Landscaping

How To Boost Your Curb Appeal: Houzz Shares Tips on Making a Good Impression on Potential Buyers Before They Step Inside

By Joanna England / March 25, 2013 /

I make a lot of decisions on homes by how they look just as I drive by. Weeds in the yard? Nope! Awful paint? Eek! Mis-matched garage door? I’m outta here! I’m not at all unlike most buyers out there, too. Major front yard faux pas can turn off potential buyers faster than bad breath…

Friday Five Hundred: It’s Practically The Weekend, So Let’s Go to Key West (Kind of)

By Joanna England / April 27, 2012 /

I was looking over this adorable listing, 5737 Palo Pinto in the Belmead area of Lakewood, and it reminded me of something. Still, I couldn’t put my finger on it. The teal paint and umbrella, the landscaping, and the clean accents were calling from somewhere else, somewhere much more tropical. And then it hit me … it’s 100 percent Conch Republic style!