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LIVE CHAT TODAY: How to add value to your home - Thu, 29 June, midday!

HouzzAU
hace 6 años
última modificación:hace 6 años

The topic of adding value to your home is inescapable for those of us who know there will come a time to downsize, upsize, treechange, seachange or just get a new view. Maybe you are considering a room makeover or adding a new deck, but you want to make sure you are not wasting your money when it comes time to sell. To help answer any questions you may have regarding the best ways to improve your home - within any budget - we're arranging a Live Chat in the comments on this page featuring two Houzz professionals.

HOW IT WORKS Throughout this chat, we'll be asking both pros a few questions but we encourage all Houzzers to ask away and take part in the discussion. This is how it will work: I will post questions as comments to the thread. Each question will have a question number, for example ‘Q1)”. To answer a question, use the corresponding label, for example ‘A1)’. Don’t forget to keep refreshing the page to see new questions and answers. OUR EXPERTS Sally Hart - Wardrobe designer and professional organiser, owner of Clever Closet Company, an active Houzz pro with 49 reviews and 59 projects! Julia Anna de los Santos - A Houzz account manager who trained in architecture and worked at Architect Prineas before joining us at Houzz. Feel free to post your questions now and we'll answer them in the chat! See you then!

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  • PRO
    Clever Closet Company
    hace 6 años
    Última modificación: hace 6 años

    Q4 This is a biggie- so many ideas .

    fuuture proofing firstly amounts to planning. To plan effectively, you need to imagine how your life is going to change. This is where experts or anyone that has gone before you might indicate the ebb and flow of needs through life.

    I always try to think about how what we design today will be relevant to the current household and future household. This plays into furniture design through

    1 Buy quality as it lasts

    2 Avoid over designing- your particular hobby now might be gone in a few years so don't tighten your design too much -keep it flexible

    3 Experts will think of future needs

    4 If you're not sure of the rooms long term use-avoid custom furniture-it's what we specialise in but it is an investment that needs to return for a long term. Buy freestanding or modular if you think your needs will change.

    Comentarios (51)

    • Louise
      hace 6 años
      pics attached
    • missmel07
      hace 6 años

      In response to Q1. I love the tiles and think you have a very charming cottage, especially the bullnose verandah- I think it's perfect as it is. The new one will cost lots of money and will not look as nice as the existing. If you want to modernise the exterior I think your money would be much better spent spraying the roof tiles a slate grey colour. Also I wouldn't highlight the gutters with a different colour (I assume you meant monument). They are not an attractive feature so paint them to blend with the walls.

    • illegallyblonde27
      hace 6 años
      agreed. bullnose is charming and with a colour change no one will say to themselves "would loo better without a bull nose". agree the front needs softening due to your parking situation.
    • Louise
      hace 6 años
      OMG, thanks so much for your feedback. My gut has always been to keep the bullnose awning. Another follow on question if you don't mind, I'm in two minds on whether I should paint the house. It really does need to be freshened up as the house is like 100 plus years old so the bricks are not in the best condition. Do you recommend that we paint over (budget doesn't allow for render), stain the bricks or tuckpoint? Also, what double carport design do you think will flatter the house?
    • missmel07
      hace 6 años

      Hi, I think the best option is to paint with a textured paint such as Porters Paint stone paint (or similar) in a matte finish which keeps the charm and texture of the bricks. I think the carport should tie in with the style of the bungalow ie timber posts but should be as "light" as possible so as not to overwhelm the house. I'd probably do a flat roof and open sides.

    • antonia_d
      hace 6 años
      I don't think you should paint the bricks. If you tuckpoint the bricks it will look great. I think you should try to stick to the period of your home at the front as it is lovely.
    • squirtychookgirl
      hace 6 años

      Please don't paint the brick. Try to keep the façade as original as possible. Tuck pointing, when you can afford it, will really make your home stand out. This will keep the value of your home as high as possible both historically and financially.

