Your home is your domain, and one of the most gratifying things you can do is add value to it or make it a better place to live in. Home improvement and enhancement projects will always be a worthy enterprise, and whether you want to stay in your home or if you’re looking to sell it in a couple of years.
There are many ways to fund a home renovation and even creative ones that don’t require you to put much money on the line. For example, if you have home equity, you can use it as capital for your home upgrade. According to All Reverse Mortgage ™, “a reverse mortgage is a loan secured by your home. It can give you access to the cash flow that comes from the value of your investment for your home, and you can use it in different ways – to add value to your home or ease the financial pressure.”
So if you’re considering adding a little more value to your home or just making it a better place for your family, here are some creative projects to consider.
Skylight
Skylights are a beautiful feature that can be added to your home, loved by buyers, and appreciated by owners. A well-executed skylight or roof window will add value to your home and make it more enjoyable to live in. Skylights are perfect for top-floor rooms and spaces that are starved of light. Natural light is and will always be desirable in a home, and with one upgrade project, a dark and dingy room can become light-drenched, stunning, and start to feel more inviting and modern. In a small home, a skylight can be a special feature and a focal point that makes it look bigger.
The key thing with this project is that it can’t be taken lightly or done on the cheap. Because you’re basically cutting out of your roof, it must be done in a way that doesn’t compromise the structural integrity of the entire house. Skylights can make your home more energy-efficient, allowing you to get the benefits of solar power, save on heating and cooling costs, and improve the general ventilation of the house. Depending on how your home was constructed, you can add a skylight to the kitchen, to an upstairs bathroom, or even an upstairs lounge.
MudRoom
In a house full of people, the movement in and out of the home can contribute to making the home messy. If you live in a snowy or rainy location, it only takes a few hours for the mud and dirt from outside to make it through the entire house through people’s boots and shoes.
So, what if you added a space that kept muddy boots away from the rest of your house? If you have a laundry area located near the entrance of your home, you can easily turn it into a mudroom. All you need is high-traffic flooring, a solid bench for people to comfortably take their shoes off, and hooks and shelves for added storage.
More Storage
Storage seems like a boring detail, but for today’s home buyers and owners, it’s an essential aspect of a home. Homes with less storage can sell for less, and even the nicest house or apartment can miss out on attention on the market because there isn’t enough of it.
Adding extra storage in your home is a simple yet effective upgrade that will instantly make life easier. There’s a multitude of ways you can add storage, including more cabinetry in the bathroom, adding shelving to your garage, or even adding a storage shed into the yard.
Raise The Ceiling
High ceilings are another highly desirable feature in new homes. If your old house has room for it, you can raise the ceilings and make your home look bigger, more expensive, and modern. If you have an attic space, you’re probably a very good candidate for a raised ceiling but be sure to look over the plans of your home, consult with an architect and contractor to make sure it’s something that can and should be done. If you want to make an amazing visual impact, consider a vaulted ceiling, which is slanted instead of flat.
Some of the best ways to enhance your home don’t have to be as large scale as adding a new wing or installing a pool, and they don’t have to be as small scale as a new coat of paint. There’s a great little place in the middle where you can elevate the current space and make a huge impact with one simple change.
