Back when we were looking for another house to flip, we ran across this little number:

Not too cute, is it?  {And trust me, it was even less cute in person.}

We didn’t wind up snatching it up but another investor did.  It’s back on the market now and I am in love with the exterior transformation!!  Check it out:

Here are some of the changes that jump out at me:

• Adding shutters made the windows appear larger, more important and more in scale with the size of the house.
• A neutral gray/brown paint color & coordinating new roof reduces contrast and makes the house appear larger.  The white trim is so fresh and really pops {and those new windows certainly don’t hurt}.
• The addition of a railing around the porch makes it feel friendly and invites you to sit down and stay awhile.
• New carriage style garage doors are a vast improvement over the old doors that were literally falling off their tracks.
• Tidy landscaping in contrasting colors shows off the house, and the topiaries framing the house on the left add some much-needed symmetry to the home.

What do you guys think of the transformation?  Would you have done something differently?

P.S.  I’m not sure why my bulletpoints have transformed into stars.  Hmm…