The prices of houses continue to rise year on year, and this trend is predicted to continue. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic and recent economic challenges the country faces, property prices are going against this and steadily continue to increase. In order to improve home value and, also, make you feel proud of your home, you may decide to do a mini (or major) renovation. This can be as simple as decorating a room to something more advanced, such as changing the structural layout or creating an extension. There are so many opportunities within luxury homes. We have produced a few projects below that may spark some ideas.
Dining Room Modernisation
Depending on the size of your home, you may have a dining room, and, within this dining room, it may be isolated or connected to the kitchen. Most modern homes will have this actually connected to the kitchen which then makes this a mega spacious room with plenty of opportunities. If this is not the case, some people then may decide to knock down walls to change the structural layout in order to do this. Alternatively, if it is all in one room and you would prefer a private dining room, you may decide to actually add a wall to have this complete. There are lots of creative and high-quality dining room sets that you can choose from at furniture stores or online. These come in all shapes and sizes and will also allow you to look at the accessories and decorative elements you can add to this, which puts the icing on the cake.
Energy Costs
With the cost of living rising in full effect, there are a lot of things that homeowners can do in order to soften this blow. One thing that has an initial offset in cash but something that is increasingly popular is solar power panels. Electricity costs are something that is spiralling to record levels, and if people have solar panels installed on the roofs of their homes, this could save them a lot of money every month as they have a level of self-sufficiency. The government continues to give out a level of tax credits connected to this, which will help with their carbon natural targets and support households with this.
Windows
Economical improvements to the luxury home could be to look at the windows and doors. It is highly likely that as a homeowner, you will have double-glazed windows and doors already. However, if this is not the case it is something into which you should look. This alone will not only add value to your home but keep the heat in and the noise out! Similar to the solar panels, this is sometimes a big offset in cash initially, but the value it adds to your home will offset that instantly.
A deep clean
Don’t underestimate the brilliance a deep clean can do. Maybe it’s a case of pulling the bed out of the room and cleaning underneath, maybe it’s more of a decluttering job, maybe you just need to tackle that skirting, but by the end of it, you might well feel like you’ve got a new home.
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