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20 Low-Cost Ways to Spruce Up Your Home

Make your home more appealing for potential buyers with these quick and easy tips:

   Trim bushes so they don’t block windows and cut down on light.

   Buy a new doormat. Put a pot of bright flowers (or a small evergreen in winter) on your porch.

   Put new doorknobs on your doors.

   Put a fresh coating on your driveway.

   Edge the grass around walks and trees.

   Keep your garden tools out of site.

   Be sure kids put away their toys.

   Buy a new mailbox.

   Upgrade the outside lighting.

   Use warm, incandescent light bulbs for a homey feel.

   Polish or replace your house numbers.

   Clean your gutters.

   Put out potpourri or burn scented candles.

   Buy new pillows for the sofa.

   Buy a flowering plant and put it in a window you pass by frequently.

   Make a centerpiece for your table with fruit or artificial flowers.

   Replace heavy curtains with sheer ones that let in more light.

   Buy new towels.

   Put a seasonal wreath on your door.