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kendra_smyth

Curb appeal / exterior updates for cape cod

10 months ago

Hello! Would love your suggestions on how to increase curb appeal for our Cape Cod house, which is one of several in a row that look exactly the same.

A few of my ideas are as follows: 1) paint the brick and off-white, paint the door and shutters a light blue or light green; 2) update the stoop, stairs, and walkway with pavers or brick. Pricier updates – 3) add a bump out to create a foyer (right now the front door opens directly on the center stairwell); 4) add a portico or a covered porch that spans the whole length of the house (but would this make the interior too dark? The house faces east).

We also need to update our kitchen, so I’m a bit hesitant to spend a significant amount of money on the exterior but I also am excited to switch out the look of our house.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

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