As we all know, first impressions count, and when it comes to inviting friends and family to your home, you want their initial reactions to be positive and for the overall impression to be welcoming.

It’s sometimes hard to think outside of the box and think of creative ways to add the wow factor to your home, especially from the outside. Interior design and style is easy as their are so many possibilities and items to add sheer class to your home.

Therefore, we’ve put together a list of items that you may consider adding to the exterior of your home.

Wooden Gate

Adding an entrance to your home creates the impression that you’re serious about the presentation and security of your home. The reason we’ve chosen wooden gates over the standard metal design is simple, they’re cheaper to maintain and in my opinion, look so much nicer.

Plus, with the wide variety of designs and wood types on the market, this gives you the chance to shop around and choose the right look to suit your specific requirements.

Exotic Plants or Flowers

Most of us tend to keep the actual gardening for our back garden, but if your home boasts a front garden also, what’s stopping you from adding some natural beauty and colour?

It’s fair to say it might take up more of your time having to maintain both front and back gardens, but a small area containing fruitful flowers can go a long way, especially where first impressions are concerned.

House Signs

Let’s be honest, we’ve all smiled at the possibilities that come with a custom made house sign. Do hilarious names and cool slogans ring a bell? I thought so.

Perhaps you’re not feeling that adventurous or you’re worried it might not suit the theme in your area, that’s fine, there are plenty of businesses that offer custom made house numbers, including a wide array of font styles and colours.

I recently used The Sign Maker for my new house number plaque – and like I’ve mentioned, small items like this make a huge difference in the presentation of your home. Plus, the compliments from neighbours are a bonus!

Seasonal Items

When it comes to holiday season, a few examples being Easter or Christmas, these are great excuses to add some seasonal decorations to our exterior, whilst getting in to the spirit of things!

I’ve worried many times about making my house look, well, tacky. But trust me, there are certain ways to add subtle seasonal spirit without presenting your home like a children’s top shop.

Here are a few examples of what I mean, from some creative Pinterest users…

Solar Lighting

Again, this is an item you may arguably use more in your main garden area, but solar lights are really decorative as they come in many different shapes and sizes, they’re easy to find, cheap to buy and are a natural source of energy.

I recently added some solar lights to my front garden, and they work a treat! I actually bought them from my local Tesco, and they work pretty perfectly for the price I paid.

Hopefully you’ve gained some further inspiration that was needed, and would like to end with a few images of some super cool DIY solar light ideas you may like to try yourself. Enjoy…