To Move or Improve? - Bristol Life
What areas of the house would most benefit in terms of adding value?
The Kitchen
A key area of the home that, by improvement, can add value to a property is the kitchen. The desire to create a more open, sociable space that incorporates cooking, dining and living remains as popular as ever and isn’t likely to change. Simply refreshing an existing layout won’t always yield the best results. This is where professional expertise is recommended.
In essence, to truly add value, you need two distinct elements; quality furniture and appliances, and considered professional design. Adding value to a home is a result of adding value to your lifestyle. This can be achieved by reviewing the flow of space(s), the movement of light through the day, usage times, and the functional layout.
Making the Right Choices
For example, the addition of more premium worktops won’t do much for the property value if the design of the kitchen makes working in the space awkward and inefficient. The same can be said for knocking down walls to open rooms into one another. How does that affect the foot flow, light movement, and wall space availability for tall storage units to stand against?
At Hobson’s Choice, we design and install bulthaup kitchens, a well-established German brand that is considered the Rolls-Royce of contemporary kitchens. Bulthaup is a premium product and, in the hands of our skilled designers, capable of being applied to properties of all shapes, sizes and age. The result is a new kitchen that will work perfectly and last for over 20 years. Estate agents even name drop the brand in property listings; there aren’t many other kitchen brands that can achieve such recognition!
Smaller CHanges
If we’re on a budget, what clever changes would you recommend?
Updating lighting, changing wall coverings, paint and wallpaper. Brighten up your home with better lighting and lighter finishes will feel refreshing and create more of a blank canvas to add to for years to come.
TIMELESS STYLES
Contemporary and traditional ‘Shaker’ kitchen styles have been and will be around for years to come. Given the expectation that a Hobson’s Choice kitchen is expected to last for 20 years or more, we often recommend to our clients to choose more neutral colour combinations. White and natural rough-sawn oak are popular examples. The subtle pairing allows the room to be regularly refreshed through the use of wall paint, wallpaper, lighting, artwork, and furniture.
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Bristol Life Jan 2022
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