Do you plan to
live in the home for several years more and want to remodel now just
to feel better about your home ? Or do you want to increase the value
of your home and sell it for a higher price ?
If you want to
remodel your home to increase its value on the market, then you would
want to do some planning. Why ? You see, having a home valued at
$500,000 in a neighborhood where the average value of all the homes is
$200,000 could mean that you may not be able to sell your house for
anywhere close to $500,000. In real estate, it's the neighborhood that
mostly decides the most a home can be sold for.
So you may not
want to add any fancy expensive stuff that you think will drive the
value of your home way up - over and above the rest of the homes in
the neighborhood. Not unless these are very low cost ways.
If
each of the improvements are very low cost and still add significant
value, then doing those will be a great thing to do.
While any
structural changes to your home could cost a lot in terms of time and
money, there are several easy
projects you can do fairly fast to give your home a brand new look
and feel that will make you and your family happy. Here are a few
...
1. Give your home a thorough clean. Clean
every nook and cranny of your home. This is possibly the cheapest way
to improve the look and feel of your home :-)
2. Throw
away all of the stuff you do not need. That way, you get rid of
clutter, make more space for yourself and make your life easier and
better.
Better still, have a yard sale and make money getting
rid of stuff you will never use anyway :-)
3. Give your
home a brand new coat of paint. That's one of the easiest and
lowest cost things you could do right away.
4. Give your
porch a facelift. Several well selected potted plants could make
your porch look a lot more cozy. A mixture of tall plants, perennials,
ground covers and medium sized plants. Let your imagination run wild.
What combination will look good to you ?
5. Use
extruded aluminum balusters instead of wrought iron. Not only are
these easy to care for and durable, but they cost peanuts compared to
wrought iron.
6. Any pieces of furniture that do not look
good but you do not want to sell or give away for any reason, you
could put them in storage. Rent storage if you feel it's worth
it and put all such stuff there.
7.How long has it been
since you washed all the curtains and drapes ? If they do not
look good, then you might want to either wash them or get new ones
that match your decor.
8. If your carpets and rugs do not
look great, either shampoo them yourself or hire a carpet
cleaning machine.
9. Linoleum floors ? Wax the
floors and get the shine back.
10. Is your bathroom
sparkling clean ? If not, invest a few hours in getting it to be
that way.
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