August is National Curb Appeal Month: Tips to Give Your Home a Facelift - Wayne County Journal Banner

Rogers and the experts at Fypon are offering some tips on projects to consider in time for August, which is National Curb Appeal Month. If you think your home's curb appeal matters only during daylight, think again. After-hours curb appeal can be just as important. “A well-lit home has a warm, welcoming glow and adds to the security of the home," says Rogers,. Here are some ways to light up the night with evening curb appeal:. • Place solar-powered lights on walkways and key landscape areas to create safe pathways and highlight the home. Daylight Curb Appeal. Adding window boxes, as well as planters on the porch, steps or throughout the yard, instantly increases curb appeal. • Add a low-maintenance timber or smooth polyurethane trellis system over a garage entry to add dimension and appeal to the door you drive through daily. Each kit comes with a set of pilasters to flank a standard single door and a decorative crosshead to "sit" on top of it. Fypon offers these kits in Colonial, Craftsman and Empire styles, plus a different variation in Stone. Source: www.waynecojournalbanner.com