{"id":17759,"date":"2020-07-17T10:15:20","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T17:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=17759"},"modified":"2024-11-06T10:16:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T18:16:44","slug":"how-to-add-curb-appeal-to-a-flat-front-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/how-to-add-curb-appeal-to-a-flat-front-house\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Curb Appeal to a Flat-Front House: 9 Ideas for Improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether you own an unembellished Georgian Colonial<\/a> or plain split-level ranch <\/a>with a wide facade, you\u2019re acutely aware of your home\u2019s \u201cflat front\u201d and how it detracts from your property\u2019s overall curb appeal<\/a>. You\u2019re tired of letting the cute dwellings with wraparound porches and dressed-up windows over the garage steal all the curb appeal points on your block.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen you have a flat-front house, you lack dimension in architecture, so it\u2019s important to create dimension with color, other textures, and even accessories,\u201d says Amanda Mosness, a South Carolina home staging expert certified by the Real Estate Staging Association and co-owner of Designing Impressions<\/a>, a staging firm founded in 2004.<\/p>\n

Here are our expert tips for turning your flat-front home\u2019s blank slate into a showstopper, without doing a complete exterior renovation.<\/p>\n

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1. Paint the front door a bold color<\/h2>\n

In Georgian Colonial and most split-entry, raised ranch, and split-level designs<\/a>, the garage and front doors face the street. But without anything to draw the eye to the front door, the garage door tends to dominate, leaving the front door to look like an afterthought, say Minneapolis, Minnesota, architects Robert Gerloff and Jeremiah Battles.<\/p>\n

The two collaborated on Split Visions<\/i><\/a>, a handbook of remodeling ideas for homeowners in the Twin Cities area who told the architects their homes looked \u201cflat and plain\u201d from the road<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cA front door or storm door is very important,\u201d adds Bob Sophiea<\/a>, a top-selling real estate agent in the Lexington, Kentucky, area specializing in single family homes. \u201cPeople\u2019s first impression goes from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Consider setting off your front door by painting it a bold statement color<\/a>, such as:<\/p>\n