      Also, keep the veranda roof bull nose. The guttering should blend in with the roof colour and the downpipes the same colour as the brickwork.

      Also, if you can afford them, use a tessellating tile similar to what would have been there originally.

      Good luck.

    • yousfullas
      hace 6 años

      Q(2) I have a lifestyle property that we want to update. Any suggestions regarding the exterior would be appreciated.

    • hayley
      hace 6 años

      I have an apartment which I love but I don't think it is finished. It needs something. (apologies for the mess)

      I am not planning to sell for a few years.

      What would you do?

    • Sharon Bouchard
      hace 6 años

      I have a small balcony that I want to style in a way that will help the space be more usable but also more attractive and appealing in the longer term.


    • LesleyH
      hace 6 años
      Q2. House inspiration first photo. Actual house 2nd. Looking at Woodland grey gutter, Dulux Army Issue to boards and Dulux Harold to windows. House has a beige roof which will remain. Bricks will not be painted. Want to sell to young family eventually so moving away from traditional mint greens of 80s. Are we on the right track? These colours are greater strengths of the beige royal and oyster linseed. Timber on the North side so strong light. Landscaping has since been completed. Don't like Monument as a house feature colour.
    • LesleyH
      hace 6 años
      Q2 continued below. Dulux Harold below. Colours look dark but are not in the sunlight.
    • oklouise
      hace 6 años

      how do we future proof our homes??...multipurpose rooms, downsizing, energy conserving on a budget for young families to retirees...look forward to lots of ideas

    • Rachel Lim
      hace 6 años

      HI. I am from Singapore. I have a walk-in wardrobe which is typical of HDB apartments. How could I get more out of the space? I would like a larger mirror and don't need so much hanging space. And could this work be done for less than $5000? Thanks.

    • fantabulous22
      hace 6 años

      I am looking to invest. Let me know if you think that Aussie homeowners these days prefer a good size closet or prefer a bigger bedroom?

      New Country, Bellbowrie · Más información

    • fantabulous22
      hace 6 años

      (The photo above is like the one I am looking at buying.)

    • Neryl Hollingsworth
      hace 6 años
      Última modificación: hace 6 años

      Hi, My question is, would renovating our kitchen or bedrooms be better for increasing the value of our home for new buyers? Both look pretty tired, TBH. We have 3 bedrooms and one is rather large, The other two are quite small but good enough for kids.

    • Luke Buckle
      hace 6 años

      Hi all and thanks for all your questions for this, our first live chat for Houzz Australia!

      Keep posting them as we'll be able to cover a fair few in 30minutes (if everything goes smoothly!).

      Sally and Julia Anna are with us to provide their answers to anything you want to know about how you can add value to your home. We'll get started in a just a few minutes - make sure to keep refreshing the page. (F5 on a PC, command+r on a Mac).



    • Luke Buckle
      hace 6 años
      Última modificación: hace 6 años

      Q1) @Neryl Hollingsworth on renovating choices - "Would renovating our kitchen or bedrooms be better for increasing the value of our home for new buyers? Both look pretty tired, TBH. We have 3 bedrooms and one is rather large, The other two are quite small but good enough for kids."

      (Remember to list your answers as A1 or Q1, A2 for Q2, and so on.)

    • Julia Anna
      hace 6 años

      A1) Generally speaking any renovation will increase the value of your home! If you're thinking of doing one over the other, I would recommend to renovate the kitchen. The kitchen tends to be more of a public space where family and friends gather and for that reason, be more of a priority. Either way, I'd encourage you to think of you're home as a whole!

    • Luke Buckle
      hace 6 años
      Última modificación: hace 6 años

      Q2) @Rachel Lim on maximising space - "I am from Singapore. I have a walk-in wardrobe which is typical of HDB apartments. How could I get more out of the space? I would like a larger mirror and don't need so much hanging space. And could this work be done for less than $5000? Thanks."

