Jewelry For Your HomeJewelry for your home, meaning hardware and accessories is a surprisingly easy and incredibly effective way to change the look, feel and decorative style of your home. With endless possibilities today in finish, texture and color, the only limitations are the boundaries of your imagination, and it will blow your mind how easy it is to do. In your kitchen, by simply changing cabinet knobs and the kitchen sink faucet you have completely changed the decorative landscape of the center of your home. Think about going stainless, brushed nickel or a gorgeous oil rubbed bronze. Maybe a new porcelain sink would accentuate that “country kitchen” feel better.
Making changes like completely remodeling the kitchen or bathroom or a room addition can greatly increase a home's style — but at a premium price. For a fraction of the cost, a simple upgrade to new door hardware and pulls makes a great first impression and adds value, combining elegant styling with better security. Painting cabinets is also a relatively inexpensive upgrade that can completely change a kitchen's look. Upgrading your doorknobs, pulls, and handles will not only create a more beautiful first impression, but it can make your space flow so much better for a fraction of the cost of upgrades like hardwood floors, tile, or new carpeting.
Think about the colors that you now have on your walls. What finish would really
flow with that wall color
Lever doorknob designs have been very popular over the last 8 years because of their beauty and function. Levers work very well for the aging baby boomer population, which are now working much later in life and are at the peak of their “buying and earning power”, and therefore buying more and more homes. Everyday retirees nationwide are looking to buy that perfect last retirement home. Levers make opening and closing doors much easier for people whose hands don’t always work as good as they used to, while making a dramatic decorative statement.
Upgrading your front door to a new handle set
is one of the most dramatic changes a homeowner can make. Everyone who comes in
and out of your home will touch it. When selling your home, take a look at the
old door knob that has served you well for several years. Replacing it with a
beautiful handle set in antique nickel or oil rubbed bronze finish, before you
list your home, will pay great dividends on the impression your home makes on
that From doorknobs to cabinet knobs and faucets to coat hooks, finish hardware will make the statement in your home. Don’t forget about the jewelry for your home, when you’re looking to sell or just create a new feel. Simply changing the kitchen faucet and cabinet pulls will have a huge effect on your kitchen design. Start by imagining different finishes and textures, and then move on to the style. Do your kitchen light fixtures have sweeping lines or a lot of angles? Imagine the "big picture", and it will help you pick out the perfect complement to bring your kitchen alive. Are you shooting for an "Old English country" feel or is your home more modern. Don't stray too far from the general feel of your home to ensure good flow, from other areas into the kitchen. And have fun with it. After all, the majority of our "family time" is usually spent there, so it becomes the vortex of our interaction at home. Back to Real Estate Articles Investors Corner Main Sandhills Real Estate Page Sandhills Condos and Townhomes
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and texture? What shape would look better with your
wall lines and window curves? Which cabinet knobs would look better with my
cabinet design and kitchen layout?
prospective buyer.
And lord Jesus, please get rid of that ancient storm door. It kills the first
impression when potential buyers walk up to it and screams "dated" before they
ever step foot inside your home.
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