Category Archives: Exterior Remodeling

Budget-friendly Exterior Makeovers – Planning to give your home a much-needed curb appeal renovation is all fun and games when you’re in the dream phase. Exploring Pinterest, Instagram and home magazines can leave you excited and inspired. But when it comes time to actually calculate the cost, you may not know where to start.

Average cost of a home exterior makeover is around $15,000 to $20,000, which includes exterior painting, door and window updates, railings and decorations. While that may seem like a pretty penny, it’s one of the least expensive parts of your home to renovate, and the value it adds to your home makes the investment well worth it.

Budget-friendly Exterior Makeovers

Also, the actual amount you could pay will vary depending on the size of your home, the work you want done, if you’re just doing cosmetic updates or replacing building materials, if you plan to do … Read the rest

Reviving Your Home’s Exterior – We all know that curb appeal is important to the look, feel, and resale value of our home, but changing the look of our home is easier said than done. Whether you only have a few cans of paint, or you’re ready for a complete remodel, these 20 home renovation before and after ideas are sure to inspire! To take it to the original image, click on the blue/dark gray text after each number. All links are provided to the original owners.

Chip and Joanna Gaines completed this outdoor renovation on HGTV’s Fixer Upper. New front doors, wood shingles, wood shutters, square columns, and a painting technique called “German Smear” completely change the look of this crown! This particular house has been the subject of discussion on my facebook page because of the mix of ideas about brick painting. Do you want to weigh in … Read the rest

Inspirational Exterior Transformations – Today I’m sharing the look of our front yard and front house before and after the makeover and how we updated the look of our 70’s style house with a porch and cathedral entry.

Over the last few months, our large front yard and front exterior has been slowly transformed into a new being.

Inspirational Exterior Transformations

Not many before and after projects are as public as the exterior of a home.  We’ve updated and remodeled the master bathroom, master bedroom and bathroom, and even the kitchen, but unless you’re a personal friend or family member and haven’t had a chance to go inside and check it out (bearing in mind that we recently I had very little time to socialize), then you have no idea what transformations take place behind the closed doors of our home.  Unless of course you’re reading this blog.

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Exterior Makeover: Before And After – If you are thinking about modernizing the stucco of an old house, it does not have to be scary. For our renovation project to update the exterior of our home, we couldn’t believe how many changes we could make. Not only did we redo the plaster, we replaced the windows, replaced the front door, added wood accents, and changed the landscaping, to name a few. The before and after pictures of this exterior update show the incredible remodeling update that brought new life to our home.

We recently purchased a traditional stucco house from the 90’s and wanted to update the stucco exterior for more curb appeal. The exterior of our house was very dated and was in dire need of modernization and a completely different look. It has been transformed from an old stucco house to a gorgeous newly renovated stucco house with … Read the rest

The Ultimate Guide To Exterior Renovation – Remodeling the exterior of your property is like a puzzle, where each piece fits together to create a beautiful finished home. Whether you’re planning a complete exterior remodel or simply updating a key feature, you’ll want to think about these three areas before you begin:

The cost of exterior remodeling varies greatly depending on the size of the project and the type of materials used. Before you begin your remodel, you should create a list of exterior remodeling projects you would like to complete and decide whether they are a need or a want. If you need to make cuts to make the project fit within a budget, this list will make it easier to know which upgrades you’d be willing to sacrifice and which ones are non-negotiable.

The Ultimate Guide To Exterior Renovation

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Enhancing Curb Appeal: A Guide – Written by Lara Vukelich Lara Vukelich Insurance Contributor Ribbon Expertise • Insurance Lara Vukelich is a freelance writer who has written for , the Huffington Post and Quiet Revolution to Expedia, Travelocity and My Move. He lives in San Diego, California. Read more Email Get in touch with Lara Vukelich via email

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Enhancing Curb Appeal: A Guide

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