A home is often the most significant asset people have. As such, whether homeowners want to sell their home or not, the majority are eager to add value to their home.
Typical solutions to increase a homes’ value are;
- To remodel the kitchen
- Convert the cellar into a room
- Or knock down a wall in the house to make the home open-plan.
However, these kinds of changes are costly.
But, these aren’t the only ways to add value. There are multiple DIY projects in your home you can do to add value without breaking the bank.
Through this guide, we touch on a few rooms and areas in the home; you can begin making inexpensive changes to enhance your homes’ value.
Curb Appeal
While we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, we often do. And suppose you’re hoping to sell your home. In that case, you can expect that any visitors who come to see your home will be forming an opinion about your house as soon as they lay eyes on it.
Therefore making the best first impression possible is necessary to show any potential buyers the home is worth asking.
Here are a few cost-effective ways you can make your home more appealing from the outside.
Overhaul the Front Door
If your door’s color has dulled over time, or the paint is beginning to chip away. Invest in some weatherproof paint and give your entryway a lick of fresh paint. Freshening up the color of the door will instantly change your home’s look and can add hundreds to the value of your home.
Add Solar Lights
When lighting at night time is scarce, particularly in the winter months. Consider adding a few solar lights outdoors to pretty up the front garden, improve your home’s curb appeal, and in turn, add value to your home.
Fix Potholes
Cracks in the pavement and potholes in the driveway are eyesores that can tarnish the value of your home. Keeping on top of outdoor maintenance tasks such as these will ensure your home will maintain and increase in value.
So long as you spend time researching and planning the best way to fix the gaps and holes. Depending on the extent of the job, you may be able to fix some of the path and driveway issues yourself.
Before purchasing any product like cement, concrete, or tarmac, use online tools, like this concrete calculator, to decipher how many bags you’ll need. This will save you from buying more than you need to keep the job budget-friendly.
Add hanging baskets
Include colorful flowers in the garden to add interest to your home’s outdoor spaces.
Hanging baskets, in particular, are perfect for dressing up bland walls or fences. You can usually find ready-made hanging baskets at most local garden centers to save the hassle of creating them yourself.
As an additional tip, before you begin drilling holes in the fence posts. Look at the ready-made brackets you can purchase on websites like eBay. Drilling the fence posts can cause them to erode quickly. Whereas hanging basket brackets are easy to fit, you slot them on top of the fence post and add your hanging basket to the hook.
However, through the winter, be sure to choose a winter hardy, evergreen hanging basket to guarantee the flowers maintain their hues throughout the coming months.
Kitchen
Unless your kitchen is in disrepair, it may just need a little uplifting and TLC to restore it to its former glory. Alternatively, bring it up to date. Below are a few of the best and inexpensive ways to enhance your kitchen.
Remodeling the kitchen and installing new cabinets can cost anywhere between $3000 to $10000, which is extortionate when you’re on a tight budget.
As an alternative solution, if you’ve noticed, the cabinets look a little worn or discolored. You may want to consider prepping them with some sugar soap and water to paint them!
Various paints on the market today are suitable for kitchen cabinets and adhere to difficult surfaces like melamine. Plus there are a range of colors to choose from, and so you’re sure to find something to suit the style of your home without spending too much money.
When choosing a color for your kitchen cabinets, if you want to improve your home to sell it, opt for a neutral shade such as white, cream, or light grey. These hues will magnify space in the kitchen while making it look fresher and modern.
For the finishing touches, add some new handles to the cabinets. And attach a few spotlights on the underside of the wall cabinets.
Freshening up your kitchen cabinets with paint, new hardware, and lighting will add wow-factor to your kitchen. And increase the value of your home without spending too much money.
Bathroom
The bathroom, much like the kitchen, is expensive to replace. However, there are many ways to change its appearance and add value without spending a fortune. And here’s how.
Update Fixtures and Faucets
Take a moment to look at the faucets and fixtures in the bathroom. If they appear worn or outdated, you might want to contemplate changing them for something more up-to-date.
This is an excellent option for bathrooms where the suite, such as the bath, and sink are in good condition as new faucets and fixtures can make all the difference at next to no cost.
There are multiple fixtures to choose from. Such as art deco-inspired muted gold faucets. Or modern high chrome fittings.
Whichever design you choose for the bathroom, remember to buy ones that have similar material, color, and style. Otherwise, the bathroom fittings may look a bit disjointed and not add anything to the room.
Glass Shower Door
Another way to enhance your bathroom area is by swapping out old shower curtains for a brand new glass shower door.
Glass shower doors are beneficial in the bathroom for two reasons. Firstly they open up the room, allowing light to flow freely. And secondly, glass doors will make the bathroom look more stylish and less cluttered.
Oversized Mirror
Spacious homes are more desirable than homes with confined, dark rooms.
To step up the space in your bathroom, add an oversized mirror to a blank wall. It shall instantly mirror the area, reflecting the bathroom’s light, making it look and feel more spacious.
Now, we’ve covered how you can add value to some of your home’s most important rooms and outdoor spaces. Here are some additional tips that apply to the whole house.
Declutter and Deep Clean
Over time we naturally accumulate a lot of things in our homes. Most homeowners are guilty of having an attic, garage, shed, not to mention cabinets and closets in their home heaving with stuff. The problem is, this stuff can bring down the look of your house—particularly if you’re trying to sell it.
Taking time to cut down your belongings could be what your home needs to accentuate its space, character, and charm.
And so when you get a chance, you could work through each room, adding things to a basket you no longer need.
It can take a while to declutter a home thoroughly, but in the end, it’s worth it. You’ll find the house feels more spacious, and there are fewer things to mess-up the surfaces.
Perhaps the best thing about this tip is, it’s completely free!
Deep Clean
Houses need ongoing care and maintenance to look their best. It’s expected that if two identical houses were up for sale: one sparkling clean, and the other dirty and dusty. The immaculate home would have a better chance of selling, and for more than the asking price, than the home that’s been neglected.
And so, from scrubbing the grout between the bathroom tiles to dusting the cobwebs from the ceiling. Cleaning your home will make it feel more pleasant and enhance its appearance, which in turn, adds value.
Fresh Paint
Walls and skirtings experience many knocks and bangs, especially if you have little ones or grandchildren to look after. Over time, marked, stained, or discolored walls can drag down the appearance of your house.
For an inexpensive and sure-fire way to enhance your home’s worth, think about investing in some paint to freshen up the walls and ceiling. A new coat of paint around your home will make a world of difference.
As you can see from the above, there’s no need to spend thousands of dollars remodeling and renovating your home to add value.
By committing to tasks such as; painting the kitchen cupboards, adding hanging baskets by the doorway, and swapping the shower curtain for a glass door. With a bit of money and effort, you can upgrade your home’s look without spending a fortune.
