Windows and front doors 'the eyes and mouths of property'

Calling the exterior of a house the facade may be an apt phrase, after it has been revealed that front doors and windows ( http://www.force8.co.uk/index.php ) are viewed as the mouth and eyes of the home.

A new book by Amanda Vickery entitled Behind Closed Doors: At Home In Georgian England has been reviewed in the Daily Mail, with the newspaper claiming that it answers many "intriguing" questions about home improvement in this era.

Indeed, the author claims that the UK's interest in home improvement and renovating a property so that it reflects the owners' personality may have begun around this time.

"Unglazed holes in the earliest primitive houses were known as the wind eye, the origin of our window. If windows ( http://www.force8.co.uk/index.php ) were eyes, the doors represented the mouth [...] and the hearth the breast, heart, soul or womb," she states.

Homeowners are often advised that boosting the kerb-side appeal of their property is a positive way of attracting buyers.

With this in mind, Britons may wish to ensure that the facade of their home is in top cosmetic condition, with double glazing ( http://www.force8.co.uk/index.php ) and composite doors.

As well as being durable and needing little maintenance to keep them looking like new, composite doors and double glazing ( http://www.force8.co.uk/index.php ) can also help to increase insulation.

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Written by Ted Powell