Breathe new life into your Gloucestershire home and add lasting value with these handy tips, from full scale renovations and fitting new doors and windows to tidying up your outdoor spaces.
Extend your home
From expanding your kitchen and dining area and creating useful utility space, to a full-scale, two-storey build to add more bedrooms or perhaps a home office, extending your home can transform the layout of your living space while adding significant value to your property.
Working with trusted design and build experts to plan and execute your ideal extension is the best way to ensure your project is carried out to a high standard — and can help identify ways to keep the costs down, too.
Convert your attic or cellar
Add another room to your home by converting your attic or cellar into an extra bedroom, chill-out room or children’s play den. With thorough planning and expertise needed to convert a room safely, if done well, the new addition is another surefire way to add lasting value to your home.
Design a unique kitchen
It may seem obvious but the decor in your home can have a massive impact on its value. Don’t be afraid to inject a bit of personality through bespoke and exclusive kitchen designs, with high-quality materials and special features. Plus, going bespoke means that no two houses will be the same!
Upgrade your bathroom
A stylish and well designed bathroom will also go a long way to improving the interior feel and appeal of your home. Changes including redesigning the space by re-positioning your bath or shower; carrying out a contemporary refurb with new decor; and adding comfort features such as a heated towel rail, will all help to give your bathroom a splash of luxury.
Replace your flooring
From luxury carpets to designer tiling and stylish hardwood, changing up your flooring will transform both the look and feel of your home — and is a big attraction for potential buyers. If you're renovating, consider your ideal type of flooring at the design stage, so that you can match it stylistically with your walls, features and furniture.
Change your windows
Transforming your home almost instantly, new windows can massively increase the value of your property, as well as giving it some excellent kerb appeal. Restore your home's character while maximising views by investing in beautiful double-glazed windows that could also save you money in the long run, with better energy efficiency and long-lasting quality timber and fixtures.
Add some custom features
Whether you’re looking to sell your property or simply want to add a bit more character, consider creating features and points of interest to make your home stand out.
Enhance your interior aesthetic with a custom staircase; give the best of first impressions with a bespoke front door; spruce up your bedroom with a walk-in wardrobe; warm your living space by adding a wood burning stove; or give your home that one-of-a-kind feel with made-to-fit wooden furniture such as benches, tables and storage chests.
Make it brighter
Whilst great lighting can enhance the look and value of your home, an overall feeling of light and airiness is also important for house hunters. Consider lighter tones on the walls, mirrors to reflect natural window light and skylights to create a space that feels bigger than it is.
Rejuvenate your outdoor spaces
Making the most of your outdoor space to create areas where you can relax and entertain guests is a great way to increase your property's appeal and value. Think about adding or breathing new life into your decking or paved area, along with bespoke seating, a sheltered or shaded area and perhaps even space for outdoor cooking.
Also consider renovating or creating new outbuildings, such as a summer house for leisure, or for more practical usage, a garage or storage and utilities space.
Shore up your driveway
Ensure your property has ample and attractive space for parking by tidying up your driveway. Re-paving or tarmacing your current drive, adding stylish stone or gravel or even extending the space will enhance your property with a smart looking, practical feature that is both useful and desirable for potential buyers.
Tidy up your garden
Making your garden look great doesn’t have to mean planting up a professionally-landscaped space. Keep it fairly low maintenance with potted plants, cut your lawn regularly or perhaps create a unique feature, such as an arbor with a bench to sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labour.
