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Tips To Improve Curb Appeal With Your Garage Door

October 10, 2019 by Suzanne Lasky

Below is a guest posting on how to improve your home’s curb appeal by the look and design of your garage door. Here in Phoenix many homes have front facing garages and they can sometimes distinctly define the look of a home; for better or for worse. This makes it very important to have a garage door design that compliments and enhances your home’s elevation design.

First impressions are absolutely important, especially when we’re talking about your home. There’s nothing like the feeling you get when people stop, stare, and marvel at the way your house looks. More importantly, that first impression matters when you’re thinking about putting your house on the market. House-hunters will surely want to call your real estate agent with just one look at the front of your home.

That impressive look, of course, can be achieved when you make an effort to enhance the curb appeal of your home. There are many ways of improving curb appeal, but did you know that your garage door can play an instrumental role in bringing fresh excitement to your home’s façade?

Admittedly, a garage door can look incredibly bland, which isn’t surprising since many homeowners just concern themselves with keeping it functional with maintenance and garage door repair. But with a little creativity from your end, your garage door can do so much more, especially when it comes to improving curb appeal. Here are some tips on doing just that.

Paint your garage door.

If the color of your garage door matches the paint of the exterior, then it’s time to do some repainting on it.

As it stands now, your garage door will tend to disappear into the walls. So pick a color that will contrast to the rest of the house in an attractive way. The best color for your garage door would be one that is a few shades darker than the paint on your home. A house painted a light tan, for example, would look great with a garage door with light brown paint. The point is to create a contrast that isn’t too stark.

Do some accessorizing.

If your garage door already came with handles, windows, patterns, or side arrows, then you’re all good on the accessorizing front. However, if your garage door is a little on the simple side, you can enhance the way it looks by adding accessories around it.

Consider placing potted plants on either side of your garage. For added flourish, you can have shrubs, tall plants, and other kinds of greenery close to the garage doors. If you can incorporate some decorative stonework on your driveway, then that would make your garage door pop nicely.

Add lighting fixtures.

When installed in the right spots, exterior light fixtures almost instantly make everything look great. Put up exterior lighting with the garage door as a focal point, and you can be sure that they will enhance curb appeal.

A wise choice is overhead and side lights. They provide much-needed illumination and security, and make the garage door look stunning at night as well. Of course, you have to make sure that the lights you install complement not only your home’s color tone but also its overall style to make the overall look of your home stand out.

If you have a big enough budget for more lighting, then you can go for ground lights that point upwards, preferably towards the trees and tall plants around your garage door.

Balance everything with the front door.

It would look odd if your garage door is all spruced up and your front door isn’t. So whatever enhancements you did with your garage door, it would be a great idea to do the same for your front door. It will make the look of your home more consistent and balanced.

Garage doors don’t have to look dull. Follow the tips above, and your garage door should be able to contribute significantly to the overall curb appeal of your home.

Filed Under: Colorization, Design Elements, Design Plan, Home Building, home design, Home Remodelling, Home Staging, House Entry Areas, Paint Color, Redesign, Remodelling Plans, Renovation, Residential design, Uncategorized Tagged With: Gargage doors, home elevation designs, S Interior Design Scottsdale Arizona

3 Top Interior Design Tips to Sell Your Home Faster

June 5, 2018 by Suzanne Lasky

While this is not new ‘news’  it is a concise summary of the key steps a home seller should be considering when placing their home on the market to sell.  Selling and buying a home is an emotional process.  Sometimes it is challenging for you the seller who has lived in a home for many years to emotionally disconnect and view the home from an objective vantage point.

I will add two more important tips; one, make sure the exterior of the house is in tip top shape and there is great curb appeal and two, here in Arizona you want to provide a wonderful back patio so people can imagine themselves living the indoor/outdoor lifestyle they desire.

Hiring a professional interior designer or staging company may be money well spent for you to get the price you desire.  See the guest post below for the top tips to get your home in shape prior to being put on the sales market. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Home Staging, Interior Design, Paint Color, Residential design, S Interior Design Scottsdale, staging homes Tagged With: desgin to sell home, moving, S Interior Design Arizona, selling home, stagin ghome, update decor

BASIC DESIGN AND DECOR TIPS

March 22, 2017 by Suzanne Lasky

BELOW IS AN INFO-GRAPHIC THAT COVERS SOME BASIC IMPORTANT DESIGN AND DECOR IDEAS IN AN EASY TO READ FORMAT.  COURTESY OF https://www.choicefurnituresuperstore.co.uk

 

Filed Under: Accessories, Area Rugs, Colorization, Design and Organization, Design Elements, Design Plan, furniture, home design, Home Staging, Interior Design, Paint Color, Pillows, plants, Renovation, Residential design, S Interior Design, S Interior Design Scottsdale, staging homes Tagged With: easy design ideas, Home deor, home design

Flat Packed Furniture

December 18, 2015 by Suzanne Lasky

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Is FLAT a ‘4 letter word’ ??  When I received this request to share this guest post at first I was put off by the subject matter.  Isn’t flat packed furniture cheap? Flat packed furniture may be a good option to consider in certain circumstances. First apartments, second homes, kids rooms, home offices are a few places that using flat packed (R.T.A.-ready to assemble) furniture may make sense.  The article below shares some pros and cons to consider.

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Filed Under: Commercial Design, Custom Furniture, design budget, Design Elements, DIY, flat packed furniture, furniture, Home Office, Home Staging, Minimalist Design, Office Design, ready to assemble furnture, S Interior Design Scottsdale Tagged With: flat packed furniture, pros and con RTA, R.T.A., ready to assembele

What is TRANSITIONAL Design Style?

November 28, 2015 by Suzanne Lasky

Here is a link to a great article published by Fresh Home on the subject of TRANSITIONAL DESIGN STYLE.

Transitional design is a term that is very commonly used to describe a design style that is not quite modern, not quite traditional, but embodies elements of both of those styles.

S Interior Design has frequently worked in this area of interior design.  A good example would be updating a client’s traditional style wing back chair by reupholstering it with a modern geometric fabric and painting the wood frame a high gloss black.  Adding contemporary abstract art work to a more traditionally designed room and/or traditional styles of crystal and iron chandeliers to a modern space are also ways to achieve a Transitional style.

In the end, descriptive adjectives of a room’s style are less important than achieving a look and feel for a space that just FEELS RIGHT and we believe that is the ultimate design goal !

 

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Transitional design refers to a room’s meshing of modern and traditional elements. Image Source: Clarum

 

 

Filed Under: Accessories, Artwork, Custom Furniture, Design Elements, Design Plan, furniture, home design, Home Remodelling, Home Staging, Interior Design, Modern Design, Redesign, Renovation, S Interior Design Scottsdale, Transitional design, Uncategorized Tagged With: design styles, S Interior Design, Transitional Design

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