5 Creative Ways To Add Value To Your Home Before Listing It
Go Back To Previous PageGuest Blog Post by Matt Lee. Many home sellers get caught scrambling to make significant upgrades before listing their homes to boost the selling price. While major
renovations, like flooring, roofing, and HVAC systems, are essential elements to have squared away before listing your home, many more minor, more affordable upgrades can boost home value instantly.
With some creativity, you can quickly add value to your property by investing in more minor but significant upgrades. Look at these five innovative ideas for boosting property value and sale price in any local market.
The Benefits of Making Minor Upgrades to Add Value To Your Home Before Listing It
When planning to sell, one of the biggest mistakes home sellers can make is overlooking the details of their property. Ignoring small home features can cause sellers to lose out on money that they would otherwise claim in a home sale. Some of these upgrades seem insignificant. However, neglecting them can amount to an ample missed opportunity.
Minor upgrades are often necessary for two reasons: style and freshness. Homeowners looking to list their property may inspect features like handrails or lighting fixtures and see that they aren’t broken or worn down. However, style is often more valuable in boosting property value than functionality. Interior design trends change regularly, so even if you think your durable countertops are good enough to make the sale, their outdated style might compromise some of your home’s overall value.
Luckily, boosting home value can be achieved easily with these five projects. These can be tackled in the final stages before listing a home.
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Custom Cabinetry
Kitchen cabinets are one of the most noticeable features that home buyers assess. Even before scheduling an open house, many home buyers will 
make a judgment over the entire property based on the photos they see online. They analyze the quality of the cabinetry as one of the most natural things to spot. Before listing, consider upgrading your cabinetry.
You can get creative with the knobs to pull off an on-trend look.
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Durable Countertops that sparkle with cleanliness are crucial to attracting prospective buyers in the kitchen and the bathrooms.
The cheaper countertops appear the more likely potential buyers will assume they need to be replaced. And you can count on potential buyers to include those calculations in their bid. Durable countertops that are on-trend, like quartz, marble, and granite, will always go over well in the market.
They carry a luxurious and sophisticated appearance. Therefore they instantlynudges the assessment of the home’s value upwards.
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Stylish and Sturdy Handrails
Home buyers are looking for quality handrails to accommodate accessibility. Als,o they are looking for bars that are artistically in tune
with the surrounding decor. This can mean jazzing up bars with brass handrail brackets or intricate banisters.
Upgrading handrails to match surrounding lighting fixtures and room color palettes can be one of the most innovative upgrades to boost home value before listing. And remember, bars aren’t just for the grand staircase. Consider outdoor areas that could benefit from new handrails, like decks or front porch steps.
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Steel Siding
This is one of the most innovative options for creating a unique exterior for your home. Steel siding colors range from dark, earthy tones to
bright, modern hues. No matter what aesthetic you’re going for, you can find steel siding colors that will blend beautifully with the surrounding landscape and interior design palettes.
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Driveway Detailing
Curb appeal speaks volumes for property value, so touch up your driveway by detailing the edges, filling in cracks, leveling the surface, or outlining the 
perimeter with landscaping details.
You can creatively add value to your home so it’s in tip-top shape for a successful listing.
Matt Lee owns the Innovative Building Materials blog and is a content writer for the building materials industry. He focuses on helping fellow homeowners, contractors, and architects discover materials and construction methods that save money, improve energy efficiency, and increase property value.
Georges has been working in Wall Street for the last 16 years trading derivatives with hedge funds. He has been an active real estate investor for over a decade. Georges graduated from HEC Business School in Paris and holds a master in Finance from ESADE Barcelona.
