How to add uniqueness to your home
This week we have a great article by Tara Nelson of Trulia entitled, 6
Affordable Champagne Features for Your Beer Budget Home. While these
tips are great for home owners or even new buyers, it’s a fantastic resource for
Sellers! Are you thinking about selling your home but you would like it to stand
out from the others? These are some great tips that not only will get Buyers
talking but also will help them know that you care about your home, even better
incentive. If you’re thinking about selling your home, contact The Dawn Thomas
Team today!
1. Automation- ”For your home to automatically anticipate your preferences and living habits, and conduct itself accordingly, is a serious luxury that no longer requires a serious investment. Easily programmable thermostats and smart home systems are now available at very low prices. Check out the Nest “Learning” Thermostat for one of the most simple-to-use, inexpensive alternatives around. Created by the man who designed the iPod, it “learns” the temperatures you prefer without any complicated programming process, it can detect when no ones home and change the temperature accordingly and it is even remote controllable via wi-fi and mobile app.
In some areas, home cable companies are now bundling temperature automation and smart home features like remote-controlled lighting, temperatures and security systems and even smoke and carbon monoxide monitors right into the same online dashboard you use to pay your bill or order a movie on-demand.
2. Nature’s Niceties- The range of cost for landscaping and creating what many now call outdoor rooms is vast. But there are also dozens of inexpensive projects that can level-up your own home’s nature factor:
There’s a new generation of companies – solar power service providers – who will pay for a solar system, install it on your home for little or nothing, and pay for its maintenance. In turn, you pay them for the power you use, at a rate that is generally lower than what you were paying the utility. These arrangements are not available everywhere, but if you’ve always thought you’d go solar if you could afford it, it’s certainly worth investigating whether you can find a solar service provider in your neck of the woods
5. Built-ins (or faux ones)- Built-ins like desks, book shelves, closet systems and even kitchen recycling centers feel particularly luxurious because they offer a polished approach to efficient use of the space you have, and often eliminate the need for bulky pieces of furniture.
6. Dedicated spaces- The idea here is to simply dedicate a space to an activity, painting it, installing the appropriate furniture and carving out a place for all the supplies that are involved in that activity.
At your house, this could include:
1. Automation- ”For your home to automatically anticipate your preferences and living habits, and conduct itself accordingly, is a serious luxury that no longer requires a serious investment. Easily programmable thermostats and smart home systems are now available at very low prices. Check out the Nest “Learning” Thermostat for one of the most simple-to-use, inexpensive alternatives around. Created by the man who designed the iPod, it “learns” the temperatures you prefer without any complicated programming process, it can detect when no ones home and change the temperature accordingly and it is even remote controllable via wi-fi and mobile app.
In some areas, home cable companies are now bundling temperature automation and smart home features like remote-controlled lighting, temperatures and security systems and even smoke and carbon monoxide monitors right into the same online dashboard you use to pay your bill or order a movie on-demand.
2. Nature’s Niceties- The range of cost for landscaping and creating what many now call outdoor rooms is vast. But there are also dozens of inexpensive projects that can level-up your own home’s nature factor:
- installing raised vegetable beds in your backyard
- hanging a vertical garden on your kitchen wall
- putting in window boxes or outdoor seating
- installing a bird bath or planting a new treeLush, green anything is a luxury that can cost very little to enjoy for years on end.
- Adding crown moldings or baseboards
- Adding interior or exterior shutters
- Painting moldings, baseboards, mantles and door trims a contrasting color to the surrounding areas
- Replacing doors and lighting fixtures
- Replacing dated faucets, sinks, toilets and hardware – even recessed lighting soffits and door handles
- Painting exterior eaves, doors, trims and fences.
There’s a new generation of companies – solar power service providers – who will pay for a solar system, install it on your home for little or nothing, and pay for its maintenance. In turn, you pay them for the power you use, at a rate that is generally lower than what you were paying the utility. These arrangements are not available everywhere, but if you’ve always thought you’d go solar if you could afford it, it’s certainly worth investigating whether you can find a solar service provider in your neck of the woods
5. Built-ins (or faux ones)- Built-ins like desks, book shelves, closet systems and even kitchen recycling centers feel particularly luxurious because they offer a polished approach to efficient use of the space you have, and often eliminate the need for bulky pieces of furniture.
6. Dedicated spaces- The idea here is to simply dedicate a space to an activity, painting it, installing the appropriate furniture and carving out a place for all the supplies that are involved in that activity.
At your house, this could include:
- carving out a mudroom with storage racks for your family’s sports equipment
- doubling-down on kitchen area entertaining by putting up a pot rack and adding extra seating and serving spaces
- turning a corner of your great room into a screened meditation spot or homework area for the kids
- creating a 2-, 3- or 4-person office space out of your dining room, so every member of the family has a place for all their study, work and bill-paying tasks.”
This blog is courtesy of The Dawn Thomas Team who is an
award-winning Real Estate Agent team at Intero Real Estate Services in Los Altos
650-701-7822. We help nice people with selling and buying homes from Palo Alto
to West San Jose!
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