Remodeling your home's exterior is the quickest way to ensure that your property gains value, that you'll want to spend more time outside, and that you'll feel happier getting home every day. Although there's no such thing as a simple remodel, most of these projects can be completed within a couple of weeks with the help of professionals.

1. Add Intrigue to Your Garage

Many of us allow our garage doors to be the only point of interest about that part of our home. What we're missing out on is the fact that you can add a lot of intrigue and appeal to your home by adding a garage pergola to dress it up.

Pergolas are unique and gorgeous wooden structures that can make any home look more interesting and boost your property's value instantly. Because they can be constructed in a large variety of colors and shapes, you can create the perfect pergola for your property without having to think too hard about it: and they'll add endless interest to your home!

2. Light The Paths Around Your Home

Many people seem to find their way indoors when it gets dark outside: but why allow your property to go unused just because the sun set? A fantastic idea many are going with is LED landscape lighting! This gives you the chance to introduce light around the exterior of your home that will make every space comfortable to use regardless of the time of day.

This means lighting clear pathways and ensuring that your exterior is on display whenever you want it to be, but they also help increase the security of your property. A well-lit home is far safer since criminals would be easily spotted walking across a lawn that has lights on it rather than one that's bathed in darkness.

3. Update Your Patio To Shine

We all love our patios; they're awesome spaces where we can lounge and enjoy our time with loved ones: but when's the last time you updated yours? Simply repainting and ensuring your patio is weather-proof is an awesome remodeling project that can change the look of your whole exterior. Instead of faded wood, you can have a patio with a pop of color or with a dark and luxurious look that will turn heads. Don't be afraid to switch things up!

4. Use Hardscaping to Shape Your Yard

Hardscaping has come into style in recent years, as people realize that they'd love to portion their properties out to suit better the many tasks they do outside. This could mean portioning off beautiful plant life, a garden where you grow edible plants, your water features, or even a fire pit. Permeable hardscape design allows you to make the exterior of your dreams so that your lawn can be whatever you want it to be, and you can get the most use out of it. This look does best when paired with LED landscape lighting since they can work together to light features of your yard you like best.

5. Allow Your Roof to Shine

How old is your roof?  An older roof, regardless of how updated the rest of your home is, will drag down the look of your property.  Instead of allowing it to look crisp and interesting, a roof that’s on its last legs will lower the property value and curb appeal of your entire home.

Consider updating with roofing that’s more interesting than what you’d usually go for! This could mean slate roof shingles and attempting colors or styles that are both eye-catching and fun. Not only can this change the entire look of your property, but it may inspire you to take another direction with other choices you make with your exterior!

6. Retile Your Pool or Water Feature

The water features on our properties are often the stars of the show! They increase the visual appeal and give us a purpose to be outside and enjoy the fresh air. When's the last time you update your poor or other water feature? You don't have to dig up and redo the entire thing, but retiling or painting the concrete of your pool can change its whole aesthetic. Bringing it forward into the 2020s, you can give it new life and offer your entire property the chance to look fresh and new. 

Consider researching different interesting tiling patterns and ideas online before you get started so that you can find a unique look that you wouldn't have dreamed of otherwise!  AFter all, your home's exterior should be a space that you're excited to spend time in.

Your Home’s Outdoors is as Important as the Indoors

It may seem obvious, yet many overlook the importance the look of the exterior of our home has on our comfort, the value of our property, and the amount of time we’ll spend outdoors. By completing a couple of these outdoor remodeling projects, you can give your lawns new life!

Natalie Akins is an editor for the Innovative Building Materials blog and a content writer for the building materials industry. She is focused on helping fellow homeowners, contractors, and architects discover materials and methods of construction that save money, improve energy efficiency, and increase property value.