Owning your first home comes with freedoms not found in rentals. Renovations prioritize return on investments, but home enjoyment is an immeasurable return. Selling value is a key aspect to consider when decorating your home, but with stats showing that most first time buyers don’t sell until 11 years of ownership, prioritizing your own tastes is equally important.
Installing bright kitchen tiling, tearing down walls, and designing themed bathrooms might tempt you, but here are three ways to personalize your home without kicking yourself when it’s time to sell.
1. Add pops of colour
Since it’s likely you’ll repaint your home within ten years due to changing interior design trends, you may as well paint your home according to your own preferences. Statement walls are a great way to incorporate your personality through colourful paint or removable wallpaper. Save yourself trouble in the future by avoiding neons and dark colours that are difficult to paint over.
2. Spice up your furniture
High quality furniture pieces last a lifetime, and come with you to many homes beyond your first. Vintage velvet sofas or antique bedroom sets are exciting additions to a home, but pose a small risk to selling value. If you find that loud furniture is a barrier to selling in your neighbourhood, it can be put in storage to allow buyers to envision the space with their own tastes.
3. Dedicate unused space to your favourite hobby
So often, rooms without purpose are automatically turned into unused offices. An unconventional hobby room, like a reading room or ceramics studio may save you from wasting space in your home and add unique value to your quality of life. Pick a hobby room that doesn’t require significant renovations to return to a multi-purpose space, so selling value isn’t impacted.
