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In many cases, you renovate because you want your house to look more beautiful and feel more comfortable. When you mention “home renovation”, many people likely think it’s off the budget and too expensive. However, revamping your space doesn’t have to be costly. In 2020, most of us were confined to our houses after social distancing measures were introduced by governments globally. This has changed the relationship we’ve all had with our spaces. Two factors stand out when making home renovations: level of comfort and the investment that makes sense for resale value.

Additionally, you will need to put in plenty of work to ensure everything is a success. Ready to remodel your home? Check these expert tips to get you started.

1.  Create a Plan

We’ve started with this for a reason: you need to plan first. When dealing with home renovation, you might be tempted to skip this step. However, you must spend some time on planning. This includes innovative tasks like choosing accessories, selecting the best stairlifts prices, or even picking your color and theme palette. This also means taking accurate measurements of your space.

 

Additionally, you need to plan out all that needs to be done on the calendar. Ideally, this aids you in setting a realistic timeline for your project. While this sounds like a lot of work, it will save you time and avoid costly mistakes down the road.

2.  Upgrading your Kitchen

In the real estate domain, kitchens play a central role in the sale of apartments and homes. You should have a kitchen that is both appealing and functional. This means having a kitchen where you can cook multiple meals at once. It should also be spacious enough for storing supplies and food. Start by installing new kitchen countertops. Remember, your countertops do plenty of work, and upgrading them increases their longevity. It will help if you go for smaller square footage. This enables you to reduce the overall cost, and you can easily afford a more expensive material for the renovation.

3.  Flooring

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Remodeling your floor is a vital step in getting your home to feel open yet lively. In the recent past, this would mean complex floor work that is time-consuming and expensive. Recently, this narrative has changed: there are cheap and better options. Try investing in something like peel on floors. This changes the flooring without requiring to do anything permanent or expensive. Additionally, you can add different types of layered rugs on the surface to liven things a bit.

4.  Add Some Shelves

As a homeowner, you can never have too much storage space. You need to make the most of every space by adding some extra shelves to your wall. You can have the racks installed with whatever style and sized-space you choose. This may include sharp corners, nooks, and every move your designers can fix in-between. Go for tailor-made shelves as this reduces the overall cost. This also helps ensure shelves are made to fit their contents, and you can customize an efficient library system.

5.  Broad Entryways

If you’re living with an aged parent, you need a large doorway and pathways to help them in their mobility. Also, guests coming to your home need to feel like they’ve arrived somewhere luxurious once they walk in. A grand entryway is spacious, has an arched ceiling, and features an impressive staircase leading to the second level if your home has one. Many times, homeowners focus on the interior and external appeal and forget the importance of first impressions. When you walk inside your home, is it dimly-lit? Dark, especially when it’s not sunny? If so, enlarging your entryway or installing new windows is a great solution.

6.  Outdoor Space

This is a must-have, especially if you’re a senior or are weeks away from retirement. Even though the weather has its fair share of challenges, it’s still possible to design an outdoor space. Go for something compatible even in a rainy or cloudy climate. Experts say spending some quality time outdoors has immense benefits to your health. Having a comfortable and warm place that allows you to achieve this is worth investing in.

7.  Paint

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Any interior designer will tell you that paint should be the first thing to do when renovating. Go for timeless and classic colors that match your décor and furniture accessories. Painting not only adds a touch of color, but it makes rooms appear larger. With paint, you can also create a focal point and re-proportion your space.

Now that you have an ideal picture of home renovation tweaks and tricks, you’re ready to kick-start your home remodeling journey. Finally, don’t underestimate the power of adding some accessories. Accessories are like the icing on the cake for any interior. Having them makes a home feel unique, complete, classic, and designer-like.

Author

Founder of Paisley.org.uk in 1998 and constantly strives to change peoples attitudes to the town, Brian is a self described Paisley Digital Champion who promotes Paisley via any means necessary. You can also follow me on X