TIPS // DID YOU KNOW? The Australian Government Your Home website offers the following advice for achieving an improved residential streetscape. Under the night sky Create a unique illusion in your garden by painting hanging pots in glow-in-the-dark paint. It will brighten your backyard.
• Understand the character of your local area and design your home or renovation accordingly. Your home should look like it belongs in the neighbourhood. Use characteristic attributes (e.g. building height, street setback, form, materials and construction details) to compose your innovative design solutions. • Plant trees to enhance the quality of the street. Good tree cover increases property values and provides improved shade, habitat, windbreaks, air quality and appearance. • Avoid high walls and hedges on the front boundary as they isolate the home from the neighbourhood. They create a perception of isolation and impede observation of the street. Source: yourhome.gov.au/housing/streetscape
Making profit For investors who are renovating to sell, it’s important not to overlook the landscaping of the property. Spend time and a portion of your budget on updating the gardens. It brings street appeal and modernises the home.
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