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The Canadian Champion, Fniday, June 2, 2006 - B13 Curb appeal: Increase your home s resale value As Spning approaches, both the weather and the real estate market heat up, making it a peffect time to start preparing your house for sale. According to the Canadian Real Estate Association, buying patterns peak in late spring and early summer. If you're trying to, seli your bouse this Spring, first impressions are of key importance. To help improve the appeal of your bouse to prospective buyers and real estate agents, The Home Depot Canada offers several easy, low- cost suggestions. For the outside of your hotase: * Brighten-Up Your Windows - Clean win- dows are a sign of a well-maintained home. Give the windows a good scrub witb detergent and wipe dry a The Power of Paint - Outdoor painting can turn into a big job, but smail to, medium si.zed projects are ail you need to add a fresh touch to any home. Consider re-painting or staining the fence, porcb, lattice, outdoor shutters, front door or garage this season. a Ligbt-up the Entrance - Floodligbts and porch lights give a soft inviting glow Try stand alone fixtures, post or banging lights to, acces- sorize your home's front walkway. For your front garden: e Garden on the Cutting Edge - Add defini- tion to the landscaping around your home hy cas- ily installing concrete edging for curvcd beds or borders and sharp, crisp corners. e Plant into a Pot of Colour - Planters add a welcoming toucb wben flanked alongside your front door. Altemnatively, position a large colourful planter in the middle of a lackluster flower bcd or group together pots of various sizes to make for a dynamic focal point. a Repair Those Bare Spots - Small flaws in the lawn can easily bc repaired with some seed and diligent watering. For more information on bow to add awe- inspiring appeal to the outside of your home for an early summer sale, visit your local The Home Depot. - News Canada BOMAR o Vver Know WatightiBe Here .. YÛuALWA YSkflow yÛU'iIMVE! 2 2 Mans a Ladfeeks , BAW* BY * <I BRANOAM DIAPERSq$ zoo MAàMMIFomhtor, Books, EIoctronics, Shoot, Cosmics, Computers, * . Gardoning, Pouor oits, Lawn Accoosories, Ioddlog, Linons 00...I i.e Mc Mure