Renovating your house for moving, Part 2

Today we will add to part one's article about renovations by discussing how to keep your renovation in harmony with the look of your home, and your neighborhood. We have probably all driven past that one home on the block that stands out from all of the others. Sometimes this can be a good thing, and increase the salability of your home. But if your own personal decorating tastes are leading you to consider bright orange roofing tiles with purple shutters and a yellow front door, you may wish to reconsider on the basis of decreased resalability. Customizing your home to yourself is one thing, but creating something that your neighbors walk past and giggle about is quite another.

You should keep the same consideration in mind when renovating the interior of your home. For example, your best bet for resalability is to stick with classic colors in kitchen cabinets, countertops, flooring, and carpeting. While that blood red carpeting may go well with your living room set, you should probably try and find something closer to be neutral tones, such as white, black, or gray. For quick renovation ideas, you might want to visit the home renovation guide site.

And try to keep the entire home in mind when redecorating single rooms. It's best if you keep a consistent color scheme throughout your home, rather then pasting together a mishmash of colors and styles. If your children want to have different primary colors on each of the four walls in their room, then probably the only other people willing to buy your home will also be those with young children. Try to create color schemes that the majority of other people would be willing to have within their home. This will ensure that you appeal to the maximum number of people's tastes.

One last thing to consider is the overall value of your neighborhood. There is very little point in upgrading your $200,000 home with a further $100,000 worth of renovations if houses in your area are only going for $225,000. Most realtors will tell you that you simply will not recoup your expenditures on your renovations if you price yourself outside of the average cost of a home in your neighborhood. Some realtors call this the "gilding the lily" rule. An all Italian granite countertop is just not appropriate for a new family home. No matter how beautiful it is, it will never really suit the home.

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