House Goals 2026: How to Take Your Home to a New Level in the New Year

If your New Year’s resolution is to seriously elevate your curb appeal, here’s what you need to do.

While most New Year’s goals focus on things like health and habits, we wanted to talk about your goals for something else – your home. If you don’t already have them, we’re about to give you house goals 2026 so yours is the best on the block.

The best part about these goals? You can do them yourself if you’re a DIY kind of person. Or, you can hand them off to the pros (us) if you’d prefer to focus your efforts on other goals. It’s up to you!

Keep reading to dive into the house goals 2026 you need to add to your list.

Goal 1: Set the Lights

It’s no secret that lighting has a big impact on your home, whether it’s the amount of natural light your windows let in or the warmth of your light bulbs. Lighting has the power to make a space feel bright and spacious or dim and cozy.

For this goal, we’re talking about the lights on the exterior of your home. Exterior lighting is the quickest and easiest way to upgrade the look of your entire home.

Start with landscape lighting. Up lighting or down lighting can highlight your home’s best features and create a welcoming ambiance.

Add lighting to your trees or bushes to create a high-end look.

Next, consider adding permanent lighting. Although permanent lighting can be used for Christmas lighting (and other holidays!), its functionality doesn’t end there.

With our JellyFish permanent lighting, you can fully customize the color and spacing of each light from an app on your phone. This means you can even use it as subtle accent lighting or security lighting.

Finally, add bistro lighting to porches and patios. These small pops of light make a big impact by adding cozy ambiance that’ll make you want to curl up with a good book and a cup of tea for hours.

Goal 2: Make It Shine

Now, we’re going to focus on cleaning away the grime your home has collected this past year. Wash it off to start the new year fresh!

Smudgy windows are the first order of business. You’ll need crystal clear glass to see all the good things coming in 2026. Start with window cleaning.

Next, take care of any dirt that’s collected on your home with a good pressure wash. This will clean off the residue of last year and give your home a whole new look.

Last but not least, gutter cleaning may not make any major changes visibly, but can prevent major damage in the future. When dead leaves and dirt build up in your gutters, they redirect the flow of water to places it’s not meant to go. Eventually, the result is expensive damage to your home that could’ve easily been prevented.

Goal 3: Tend to the Details

Finally, make sure you’re on a steady lawn care schedule. This is a small detail, but a well-kept lawn sets the tone of your entire property. 

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Whether you choose to focus on lighting, cleaning, or mowing, these small goals all have the potential of making a big impact on your home. 

We suggest starting with one. Once you accomplish it, move on to the next. Of course, if you’d prefer to let a professional handle any of these tasks, accomplishing more at once is totally feasible.

To find out about cost and scheduling, request a quote for any of the services above from Services By Bright! We serve Springfield and the surrounding metro area, including Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, and Strafford.

Which of These Goals Are You Going to Check Off First?

Let’s get excited together! Tell us in the comments.