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When considering a home renovation most people look to update their bathrooms, kitchens or living room spaces. Although it seems more economic to renew these extensions of your everyday living, it’s equally as important to create a welcoming entry. As the first thing your guests see, your porch and entrance way should reflect the same beautiful, warm and welcoming atmosphere that the inside of your home does. The front entrance to your household should not only be approachable, but it should also be intuitive, alluring and refined. Needless to say, we have a few ways that you can create the most sublime home front.
Most people have an emotional connection to plants. Maybe it’s because flowers, cacti and shrubs are organic instead of mechanical? Needless to say, plants have the ability to brighten up any outdoor space by harnessing their beauty in a dramatic way. Try dangling a few floral creations around your porch, making use of your planters or extra buckets to scatter around some herbs or simply placing your favorite succulents and cacti in rainbow-colored containers and delicately distributing them along your steps. Then take a few steps back, all the way to the road if you can and consider how it looks from a distance. After all, first impressions usually happen from further away.
Outdoor decorating can be a fun way to get artsy with your home, especially if you’re using it as a way to complement your front entry. Sometimes an elegant stone statue or a simple trickling fountain can really add a gratifying look when placed on your front porch. Although it’s best to keep in mind that the type of accessories you add should embellish the vibe of your neighborhood. You wouldn’t want pink flamingos in the lawn with garden gnomes if your home resides on an older, more charming block. Furniture is also another way to glam up your entrance — if you have the room for a little bench. It’s important to not only make your porch pleasant for your guests, but also for yourself. Your porch is your outdoor living room, which means you want it to be a comfy enough ambiance to enjoy the first sips of your morning coffee.
The benefits of outdoor lighting are endless and range from safety and security to a stunning night time display. Although most homes possess a single, boring porch light, your home could be glammed up with a little extra illumination. Outdoor step lights are an ideal upgrade choice when you consider your guests, as they allow them to see front your steps easily. Landscape LED Lighting is another must-have suggestion, because you’re able can to use almost like a map to layout the most ideal walking path. Needless to say, directional lighting has the most advantages when it comes to creating a big welcome with lighting. Directional lighting can be placed in your entrance as decoration, beaming into the sky, or as a way to accent the darker areas of your front yard. Outdoor lighting really adds the perfect drama to the exterior of your home.
How do you plan to upgrade your entry space? Tell us in the comments section below.
