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Vanessa Richmond

How to make a house look more inviting - 8 ways to quickly boost your house’s appeal in time for Christmas

Blue front door with Christmas wreath.

The fridge is full of food, the booze is chilled and ready to be poured, and the decorations look gorgeous… But to the eyes of your guests does your house look inviting?

Walk in their shoes: as you approach your house, what’s the first thing you notice? Overgrown shrubs in the front garden, perhaps, overflowing wheelie bins, or peeling paint on the front door. Maybe they’ll have to pick their way carefully in the dark because there’s nothing to light their way.

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