Home, Décor: Simple Upgrades to Add Value to Your New Home

Homes are meant to be an oasis of elegance. Here are a few simple upgrades to increase value, and comfort, to your new home so that the life of luxury is never too far out of reach.

 

While a home is a sanctuary, it can constantly be improved. As many homes are move-in ready today and are not in need of renovation work. But if they don’t meet one personal standards, they will need some work. Here are a few simple but effective upgrades to add value to a new home to make it luxurious.


 

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Upgrade Door and Cabinet Hardware

Doors and cabinets can often be forgotten as they are not grand and glaring. Instead, door and cabinet hardware can subconsciously impact the aesthetics of a home. Guests might think there’s something wrong with the home, even if they cannot pinpoint what exactly it is.

Upgrading door and cabinet hardware can vastly improve a home as cabinets and doors are almost everywhere. It is not a minor upgrade but rather a subtle one that will create a cohesive feel. Minimalistic copper pieces look incredible and turn a house into a home.


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Purchase High-End Appliances

Cabinet hardware is a fantastic way to boost a home’s value, but a home can look nice and function poorly without the appliances to back it up. High-end appliances like refrigerators, dishwashers, and cooktops are major focal points in a kitchen, and if they are not up to snuff, then the home won’t be either.

A refrigerator does more than keep food fresh. It contributes to a coherent theme in the home. Everything should coordinate, so homes need appliances that match their cabinets, and they need to work correctly as well.

Landscaping

It's easy to focus all of one’s attention in the home's interior and neglect the exterior. People will see the outside of a house first, so it needs to be taken care of properly for those first impressions to be positive. A home needs a fresh coat of paint and strong features such as pruned plants and trees and a properly mowed lawn. Without these landscaping features, a home can seem neglected and dingy.


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Install an Organization System

One of the quickest ways for a luxurious home to lose value is to be full of clutter and disorganization. A professional organizer and an organization system will benefit the home tremendously. A home is not luxurious if it is a mess. With proper organization, items will have a place to go where they are out of sight, and the home can feel in order.

These simple upgrades to add value to your new home will go a long way. Even though they are simple, they create big changes that benefit the entire home and the people living in it.


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