THREE WAYS TO FRESHEN YOUR HOME'S EXTERIOR FOR SPRING

As temperatures tiptoe higher and the sun stays out just a bit longer, we find ourselves afflicted with spring fever — ready for flowers and sandals and new life. Spring cleaning may be happening indoors, but what about outside? Is your home’s exterior as ready for spring as you are? Consider these three ways to freshen up your home for the new season. Upkeep Refresh your home by first tackling the most urgent concerns. Clean your gutters because built-up debris prevents water from draining properly and can result in structural damage, flooded basements, and stains on y0ur siding. If the temperamental cycles of freezing and thawing from the Minnesota winter have caused small splintered cracks in your concrete, use a premade concrete filler and seal up those seams yourself. Finally, check your potted plants. Do their roots still have room to spread? If not, repot them into a larger container.

Improvement

Let spring inspire you to think about small tweaks that can make your home even better than it already is. Maybe it’s time to install lighting for summer soirées or upgrade your patio from concrete to natural stone pavers. Perhaps a lovely new flower patch in that one underutilized corner of the yard? Oh, the possibilities!

Embellishment Spring is all about color. Another way to refresh your home is to accessorize with vibrant shades of lemon or turquoise to brighten up your porch or patio. Brush pots with a thin coat of metallic glaze for a like-new finish. Even an act as simple as throwing bright new pillows on the porch swing can be a significant transformation!