Download or read book Quick Easy Curb Appeal written by Better Homes and Gardens and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2012-04-11 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert tips to spruce up the front of any home Anyone who buys or sells a home knows that, when it comes to real estate, books are judged by their covers. Creating curb appeal is a key way to accomplish preserving and protecting the value of what is most likely to be a family's biggest single investment. Unlike most books that focus on projects to enhance a home's backyard, Quick & Easy Curb Appeal focuses on projects that help make the front of the house more attractive. Pulls together information from Better Homes and Gardens' rich library of content Projects for tackling walkways, driveways, porches, and more Ten must-dos for re-selling a home from real estate pros Part inspiration and ideas, part resource guide, and part home maintenance reference, this book arms readers with everything they need to let their home give its guests a great first impression.
Download or read book Creating Curb Appeal written by Michelle Valigursky and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide helps you create personality and presence for your home. Take a visual tour of architectural styles and design schemes with vitality and impact. 300 full-color photographs and well-researched text explore design elements from lighting, color, and landscaping, to doors, windows, paths, driveways, and accessories. Take cues from the country's foremost residential design professionals that demystify design terminology, expose trade secrets, and offer expert advice, ideas, and solutions. Get information on the professionals and products essential to your successful front-of-the-home transformation. Discover and magnify the design impact of your home's front spaces.
Download or read book Home Garden Television Curb Appeal written by Paula Marshall and published by HGTV. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A useful reference for homeowners explains how to add appeal and value to a property with a minimum investment of time and money, presenting dozens of innovative ideas and cost-saving projects to add character to a home's exterior. Original. 40,000 first printing.
Download or read book Design Ideas for Curb Appeal written by Megan Connelly and published by Creative Homeowner Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Homeowners want the exterior of their homes to be as attractive and welcoming as the interior spaces, and there are several reasons why. First, today's homeowners are design savvy, thanks to TV and the print media. Second, outdoor areas provide an opportunity for additional living and entertaining space. Third, first impressions count, especially at resale time.Design Ideas for Curb Appeal shows readers how to dress up the exterior of a house. The book covers such topics as welcoming entries, including porches and doors; driveways and garages; landscaping; night appeal; and much more. Real-life makeovers are also included for inspiration. Design Ideas for Curb Appeal shows homeowners what they can do to make the outside of their home look its very best.
Download or read book Create an Impression written by Maggie Clayton and published by . This book was released on 2007-02-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a must-have resource complete with 23 professionally designed, easy-to-execute landscape plans. Author Maggie Clayton thoughtfully applies her philosophy that gardening should be enjoyable and that there is an ideal design for every gardener's needs--regardless of experience. Beautifully illustrated and cleary explained, these plans focus on transforming challenging front yards into ideal spaces. Each plan uses commonly available plants and allows gardeners to landscape in stages according to time, budget and desire--a perfect resource for anyone landscaping a new property or reviving a tired one.
Download or read book How to Create Vintage Exteriors written by Nadia Strachan and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-17 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'Curb Appeal' exterior of your home equates to a beautifully wrapped gift, with all the anticipation and excitement that preludes the wonderment of which awaits within for the recipient of such a precious gift. Have you ever walked past a home and simply had to stop and gasp in sheer admiration of the feast that bestows your eyes? All of this wonderment can be achieved from just simply the style of the front door as it complements the period of the home. Or the carefully selected colour palette which appeals to your senses (See book on 'Colour'). The Focal Point for Curb Appeal: The focal point for the Curb Appeal (note: I much prefer the American spelling of this word it just looks a lot sexier, as opposed to the British spelling of 'Kerb' Appeal) of your Home, Property or Building must be the FRONT DOOR. The Curb Appeal is there to introduce you to the property, this is considered to be a success if all the attributes and sight lines work together to lead your eye towards the front door and then entice you into the interior space
Download or read book Update Your Front Yard written by James Wtorkowski and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-07-22 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First impressions matter. Enhance your front yard so people will stop and stare after the first glance. Update Your Front Yard is an active, inspiring resource that shows you how to treat your front yard like a backyard without sacrificing beauty, from choosing native plants or sidewalk flowers for the small yard, building your own fence and setting up a front yard patio. With the diy yard ideas, curb appeal ideas and step-by-step projects of this comprehensive guide, convert your front yard from a bland grasscape to a vital living space.
Download or read book Update Your Front Yard written by Adam Leavesley and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-27 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First impressions matter. Enhance your front yard so people will stop and stare after the first glance. Update Your Front Yard is an active, inspiring resource that shows you how to treat your front yard like a backyard without sacrificing beauty, from choosing native plants or sidewalk flowers for the small yard, building your own fence and setting up a front yard patio. With the diy yard ideas, curb appeal ideas and step-by-step projects of this comprehensive guide, convert your front yard from a bland grasscape to a vital living space.
