Strategic renovations can significantly boost a home’s value, marketability, and appeal to buyers. Here I have provided a list of some of the best renovation and home improvement options that can put you a cut above the rest come your time to hit the market. However, remember that with any changes to your home, the aesthetic decisions and quality of the work will impact whether or not the changes will have positive contributions to your home value, so choose wisely!
Interior Paint
The use of neutral or light colours can make spaces feel bigger and brighter, make a home feel “move-in ready”, and is a simple home change that can directly impact your sale!
Flooring Updates
Replacing carpet with hardwood, engineered wood, or a luxury vinyl plank (LVP), can provide a clean, modern flooring look that has a huge effect on the home’s perceived value!
Kitchen Remodel
Updating cabinets, painting cabinets, new hardware, modern lighting, or new appliances are all commendable options to help improve your kitchen.
Bathroom Remodel
Replacing vanities, lighting, mirrors, faucets, adding clean tile or grout, or even a reglazed tub can make a big difference.
Curb Appeal Upgrades
New front door, garage door, exterior lighting, fresh landscaping, and a pressure-washed driveway can all give potential buyers the best chance of falling in love with your home and enticing them into seeing what else your property has to offer.
Open Up the Floor Plan
Knocking down non-structural walls to create open spaces (such as from the kitchen to the living area) can modernize a home and make it feel more spacious.
Basement or Attic Remodel
These can possibly add usable square footage, which directly boosts appraised value (such as an office, bedroom, gym, or entertainment space).
Outdoor Living Spaces
Decks, patios, pergolas, or fire pits can increase perceived living space and buyer appeal (whether you choose to create new structures or update older ones).
Updated Lighting
Swapping outdated fixtures for modern, energy-efficient ones or swapping or adding under-cabinet lighting in kitchen areas are all great options to modernize your home’s vibe!
Energy-Efficient Improvements
Value varies, but new windows, added insulation, smart thermostats, LED lighting, and high-efficiency HVAC can all influence a buyer’s perspective of your property.
Each of these topics offer a variety of ways one can complete them, so be sure to analyze which of these might be worth it. If you’re unsure about which of these choices would best suit your home, my line is always open!
