10 Affordable Home Exterior Makeover Before and After Ideas! Come and be inspired by these affordable home makeovers!
Increasing the curb appeal of your home doesn’t have to completely break the bank! These bloggers have changed the exterior of their homes in an affordable way while drastically increasing the cute factor at the same time. Take a tour with me of these gorgeous homes! Be sure to click the blue/gray links to be taken to the source with additional pictures and information that you’ll need to get started on your own home. I hope that you love these inspiring pics as much as I do!
If you LOVE exterior makeovers, you’ll love this post as well: 20 Home Exterior Makeover Before and After Ideas.
1. LAKE HOUSE HOME RENOVATION BY IN MY OWN STYLE
Diane from In My Own Style disliked the dark teal on top, and thought that it made her house look top heavy. She chose a color that blended in more organically with the brick on the bottom portion of her home. This really makes her flowers and landscaping pop! You can tell that Diane has a love for landscaping and flowers. Her renovation is fully documented over on her blog, including paint colors.
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2. 1987 FIXER UPPER MAKEOVER BY PINK PEPPERMINT DESIGN
Tammy from Pink Peppermint Design wanted a home in her price range that she could reasonably afford to renovate to her needs, and also to the needs of the current home buying market should she decide to sell quickly. She made an offer on her home sight unseen! Go see the dramatic transformation of this home renovation! The renovation itself wasn’t extremely cheap, but buy purchasing a home in a lower price range, it allowed her to make the renovations in a multi-phase process.
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3. HOUSE EXTERIOR PAINTING TIPS AND RENOVATION BY MAKING MANZANITA
Chelsea shares lots of tips on preparing your home for painting, and answering lots of questions such as, “Should I paint my home myself?” Good question!
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4. PAINTING OUR HOME BY C.R.A.F.T. BLOG
Jamie from C.R.A.F.T. blog painted some “eyeliner” on her ranch style home, and I love it! Adding contrast to a home is crucial to highlighting dimension and adding texture. Looks great! You can also find Jamie on Instagram at thecraftblog.
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5. 1900’S TOTAL HOME RENOVATION BY PRETTY HANDY GIRL
Brittany is a general licensed contractor, and was able to do the majority of this renovation herself. She gives some very valuable tips on the blog regarding renovating an older home. Maintaining the general structure and feel of this gorgeous turn of the century home was important to Brittany, and she did such an amazing job on this renovation! If you are considering renovating an older home, you need to become best friends with Brittany over on her blog!
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6. BUDGET EXTERIOR DESIGN BY SHABBYFUFU
The quickest and most inexpensive way to change the look of the exterior of your home is to paint the doors! Janet from Shabbyfufu painted her black doors a stunning blue, and you can find the information on the paint sourcing over on her blog. If you love to look at different paint colors for your doors, you’ll love this post: 27 Best Front Door Paint Color Ideas
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7. IMPROVING CURB APPEAL DECK REVEAL BY MARTY’S MUSINGS
The curb appeal of Marty’s home increased dramatically with this new deck! If you are interested in a building a new deck on to your home, I encourage you to go and check out the rest of the photos of the whole deck reveal. The stairway makes a pretty backdrop for loads of flowers.
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8. CONCRETE PATIO RENOVATION BY RUN TO RADIANCE
Tania from Run to Radiance wanted to update their average concrete patio to a fun place to relax, and that’s exactly what she accomplished! Go read all about how she painted a rug directly onto the patio, and the steps she had to take to prepare the surface.
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9. 10 STEPS TO IMPROVING CURB APPEAL BY RENOVATING FAITH
Karin from Renovating Faith changed the look of her home by renovating their landscaping! Great tips for choosing plants and working with the design of your yard and home.
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10. RANCH STYLE HOME RENOVATION BY BENEATH BY HEART
Traci has made a lot of gorgeous changes to their ranch style home over the years. She’s added on a garage, and also added an addition to the back of their home. I love all of the changes she’s made, but I wanted to highlight the renovations to the front of their home as ranch style homes are very popular. I think you’ll love her home renovations!
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Need more ideas? Of course you do!
This beauty is included in the 20 Home Exterior Makeover Before and After Ideas, and you’ll have to hop over there to get the details on this one. I love this gorgeous renovation by Fixer Upper professionals, Chip and Joanna Gaines.
If you are looking for a brick home exterior renovation, this post is for you: Painted Brick Home Exterior Makeover Ideas
Great post. I knew that was traci’s house before I read it. Lol. Can’t wait to see what she does with her newest project!
Hi Beth –
Thanks for sharing the exterior makeover of my house. 🙂 The magic of paint made it happen on a budget.
If you ever are headed east on Rt 26 or would like to spend time on Lake Murray, let me know. We are only a little over an hour from Greenville.