Real estate agents call it ‘curb appeal’. For you, it’s that quiet pride when you pull into your own driveway.

Your home doesn’t start inside the walls of your house – it includes your building exterior, amenities and surrounding property. Home facades, entries, garages and exterior hardscaping like walkways, driveways and patios play an important part in turning your house into a beautiful and livable home. These areas help establish an appealing view as well as perceived value, frame your house, and provide relaxing and functional spaces for you and your guests.

Today Buckhead and Sandy Springs families are spending more time outside enjoying our spacious tree covered neighborhoods and temperate climate. There’s a healthy focus on indoor-outdoor connections, with rooms opening onto decks, porches and patios, as our casual entertaining spills outdoors.

Small exterior details like entryways, windows and shutters complete your home with a big impact. Façade materials, gutters and roof lines define quality and style while making life easier by minimizing maintenance demands. Exterior makeover or ‘facelifts’ are popular ways to increase your home’s value without breaking the bank.

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Buckhead Exterior House Styles

Yes, many agree that our Northside Atlanta neighborhoods are primarily filled with traditional looking homes. But this traditional catchphrase encompasses many different styles, such as Cottage, Georgian, Provincial, Federal, Tudor, Classic, and Mediterranean. We’ve never had much Victorian in Buckhead, and there are fewer and fewer traditional Ranches and Mid Century Modern homes as owners often remodel these, with just a smattering of modern homes.

A common remodel around Chastain is for 2-story ranches, raising the low slope rooflines or adding pitched roofs to older modern homes. Many newer area home and remodels fall into the Transitional category, having elements of several styles but no predominant look. A good designer can mix these elements with remodels or exterior facelifts, and add just enough detail to give your home a timeless and desirable curbside appeal.

Garages and Carports

Having a new or rebuilt garage to replace an outdated or unusable one is a true luxury in Buckhead. Older garages are often 9’ wide per car, as opposed to 12’ today. Plus new garages need to be longer and taller to accommodate larger cars and SUVs. Garages are sometimes considered a family security item, and older carports are often enclosed for the same reasons.