If you live in a climate where the onset of winter is looming (Australia, this post is not for you), you may need a strategy to boost curb appeal—and your spirits—while the garden is in hibernation.
We’re rounded up a few useful accessories to add style to a porch, a facade, or a fence line without breaking the bank. Here are 10 ideas to add curb appeal this winter for under $150:
Steel Mailbox
![Handmade in Turkey, a galvanized Steel Mailbox is available in three colors including gray as shown; the powder coated finish will withstand winter weather. It is \$78 from Terrain.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/curb-appeal-steel-mailbox-terrain-733x733.jpeg)
Weatherproof Barometer
![A galvanized steel St Ives Barometer is £36 from Garden Trading.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/barometer-weatherproof-curb-appeal-garden-trading-733x403.png)
Log Holder
![Handmade of powder coated iron with an antique zinc finish, a Chuck Log Holder has angled legs to keep firewood off a wet or snowy surface; \$99.95 from CB\2.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/curb-appeal-log-holder-cb2-733x417.png)
Wall-Mount Boot Rack
![A wooden Wall Mounted Rack \2\1\1; Wooden is \2\20;perfect for clearing the porch, hallway or garage from clutter,\2\2\1; notes retailer A Place for Everything. The rack is 76 centimeters (about 30 inches) long, has a storage shelf for hats, and is £59.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/curb-appeal-wall-mounted-boot-rack-733x434.jpg)
Iron Boot Scraper
![A Simplistic Black Cast Iron Boot Scraper is £\1\1\2.59 (about \$\149 US) from Black Country Metalworks.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/curb-appeal-iron-boot-scraper-black-country-metalworks-733x400.png)
The Statement Boot Brush
![Elevate the humble boot brush to art object. A wall-mounted Iron Boot Brush has a loop for hanging (and comes with matching hardware). The brush has natural cocoa fibers; \$98 from Terrain.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/curb-appeal-wall-mount-boot-brush-terrain-733x733.jpeg)
![A detailed view of the hanging look and hook on Terrain\2\17;s wall-mounted boot brush.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/smaller-hardware-view-boot-brush-terrain.png)
The Modest Boot Brush
![Annie calls it \2\20;a mudroom in a box.\2\2\1; L.L. Bean\2\17;s Boot Brush (\$49.95) has a heavy cast-iron frame for long, messy Maine winters.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ll-bean-boot-scraper-733x441.jpg)
Ikea Train Rack
![On my covered front porch, I corral hats, coats, shopping bags, and dog leashes with a black Portis Hat Rack from Ikea; \$\19.99. Photograph by Matthew Williams.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/michelle-slatalla-front-porch-ikea-train-rack-coat-hooks-matthew-williams-dsc-6679-733x933.jpg)
![Made of steel with a powder coating, a Portis Hat Rack measures 35 3/8 inches long; \$\19.99 from Ikea.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ikea-portis-hatrack-733x461.png)
Tamper-Proof Mailbox
![Keep vandals away from your holiday cards with a tamper-proof mailbox that is as handsome as it is impregnable. A black Gibraltar Rural Tuffbody Mailbox has a heavy steel flag with steel fasteners and is from \$8\2.06 from Life and Home.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/curb-appeal-vandal-proof-mailbox-gibraltar-733x434.png)
Twinkly Lights
![Photograph by María Helena Carey via Flickr.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/curb-appeal-string-lights-fence-maria-helena-carey-flickr-733x489.jpg)
Fence fashions never go out of style. Add a string of solar lights (no electrical cord necessary) and leave them up all winter.
![A \100-light set of Solar Powered White LED String Lights is \$\23.98 from Home Depot.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/curb-appeal-led-string-lights-home-depot-733x455.png)
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