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Home » 3 Important Upgrades to Improve Your Home in Looks and Value
3 Important Upgrades to Improve Your Home in Looks and Value

3 Important Upgrades to Improve Your Home in Looks and Value

02/04/2021 By Deborah T

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Making a house a home often takes time. Keeping up with general maintenance as well as improving some areas take the time that can be an overwhelming journey. With this guide, you will be able to do three home improvements that will improve your home. You’ll enjoy these upgrades right away. But you’ll also receive even greater rewards when you sell your property in the future.

3 Important Upgrades That Will Improve Your Home

These updates will improve your home and boost its value.

1 – Repairs and maintenance

Please stop procrastinating over those essential repairs and routine maintenance tasks.

Whether it is something you can do yourself or you need to hire a professional it needs to be completed to ensure that your home is safe and functional.

The main repairs that need to be done are your roof and any plumbing as this can make a massive impact on your daily life. Having a roof repair is vital to keep your home safe and secure so hiring a professional to do a roof repair will give you peace of mind that it will keep your home watertight and warm. Without a roof repair, you could experience leaks and a cold wire entering your house which will waste electricity and ruin items within your home. Whereas having the correct plumbing will ensure that your home runs smoothly and safely. 

2 – The heart of the home

The main room of your home is the kitchen and living room. This is where most families spend most of their time. The kitchen is where your guests will come and sit to have coffee or lunch so designing it in a way that allows the room to flow and to function effectively.

Switching the cabinets to a more modern version whilst noting which inside option you would benefit from such as spinning trays for spices, wine racks, and dividers. This will make a massive difference to the overall look of your kitchen while impressing your guests. 

With the living room being a place where the family gathers throughout the day and in the evenings in front of the tv you want to make sure that it offers a cozy environment. Investing in an electric wall mounted fireplace will give the illusion that the room is warmer than it is, as looking at flames gives warmth. It will also give a great feature point to a room. 

3 – Heated flooring

The thought of installing heated flooring sounds like a luxury that you would not see much benefit from. On cold days you will appreciate the warmth under your feet when you walk out on the tiles first thing in the morning or coming in after a long walk. Another reason why you need underfloor heating is in the bathroom. You will instantly feel war–not just on your feet but your whole body when you come out of the shower. This luxury eliminates the discomfort of going from the warmth of the shower to the cold air. It will boost your mood and start your day by being warm.

Hopefully, with this guide, you will be able to improve your home by repairing key parts of your home. In addition, improving parts of your home to keep yourself warm whilst looking good will impress your guests and function better for the whole family. 

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Deborah Tayloe is a full-time blogger, children's book author, and freelance writer, contributing to large publications.

She has a B.S.Ed. in Secondary Education/English and a Spanish Minor. In addition, she holds a Certificate in Natural Health from a fully-accredited program and is a Certified Herbologist. She pursued these natural wellness certifications due to her love for herb gardening.

Despite freelancing to make a living, her love is "all things home."

Deborah grew up in a family that grew a large vegetable garden and a fruit orchard, helping her parents pull weeds and can home-grown foods as part of her childhood. In fact, she had no idea that she could purchase veggies and fruits in pre-packed steel cans until she went to college and made a food run.

Today, she lives in Bertie County, North Carolina, an agricultural rural area with more chickens than people. She lives with her husband and two rescue pets a sweet toy fox terrier and a cat who showed up one day and moved into the house. Together, they enjoy DIY projects, furniture refinishing, gardening, and canning.
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About Deborah T

Deborah Tayloe is a full-time blogger, children's book author, and freelance writer, contributing to large publications.

She has a B.S.Ed. in Secondary Education/English and a Spanish Minor. In addition, she holds a Certificate in Natural Health from a fully-accredited program and is a Certified Herbologist. She pursued these natural wellness certifications due to her love for herb gardening.

Despite freelancing to make a living, her love is "all things home."

Deborah grew up in a family that grew a large vegetable garden and a fruit orchard, helping her parents pull weeds and can home-grown foods as part of her childhood. In fact, she had no idea that she could purchase veggies and fruits in pre-packed steel cans until she went to college and made a food run.

Today, she lives in Bertie County, North Carolina, an agricultural rural area with more chickens than people. She lives with her husband and two rescue pets a sweet toy fox terrier and a cat who showed up one day and moved into the house. Together, they enjoy DIY projects, furniture refinishing, gardening, and canning.

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