble of trying to make improvements to your home's winter curb appeal, why not sell your home to FlashHouse instead? FlashHouse makes it easy to sell your home quickly without having to make any improvements to your home's curb appeal. Feel free to contact us to learn more or fill out our 5 minute form to get an offer for your home in just 24 hours.