This summer, I’ve been knee deep in curb appeal projects – I’ve finished updating the front door with a fresh coat of paint, landscaping (transplanting success), edged everything, and even made custom house numbers made from cut cement board. The DIY house numbers project was easy, adaptable (make them your own by choosing your own font!), not to mention, really affordable. The end result is a reflection of our modern, midcentury home, and the numbers great on the tree the end of the driveway.
When it comes to installing numbers on your home, you have to look at the location of the numbers and the scale of other features. There’s a time and a great place for small numbers (3″-4″ tall), but they can go unnoticed easily when they’re framed by the architecture in the wrong way. If you have oversized features, large numbers integrate well (6″-8″ tall). On this cottage, I really like the large arts and crafts style house numbers that fit in well with the oversized chairs, and the large wall-mount outdoor light.
Neon lights would look out of place on my home, but they’re a creative and unique consideration – especially for urban dwellers, whose neighborhood or district may already have a cool nighttime presence. Whether installed on the front of your home, or even as a sign hanging on the inside of your window a la any bar or diner, it would be a fun feature on which to anchor your home’s identity.
Also radical? Moss house numbers. The oversized scale of these numbers is right on, very whimsical and purposeful.
Flank your front steps with a custom red wood planter with house numbers. The house numbers can be store-bought, handmade, or even applied with paint.
Repurposed paint sticks are put to use for this creative, stylish house number design. The wooden backing created by the paint sticks and special adhesive makes it easy to install them outside your home or apartment. Be sure to check out the creative installation tip, apartment dwellers – double-sided tape make this a temporary and inexpensive solution that looks great.
Summer’s almost over and it’s time to address your fall decor (pun totally intended). Get creative this year and make house number pumpkins as a creative, eye-catching supplement to your home.
Get more ideas to make your home address more inviting* with these enticing curb appeal ideas:
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