{"id":5666,"date":"2017-04-29T08:55:20","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T15:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?p=5666"},"modified":"2017-04-28T19:24:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-29T02:24:00","slug":"landscaping-tips-to-make-home-buyers-take-notice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2017\/04\/landscaping-tips-to-make-home-buyers-take-notice\/","title":{"rendered":"Landscaping Tips to Make Home Buyers Take Notice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After much contemplation and weighing your options, it has been decided that it\u2019s time to sell the house. Upon calling a real estate agent to discuss the details, you learn that the curb appeal of your home leaves passersby wanting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Though your home has always been well-manicured and taken care of, a mown lawn and well-placed garden gnomes aren\u2019t getting people excited about your new real estate listing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an age where images are used to tell a story, your home is sadly not living up to its design potential. Though the listing might wax poetic about the home\u2019s original crown molding and sweeping front porch, that means nothing if your home\u2019s pictures fail to catch the eyes of prospective home buyers. Don\u2019t fret. There are ways to improve the curb appeal of your home and get house hunters to make appointments for a tour. It all starts with the landscape lighting of your home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here are three ways to increase the curb appeal of your home through its lighting treatment :<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Start with the Basics<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen looking at a potential home to buy, house hunters will estimate the amount of work they will have to put into the home upon purchase. If the exterior of your home is without landscape lighting, they will view the lack of lighting as an added, costly expense. Unless they\u2019re house flippers, home buyers generally want to move into a house that\u2019s ready to go. If there are particular elements missing, they will move on to the next house that offers what they\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The DIY Network advises homeowners to \u201cmark [the] parameters\u201d of their landscaping by lighting garden paths and walkways. To create a dynamic scene, set your landscape lighting directly in your garden bed(s) or shrub areas. By offsetting your outdoor lighting, you are highlighting the natural landscape of your home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Complement the Natural Landscape<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter you have installed the path lights, you will want to look towards lighting other landscaping areas. House Logic reports that lighting designers are obsessed with what is called the \u201cmoonlight effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The moonlight effect offers \u201ca naturalistic look that features light no more intense than that of a full moon, but still strong enough to make beautiful shadows and intense highlights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the spring and summer months, homeowners look forward to spending more time outside in the open air. After the sun sets, the temperature outside, the sound of the wind in the trees and the aromatic fragrances of the blooming flowers keep people outside longer. But, if it\u2019s too dark, they will head back inside and miss out on the landscape\u2019s natural splendor. If a prospective buyer doesn\u2019t think they can fully live out their fantasies in your home, they won\u2019t buy it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Landscape lighting such as well lights and spotlights provide homeowners with the opportunity to create the moonlight effect in their front and back yards. Make sure to highlight trees and shrubbery, and don\u2019t be afraid to experiment with the look of your outdoor fixtures, i.e. don\u2019t make every fixture look match-match; it\u2019s boring and doesn\u2019t share the personality of your home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Use LED Landscape Lighting<\/strong><br \/>\nAbove all, make sure to outfit your home\u2019s exterior with LED landscape lighting; this is important. People have (finally) begun to realize that a lot of energy consumption is bad for the environment, not to mention draining on one\u2019s personal finances. LED lighting will keep energy consumption lower, will save on costs and still style up the exterior of the home, getting people interested in setting up an appointment with your realtor for a tour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Updating your home\u2019s curb appeal isn\u2019t as hard as it first sounds, is it? If you want to sell your home, make sure it looks worth owning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/realtybiznews.com\/back-to-nature-3-landscaping-tips-to-make-home-buyers-take-notice\/98740890\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Back to Nature : 3 Landscaping Tips to Make Home Buyers Take Notice<\/a> by Al Twitty | Realty Biz News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After much contemplation and weighing your options, it has been decided that it\u2019s time to sell the house. 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