    • PRO
      Clever Closet Company
      hace 6 años
      Última modificación: hace 6 años

      A2) Hi Rachel, I can't see much to work with from your photo but if you don't need so much hanging space, you could remove the upper short hanging space and put a mirror in that space.

      You could continue the drawer unit under the window into an L-shape that returns under your new mirro and have that as a dressing table for make-up etc. Add some lighting and it would be even better

      I would add some shelving to the section above your low hanging since you said you don't need much hanging, that way the shelving is conveniently visible.

      Depending on the overall look you want to achieve you could easily do this for less than $5000.00

    • Luke Buckle
      hace 6 años

      Q3) @artrato3 on space choices - "I have a 4 bedroom, 1 bathroom. house. Would turning one of the bedrooms into an ensuite and walk-in-robe increase or decrease its resale value?"


    • Julia Anna
      hace 6 años

      A2 - Hi Rachel, I'd encourage you to get in touch with a professional who understands your overall goal and can help you work realistically to achieve it. You may need to consider compromising the quality of the materials to achieve your budget. The mirror is a great start and an old trick to help create an illusion of a larger space. Good luck!

    • PRO
      Clever Closet Company
      hace 6 años
      Última modificación: hace 6 años


      A3 artrato3We certainly do quite a few
      conversions of bedrooms to dressing rooms however it is never done for the
      purpose of re-sale.

      In my opinion a 4
      bedroom , 1 bathroom home sounds like the target market for a sale would be
      small a family. If they didn’t require the fourth bedroom, I expect a family
      might consider a family shared study space to be more beneficial than walk in wardrobe.

      An exception to this
      would be if your home is in an area predominantly catering to over 50's age
      group as they tend to be have a lower requirement for bedrooms and enjoy
      indulging in their fashion collections.

      An option you could
      consider, is a fit out that can be demountable so that you get what you need
      now (A WALK IN WARDROBE)without wasting expense on a non investment return at re-sale.. This is
      where a product that floats off the wall and requires just a few wall mounting
      points such as Elfa can be excellent. Not suited for rental as you need to
      screw into the wall, but excellent for a space efficient, ergonomic layout with
      minimal construc and de-construct. Cost could be as low as $5000.00 diy Bonus- that you can take it with you to your
      next home and use it in the laundry, garage
      etc

    • Sharon Bouchard
      hace 6 años

      Loving this! Hope you ask my question!

    • PRO
      marty's cleaning
      hace 6 años

      Do you think I should add a second storey to my home?

    • Luke Buckle
      hace 6 años

      Q4) oklouise — "How do we future proof our homes??...multipurpose rooms, downsizing, energy conserving on a budget for young families to retirees...look forward to lots of ideas!"

    • PRO
      Clever Closet Company
      hace 6 años

      You need to have a reason Marty! lol

    • PRO
      marty's cleaning
      hace 6 años

      Good point! We are outgrowing our lovely home and it is such a nice heritage home, I am unconvinced it will benefit from a big change.

    • Julia Anna
      hace 6 años

      A3 - Generally, I would say yes. If a buyer is thinking of renting out the house, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms would be a better shared house situation financially speaking. Think about individuals sharing the bathroom - 1 bathroom between 4 people vs 2 bathrooms between 3 people. You can also potentially get a couple with the room closest to the ensuite. Even from a families perspective, the average amount of kids per family according to the most recent census is 1.8, so 3 bedrooms is more than enough. Hope this helps!

    • Luke Buckle
      hace 6 años

      Q5) @Sharon Bouchard - I have a small balcony that I want to style in a way that will help the space be more usable but also more attractive and appealing in the longer term.


    • PRO
      Clever Closet Company
      hace 6 años
      Última modificación: hace 6 años

      A5 - Sharon Bouchard your question is not my area of expertise but I can give you my brief impression. Putting the furniture at one end rather than in the middle of the doorway will feel more inviting to venture to the balcony. Because it is tight and narrow- try to square up the shape by avoiding anything that runs "long way: so add a garden element- possibly a lateral feature on the opposing wall (consider the aspect for the plant's suitability). then I wonder if it would be at all possible to run a planter above the doorway along the length of the balcony and have a pretty trailing plant all the way along - ?

