Curb appeal is often a hot topic when selling a house, and decorative garage door hardware can be an easy way to spruce up an existing door to make it feel more special. It is all about how your house looks from the street. Decorative garage door hardware comes in a wide variety of styles, sizes, materials, colors, and components. However, your garage door shouldn’t compete or detract from your front door, it should complement it.

It's easy to add hardware to dress up a door but it is also easy to overdo it in ways that don’t add visual value. When choosing how to accessorize your garage door always consider your motivation. Curb appeal presents a neat, clean and well-maintained facade to the street while drawing attention to your front door’s approach. Decide your primary purpose in adding decorative door hardware.

Do you live in a “snout” house – where the garage faces the street and is more prominent than your front door?