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title: 'Curb Appeal on a BUDGET//This Is a GOOD One!'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=00SbbFC5hMc'
video_id: '00SbbFC5hMc'
date: 2026-07-01
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# Curb Appeal on a BUDGET//This Is a GOOD One!

> Source: [Curb Appeal on a BUDGET//This Is a GOOD One!](https://youtube.com/watch?v=00SbbFC5hMc)

## Summary

This is a concise tutorial that teaches how to transform a bland house's curb appeal through strategic landscaping. Professional designer Bobby Cam outlines key design principles—curved beds, varied plant heights, upgraded walkways, and a modern mailbox—and provides a full cost breakdown for DIY versus hiring a pro.

### Key Points

- **The problem: boring houses** [0:00] — Most homes lack architectural character; curb appeal can be created with landscaping.
- **Tip 1: Expand beds with curves** [1:10] — Bring beds 12 feet away from the house, use sweeping curves to add depth to both beds and lawn.
- **Tip 2: Add vertical interest** [1:52] — Plant trees (e.g., cherry trees) to create height; combined with varied textures and colors, this adds visual interest.
- **Tip 3: Replace walkway with pavers** [2:29] — Remove old concrete walkway, install a 25 ft×3 ft paver path that follows the curve of the bed.
- **Tip 4: Upgrade the mailbox** [3:02] — Replace a dated mailbox with a modern wood-and-stain version for a contemporary touch.
- **Lighting as the finishing touch** [3:44] — Add path lights and uplighting on trees and mailbox to dramatically enhance nighttime curb appeal.
- **Cost breakdown** [4:01] — DIY ≈ $3,500; hiring a professional company ≈ $8,000–$10,000.

### Conclusion

A bland house can be transformed into an eye-catching home using four landscaping strategies: curved beds, vertical plantings, paver walkways, and a modern mailbox—all for under $3,500 if you DIY.

## Transcript

not everybody has an amazing house some
of us live in a very modest house that's
relatively boring it doesn't have a lot
of architectural elements that make it
jump off the page so how do you take a
house that is is pretty bland and make
it amazing how you do it is with
landscaping curb appeal i'm going to
show you exactly how we're going to take
something super boring and make it
awesome
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if you're new to the channel my name is
bobby cam professional landscape
designer install and i love to help
people usually very busy people
with their landscaping they don't they
don't quite know what a space can look
like or how to update something or make
it look cool
we're going to jump right into this
we're going to go into the design we'll
have a little time lapse going on i'm
going to fire off a bunch of tips that
break down the design and help you and
give you out some cost effective things
that you can do when it comes to your
landscaping and by the end of the video
i'm going to tell you how much it costs
if you were to pay someone or if you
were to do it yourself which i think a
lot of us are diy-ers nowadays and
that's pretty important to know what am
i going to be paying if i want to have
this look let's go
so the first thing when you got a house
that's pretty bland pretty flat there's
not much going on is have fun with the
beds bring those beds out away from the
house create some depth in the design
one thing that i think is super cool
that i haven't done on a lot of
designing is i really had fun with
curves going on here where i brought it
away from the house a good probably 12
feet off that corner brought it around
and then connected it and hooked it all
the way down to the mailbox and so it
gave this really cool shape not only to
the beds but to the lawn so play with
curves have fun with them and bring
those beds off the house and create
depth
the second thing to create even a little
bit more depth and interest is with
these trees we got these two cherry
trees so instead of everything being
bushes and flat and down to the ground
we created some height by putting a tree
over in the corner and a tree over by
the walkway that we've got going on so
it's almost like as you pull up you kind
of go around that first tree opens up to
the house it creates a little bit more
interest versus everything just being up
against the house and flat so have fun
with heights have fun with textures have
fun
with funds fun you know just have fun
with different kinds of plans and
different kinds of colors and textures
and heights and that is going to create
interest with something like this the
third thing that i really like is we
busted out the old concrete walkway that
was just your typical kind of came out
hooked over
end of the day and we created a paver
walkway which ups the value it's a
cooler material
a little bit of money is going to go
into that but it's only about 25 feet
total by three feet wide so it's not a
ton of square footage and you take that
walkway you bring it out you bring it
out and away from the house and kind of
go along with the curve of the bed it
just really flows really neat
the last thing that i think is the x
factor and something so small in this
design is the mailbox a lot of people
don't ever even look at a mailbox or
when they do a mailbox it might be brick
and mortar or a veneer stone but in this
way we did some wood and we would stain
it and that gives it this modern
contemporary vibe so we just took this
like old nasty sorry it's not old and
nasty it just hadn't been touched since
like 1950
house
and we gave it a modern vibe by upping
the landscaping working with curves
putting some different colors and
textures in updating the walkway
updating that mailbox and man this thing
is a cherry i think it looks awesome
night and day better and then the final
thing you do is you light it all up you
put some lighting in there you light up
the mailbox you light up the trees you
put some intimate path lights along that
walkway and this thing
screams curb appeal absolutely screams
it so how much does this all cost
if you were to do this yourself all the
plants the wood the trees couple
boulders the lighting i think you're
going to be in for about 3 500
that's what you're going to spend you
might have a little bit of turf repair
you can either do seed and straw on the
outskirts or you can do sod
if you're going to pay a company like
mine to install this
you're going to be closer to
the 8 to 10 grand range depending on the
quality of the lights how many lights
you put in just a couple of different
factors so there is a savings obviously
with paying a company or doing it
yourself versus paying a company but
here's what i want you to think about
are you better off
paying a company and doing what you do
or going out and thinking you're saving
three to four grand but putting in a ton
of sweat equity going out and getting
the plants and just really using your
time there versus using your time doing
what you do and making money it's
definitely something to think about if
this is something that you want to take
some pride in you want to say i did the
front landscape i'm all for it i get it
when you get out there and you start
digging and you mess with that shovel
and it's 100 degrees you might think
otherwise and you might want to hire a
company
so
if you like this kind of video go watch
this video i got some other really cool
little gems in that one if you want to
define a small space or make something
pop off the page see on the video
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