We can’t help slamming on the brakes when we spy picturesque curb appeal.

But its so much more than that.

From simple improvements to big garden projects, there are dozens of ways to increase your homes curb appeal.

Wooden bench in backyard gardeb

Dorothy Shain Henderson exterior

Homewood Alabama Cottage

Dorothy Shain’s Greenville, SC, bungalow with green front door and front porch and flowers along sidewalk

Cape Cod Cottage: After

Peter Falkner Outdoor Patio

White Patio with French Doors After

nashville cottage

Kiawah River Idea House

Homewood Alabama Cottage

House covered by shrubs and bushes

Welcome mat, two light boxes, and patio outdoor set collaged with yellow polka dots

White brick exterior of Jena Salmon’s ranch style house in Dallas, Texas

Crop of the Lake Wylie house

Elly Poston Cooper Richmond Virginia Project

Gray Kitchen without Upper Cabinets

Pressure washing sidewalk

charming brick front porch

Lookout Mountain Tennessee white cottage exterior with Jeep in driveway

Carriage House garage

Birmingham Home Rennovation

White cottage with stone accents and green front door, plus an American flag

string lights hanging from patio roof

SL Idea House 2022 Great Room

German smear fireplace

Climbing Rose

Blue Exterior Homewood Cottage

Farmhouse Red Door

Close-up of clover at Harry P Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida

Sarah Tucker White Traditional Home Exterior

White House with potted pink and purple hydrangeas

Lindsey Cheek Wilmington, NC Home with Pink Front Door

Inviting front porch idea

Brandon Ingram Florida Cottage

2018 Idea House in Austin, Texas Blue and White Porch Swing

Christmas Exteriors Evergreen Glow

Blue Skies Front Door with Orange Trees and Flowers

Birmingham Cape-Cod Style Cottage Makeover

Beep Blue Front Door

Handsome Retreat

White and Brown Gardenia Flowers