Creating a good first impression of your home is very important. It is the first thing people see when they come to visit you and the first thing you see when you return home after a day at work. If you are looking to sell your property, the exterior of your home has a big influence on whether someone wants to look inside.

With this in mind, here are the top ways to cultivate a good first impression of your home from the moment you pull onto the driveway.

The Hallway

Thinking firstly of the impression anyone walking through the front door has of your home, paying close attention to the way your hallway or entranceway looks, feels, and smells is an important part of cultivating the right impression.

Incorporate a large indoor plant in an ornate vase on a side table in the corner, a statement rug to both protect the floor and to add color, hidden storage for shoes and umbrellas, and ensure the area is well-lit.

Furthermore, it would be best if you also considered investing in the beautiful, durable, and stylish simplicity of flooring options from Quorn Stone. They have lots of options for the hallway and if you wantto carry the flooring into the kitchen area, too.

The Front Garden

Usually, when people spend time throughout the summer months working on their garden, they give the front lawn a quick once over with the lawnmower, then quickly turn their attention to the back garden.

You need to change this mindset and, without a doubt, spend as much time on the front as the back when it comes to fostering the right impression and concentrating on structure and symmetry. If time is a constraint, utilizing a robot mower can alleviate this pressure by ensuring consistent maintenance for both areas, freeing you to focus on enhancing the overall aesthetics of your garden. By all means, inject your personality into everything from the hanging baskets on either side of the front door to quirky ornaments on the lawn, but if you stick to a symmetrical vista, you will not go wrong.

The Exterior

Even smaller details, such as the handle on the front door and the edging of the paintwork on the garage front, all come together to influence the first impressions of visitors, family members, and potential buyers alike.

Give your front door a fresh lick of paint, polish the doorbell and knocker, and ensure there is a sensory light above your door to make the whole area around the entrance look and feel considerably safer.

Other exterior considerations include adding some relevant seasonal décor to the door, for example, an autumnal garland or a wreath at Christmas time, hiring someone to clear out the entire guttering system, and modernizing the numbers on the house.

The Driveway

When it comes to the driveway, the smoother and more attractive the gravel or tarmac, the more organized and generally well-kept the area will appear.

Make sure you keep moss and weeds free from the driveway, fill in any cracks, and hire a professional to remove any stains or dried chewing gum from the space. Finally, you should also ensure that the edging of the driveway is clean and straight against the start of the front lawn.