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The look of your garage door greatly effects the look of your house. That is because for the normal residence with a front facing garage door, the garage door can take up one quarter to sometimes three quarters of the front. If you would like to augment the value of your home, one of the least costly ways to do that is to augment its curb appeal. Plus possibly one of the quicker ways to boost your home's curb appeal is to beautify your garage door. Do you have a builder grade garage door? Most homes do. While a builder grade door might not be unappealing, it gives little in the way of beautification. Upgrading your garage door will return in value roughly 90 percent of the cash you use to achieve it. This is more than you would acquire by remodeling a bathroom or kitchen. And it is probably a lot less expensive. People in the garage door industry have been busy designing and producing doors that are attractive as well as functional. These doors will add that extra zip to your homes appearance that will create a gigantic difference to your home's value. Here are some considerations on the topic of upgrading your garage door. There are different color schemes from which you may select. Some styles of garage doors come with raised panels. When the raised panels are painted one color while the recessed part is painted another color, an appealing and very nice-looking pattern develops. Overhead garage doors featuring a carriage house pattern can make an enormous difference to your home's curb appeal. They are created to resemble the look of carriage house or barn doors. Carriage style doors often look like they are on hinges and open outward, but they're in fact handy overhead garage doors that are entirely out of the way once they are open. Windows are an additional feature that can improve a garage door's appearance. Paladuim or beveled windows, or windows that extend the appearance of the windows in your house can have a positive effect on your home's appearance. Of course these windows can be opaque or semi-opaque for privacy. How about a garage door you can see through? Well almost. Semi-opaque garage doors can let light shine right through the whole door, but have the items inside your garage be invisible to people outside the garage. Although semi-opaque doors are not the norm in most homes, when you see one, you'll like it and you'll never forget it. How about garage door enhancement on a budget? Can you purchase a bucket of paint? Simply painting your garage door can make a big difference to the appearance of your home. Try two different colors and take your time to do a good job. Garage doors are easy to paint and the results on your home's appearance can be mind blowing. Painting may only require one afternoon and a few dollars and you will amaze yourself. A nice garage door may increase the worth of your home from 1 to 4 percent. If you can enhance your door to get to the 4 percent area, you may have an giant return on your investment. Paint your door in an afternoon for peanuts or spend several thousand dollars on a new upgraded garage door. The selection is yours. The truth is that which ever option you make regarding your garage door, it will be difficult to go wrong. You will take new pleasure in your home's appearance and your neighbors will love it. Check this out. next page
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