Planning your perfect kitchen to increase the value of your home

Planning your perfect kitchen to increase the value of your home

They say that a kitchen can sell a property and it is certainly a huge factor for buyers when searching for their next home. How does your kitchen stack up? Would it make every Masterchef green with envy, or are you considering upgrading your kitchen in 2025? Read this article to ensure your kitchen upgrades will help your future sale.

As the year marches on, we are, by now, all thinking about Christmas. Planning the big day and the all-important meal that is to be prepared. It's a busy time of year in our kitchens, particularly if you or someone in your household is a keen cook. Christmas cakes start long before anyone has even thought about the big day to give them time to steep and those flavours to really mature. And then, as December progresses, plans are made, and they almost always revolve around food. All of this coincides with The Great British Bake Off reaching the final, and every baker begins to dream of hide-and-slide ovens, proving drawers and Kitchenaid mixers in magnificent rainbow colours.

 

You may have heard that a kitchen can sell a home, and this is correct in some ways. Now, it's unlikely that you will put a show-stopping kitchen into your home and then sell up and move somewhere else. Still, if a kitchen upgrade is on the cards for you soon, it might be worth considering a few points that will really make your kitchen stand out from the crowd so that when the time comes for you to sell, your home will appeal to buyers.

 

What is a home chef looking for in the kitchen of their dreams?

  • Space - for anyone who loves to cook, space to move around the kitchen and space to work is vital. Consider the layout of your room and make the most of the space you have available.
  • Light - A kitchen should be a bright room. Think about the areas in the room and where you will do what, and light the space accordingly. Keep ambient lighting to the dining area where you might like some ambient lighting, but you want to avoid this low lighting where you will be chopping veg. Opt instead for either dimmable lighting that can be increased when necessary or specific task lighting that is brighter in the kitchen work area.
  • Style - this is primarily a personal choice, although, in such a high-traffic area of the house, it makes sense to consider practicalities as well as aesthetics. For example, high-gloss units are modern and contemporary and can look amazing, but if you have small children, you might find yourself constantly cleaning finger smudges off the doors.
  • Storage - Kitchen designs have come so far that most companies offer storage solutions within their unit carcasses for every manner of storage you could need. Whether you are a keen baker with every shape of cake tin imaginable or a whizz with flavours and every herb and spice known to man, there will be an innovative and stylish way to store your bits and pieces so that the kitchen remains a functional and beautiful room.
  • Appliances - Unless you opt for integrated appliances, including them in a sale is not required, but some appliances can set your home apart. A wine chiller is always a winner, and an instant hot water tap is also a very popular option. A double oven, Aga, or the aforementioned proving drawers are where you can attract a keen household chef to fall in love with your kitchen.

 

There are new trends in kitchens and interiors all the time, but if you opt for something very trendy, it could date quickly if you're not planning to sell your home for a few years.

 

Whether you are planning things yourself or will employ a designer, it can be very exciting to plan your perfect kitchen that will certainly increase your home's overall value when it is time for you to sell.

 

If you are thinking of moving and would like us to help you sell your property, get in touch with our property experts today.


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