10 ways to clean and maintain wooden house number signs, and always keep your exterior looking sharp

Front door numbers in three images. Left show open door inside hose with a pale blye door and a number 6 in the middle, next shot shows a moss green door with black numbers stacked vertically to the left and right shows ornate blue metal awning and large white number 9 on red brick wall.

Curb appeal is not just for when you're selling your home, but all the years you spend happily living there, hosting guests and welcoming friends and family.

Learning how to clean and maintain your wooden door number is a small but important part of keeping your exterior looking sharp, as well as sending out a little warning signal to would-be burglars that your home is taken care of and it's best they leave well alone.