Download or read book Homes with Curb Appeal 103 Home Plans with Stylish Exteriors and Amazing Interiors written by Frank Betz and published by Designs Direct Publishing. This book was released on 2005-02-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: beautiful to look at...Outstanding to live...A "home" is much more than a house. It is space that interacts with our lifestyle. It is the place where families are fed, children rest, spouse work, and memories are made. In an era of automation that makes everyhting easier, our homes need to work for us. Our living spaces need to reflect and support our day-to-day activities. So, in this practical and beautiful book we offer our finest designs in four distinctive styles: Cottage, Craftsman, Country and Old World.
Download or read book Hellstrip Gardening written by Evelyn Hadden and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a guide to creating a garden in such unused spaces as land beside a driveway, next to steps, or between the sidewalk and the street curb, discussing how to prepare the soil and listing the varieties of plants suitable for these conditions.
Download or read book New Front Yard Idea Book written by Sandra S. Soria and published by Taunton Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curbside appeal goes a long way, and not just when homeowners are selling a house. Everyone wants to create a "wow" inspiring first impression and today's savvy homeowners are looking for expert advice and ideas that goes beyond the traditional lawn and foundation plantings.New Front Yard Idea Bookoffers the best design information from experts to inspire homeowners everywhere. Lushly illustrated with 325 4-color photographs, no other book focuses on this essential public area. The book is simply overflowing with inspiration for all the front-yard spaces, including the entrance, porches and porticos, gardens and arbors, paths and driveways, fences and gates, and landscaping and lighting. As readers set out to refresh and enhance their front yards, the first step is sit down with this invaluable reference.
Download or read book The Humane Gardener written by Nancy Lawson and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Through engaging anecdotes and inspired advice, profiles of home gardeners throughout the country, and interviews with scientists and horticulturalists, Lawson applies the broader lessons of ecology to our own outdoor spaces. Detailed chapters address planting for wildlife by choosing native species; providing habitats that shelter baby animals, as well as birds, bees, and butterflies; creating safe zones in the garden; cohabiting with creatures often regarded as pests; letting nature be your garden designer; and encouraging natural processes and evolution in the garden. The Humane Gardener fills a unique niche in describing simple principles for both attracting wildlife and peacefully resolving conflicts with all the creatures that share our world.
Download or read book Gardenista written by Michelle Slatalla and published by Artisan Books. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named a Best Gift Book for Gardeners by The New York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Times, Domino magazine, and Goop. The team behind the inspirational design sites Gardenista.com and Remodelista.com presents an all-in-one manual for making your outdoor space as welcoming as your living room. Tour personality-filled gardens around the world and re-create the looks with no-fail planting palettes. Find hundreds of design tips and easy DIYs, editors’ picks of 100 classic (and stylish) objects, a landscaping primer with tips from pros, over 200 resources, and so much more.
Download or read book The Beginner s Guide to Starting a Garden written by Sally Roth and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2017-02-08 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh approach and simple way to transform your yard! The prospect of revamping a yard is daunting. Where do you start? How do all the various areas come together in a beautiful, cohesive way? The Beginner’s Guide to Starting a Garden simplifies the process by showing you how to spend fewer hours (and a minimal amount of money) in the garden by tackling one small area at a time. You’ll find garden plans for ten unique areas—the entryway, the shady areas under trees, and more—that can be linked together over time to create a unified yard, and plants that are dependable, easy to find, and look good year after year. You’ll also learn the basics of good design, which plants offer the most bloom for your buck, and how to avoid the most common planting mistakes.
Download or read book Decorating Front Yards written by Donna Ulrich and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First impressions matter. Enhance your front yard so people will stop and stare after the first glance.Update Your Front Yard is an active, inspiring resource that shows you how to treat your front yard like a backyard without sacrificing beauty, from choosing native plants or sidewalk flowers for the small yard, building your own fence and setting up a front yard patio.With the diy yard ideas, curb appeal ideas and step-by-step projects of this comprehensive guide, convert your front yard from a bland grasscape to a vital living space.
Download or read book Young House Love written by Sherry Petersik and published by Artisan. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.
Download or read book The Beautiful Edible Garden written by Leslie Bennett and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2013-02-26 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stylish, beautifully photographed guide to artfully incorporating organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs into an attractive modern garden design. We’ve all seen the vegetable garden overflowing with corn, tomatoes, and zucchini that looks good for a short time, but then quickly turns straggly and unattractive (usually right before friends show up for a backyard barbecue). If you want to grow food but you don’t want your yard to look like a farm, what can you do? The Beautiful Edible Garden shares how to not only grow organic fruits and vegetables, but also make your garden a place of year-round beauty that is appealing, enjoyable, and fits your personal style. Written by a landscape design team that specializes in artfully blending edibles and ornamentals together, The Beautiful Edible Garden shows that it’s possible for gardeners of all levels to reap the best of both worlds. Featuring a fresh approach to garden design, glorious photographs, and ideas for a range of spaces—from large yards to tiny patios—this guide is perfect for anyone who wants a gorgeous and productive garden.
