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With a combined mix of classic charm and clever upgrades, you’ll get a house full of character and extra value on top. If you’re looking to add value to your home, then there’s something undeniably special about traditional designs. Not only does traditional design offer warmth, it offers personality and a sense of timelessness that the modern styles of today can sometimes lack.
Adding period charm to your house doesn’t just make it feel more inviting, but it can boost your property’s value. And if you’re looking to sell, it’s a good way to give it extra value. Whether your home is relatively modern or already full of older features, there are ways to weave in those heritage touches that buyers and visitors absolutely love. We’ve put together a list of some of the period style features that you can add to give your home more value, a touch of old world charm, and make it more appealing on the market.
- Why not install a statement fireplace? With the help of a well chosen fireplace, you’ll instantly create a focal point in any room of the house. Even if your house doesn’t have its original fireplace anymore, you don’t have to worry because you can still bring the look back. Heading to a reputable fireplace store and exploring cast iron inserts, ornate mantels and tiled surrounds that reflect the style of a particular era is what you need to do. Fireplaces create an atmosphere, architectural interest, and when functional, warmth, all of which makes a home feel luxurious and inviting.
- Embrace cornices and ceiling roses. These decorative touches used to be a staple in British homes, especially in Georgian and Victorian-built homes. If your property ceilings are currently pretty plain, installing a ceiling rose or some simple cornicing can completely change the character of A room. The eye is drawn upwards, adding height and elegance to the shape of the room, and it’s perfect for living rooms, hallways or bedrooms. It doesn’t have to be palatial, either; you can be subtle in your design choices and these can be just as effective.
- Go back in time with your flooring. Timeless flooring can make a huge impact, and by replacing laminate or warm carpets with reclaimed wooden floorboards, parquet flooring or even black and white Victorian tiles, you end up dramatically enhancing the home’s value as well as the aesthetic. For hallways and kitchens, encaustic tiles or quarry tiles offer that old fashioned charm that buyers are often looking for. It means that your home has that timeless personality while being brand new.
- Reclaim the internal doors. Chunky 90s interior doors can be easily replaced with four panel Victorian ones. Reclaimed or reproduction doors, especially those in solid wood, add that authenticity and value that you’re looking for. The best part is that they’re surprisingly easy to source. You can finish the look with traditional style door knobs, brass escutcheons and vintage keyholes.
Going back in time is easy and adding value is even easier when you do it.
