More Appealing: Low-cost ways to spruce up home

You can make your home more appealing for potential buyers with these quick and easy tips. You can make the difference in the home’s new looks with a very small budget.

1. Buy a new door mat.

2. Put a pot of bright flowers on your porch.

3. Put new doorknobs on your doors.

4. Edge the grass around walks and trees.

5. Put a fresh coating on your driveway.

6. Keep your garden tools out of sight.

7. Be sure kids put away their toys.

8. Buy a new mail box.

9. Upgrade the outside lighting

10. Use warm, incandescent light bulbs for a homey feel.

11. Polish or replace your house numbers.

12. Clean your rain gutters.

13. Put potpourri out or burn scented candles.

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

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

16. Buy new pillows for the sofa.

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

18. Buy new towels.

19. Put a seasonal wreath on your door.

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