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We all want to make the most of our homes. These are the spaces we live in. The places we kick back and relax in the evenings. Where we grow our own lives and where we’ll form many happy memories. We’re bound to want to make it look and feel as good as it can. On top of this, our houses tend to be the biggest investment we make in our lives too. It’s not all too surprising that we’re going to want to maintain their value or even build on it by constantly improving and keeping up with other properties in the area. This could benefit us if we ever decided to up and move, selling and upgrading. However, all of these changes don’t need to take place at once. Instead, you can take one step at a time to slowly improve your home. Here are a few that you might want to consider!

Consider Metal Siding

There are so many different exteriors you can opt for when designing or renovating your home. But one option that could prove great for pretty much any property is metal siding. This will see metal panels placed outside your property and comes hand in hand with a whole host of benefits. It protects your home, making it more sturdy and resistant to damage. This means you needn’t worry about wear and tear from the elements over the years. Instead, rain, sleet, hail, wind and more can batter away at the walls and your home shouldn’t experience any damage. On top of this, it can help make your home appear sleek and modern!

Spruce Up Your Kitchen

Many people consider their kitchens to be the heart of their home. So look after yours well. Every kitchen could be improved a little. Whether that’s extra storage, matching appliances, adding a wine cooler, fitting bigger windows for more light or anything else. Bring in an architect and interior designer to determine what changes would best benefit your space!

Focus on the Garden

Remember that all of the focus on your property shouldn’t rest purely on its interiors. You can pay attention to any outdoor space you have too! Having a garden is a real perk when you have one. If you have kids, it provides them with an outdoor space to play in. If you have pets, it gives them somewhere to stretch their legs between their daily walks. If you don’t have either, it’s still a wonderful area you can hang out in when the weather’s nice and fair. So, keep it in ship shape. Hire a gardener to complete the bulk of the basic gardening tasks if you’re not into gardening yourself. A simple cut of the grass and weeds being pulled up can make a huge difference.

These are just a few different areas you might want to focus on. Paying a little attention to them and giving them a little care can see your home really improve over the course of a few months or years.

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The kitchen is known as the heart of the home for a reason – when friends and family come round through the entry doors, we all naturally congregate there. While your kitchen naturally lends itself to being the social hub of your home, there are things you can do to make it even more welcoming and truly a place where everyone wants to hang out. So whether you’re revamping your existing space, or designing completely from scratch, here’s what you can do to make your kitchen amazing:

Keep It Open

Practical Layout for Cooking

Ideally, if you want to create an environment for people to be comfortable in while you cook, you should ensure that they aren’t getting in your way. Whether someone wants to sit and relax in the kitchen or they’re trying to grab a snack or a drink, you should ensure that you have a countertop near the stove to work from. If everything is in a logical place, you can work much better without getting frustrated. This also means you have room to experiment with some new recipes and truly enjoy yourself in the kitchen.

A large open plan space is the dream to make the most of your kitchen facilities. Think about adapting the layout, and possibly removing some internal walls in order to achieve this free flow. There should be enough space to include some comfortable seating and perhaps an island with stools for informal dining and catching up. It’s also a good idea to think about the possibility of adding bi-fold or sliding doors that allow you to connect indoors and outdoors seamlessly, so that you can enjoy great weather. Adding in some Coldbuster underflooring heating will also help to keep the space cosy in colder temperatures and allow wall surfaces to be kept free.

Think About Storage

A tidy and appealing home is a welcoming one, and that tends to happen where you have proper kitchen storage solutions. If you are replacing your kitchen units, there are lots of options to include things like a pull out pantry unit, or retractable shelving that makes the most of every last inch of space. You can also consider adding things like a butcher’s block on castors or an open shelving unit to hold items and keep them neat. When a room performs lots of different functions, storage is an essential to stop things feeling clutter and to allow the activities in the space to switch seamlessly from meal prep to socialising.

Get The Lighting Right

Lighting can be a game changer and very transformative for the mood of a space. In an open plan room, you can use lighting to divide the place up into zones. You need a mix of bright, functional task lighting, such as LED spotlights, alongside a few statement pendant light fittings to add the wow factor and illuminate the space in a different way. On top of that, think about adding a few lamps or opting for dimmer switches so that you can make the area more cosy for social activities. You could also go for some undermounted strip lighting on your kitchen cabinets for when you don’t need to do serious cooking, but just want to relax in the evenings and help yourself to a drink.

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