    • Luke Buckle
      hace 6 años
      Última modificación: hace 6 años

      Q6) @hayley on her living room - "I have an apartment which I love but I don't think it is finished. It needs something. I am not planning to sell for a few years"


    • Italian Girl
      hace 6 años
      Última modificación: hace 6 años

      Will Surfmist coloured Aluminium slats look good in between the fence posts? Colour of house and fence render is Colorbond dune - fence in 200% Dune, house is 100% Dune - left hand side of fence not rendered yet.....


    • hayley
      hace 6 años

      @italiangal001 what are your other options? pickets?

    • Rachel Lim
      hace 6 años

      Thanks for your answers!

    • PRO
      Clever Closet Company
      hace 6 años


      Q6 Hayley,

      Some of the things I
      think are not working at the moment are :

      To many horizontal
      lines created by the paint detail. The plate rails are a lovely feature but I
      think done in white will allow the actual
      prettyness of the woodwork lines feature rather than the colour
      dominate.

      The panelling around
      the fireplace is competing with the fireplace instead of framing it.

      The ceiling beam is
      not a feature and would be better the same colour as the ceiling.

      Decide what the
      floor colour is going to be then choose the paint colour for the walls and a
      white for the woodwork


    • Julia Anna
      hace 6 años

      A4 - Who knows what the future holds! This is a great question. Choosing good quality materials with a natural finish is a good way to simply future proof your home. Overall, this will mean, less maintenance in the future. I generally steer clear of using too much colour and prefer celebrating textures of materials like timber and marble - but of course it depends on each individuals aesthetic. Also, I personally believe in exploring simple ideas on how we live from day to day. For example, finding ways to be more efficient with the space we have, taking up less space and collecting less material possessions!

    • Italian Girl
      hace 6 años

      The roof is Monument - but i really don't want to do Monument coloured slats..i like keeping it light and warm outside. I was thinking Surfmist slats, or Dune (same as house) but thought it would look too dull,,,so if I do Surfmist there will be contrast - and it's light in colour......

      Also do i do the slats at 10ml apart? I think 50ml looks too big of a gap and yuk

    • PRO
      Clever Closet Company
      hace 6 años
      Última modificación: hace 6 años

      Marty,

      I think if you are unconvinced , save yourself the hassle, money and time. Evaluate what you have and what you love and frequently getting rid of everything you don't need feels better than getting more. Then , when you have really settled on what you love, you will know if you need more.

    • Luke Buckle
      hace 6 años
      Última modificación: hace 6 años

      Q7) Louise - I live in a small federation single fronted cottage in an inner west suburb of Sydney and would like to freshen the façade to modernise it and improve on the street appeal. Within the next month I am planning on replacing the bullnose awning to one that is flat but angled, paint the exterior of the house and lay tiles in the porch and step areas (carport and planting to soften the façade will come later). The tiles that will be laid in the porch are artisan style ones shown in the pics below, steps will be marble. The house is north facing and I am going for the Hamptons look. I would like to know (a) if you think this colour scheme will work and if there is a better colour scheme that you can please recommend - Dulux tranquil retreat for the exterior, trims will be crisp white, surfmist for the awning and momentum for gutters, (b) should the awning have a corrugated or trimdek profile and (c) the tradie will be removing the timber post and replacing this will aluminium ones white in colour - is aluminium a terrible idea?


      The houses on the street are a mix of federation, bungalows and modern ones. Some are as-is in pretty much original condition and others freshened up with render and paint in pretty neutral colours.

    • Julia Anna
      hace 6 años

      A6 - How exciting! What a great position to be in. If you're planning to stay their for a while I would recommend for you not to rush into buying too many items for your home. Also ask yourself how you plan to live in all the spaces of your home. Which rooms do you spend the most time in when your at home and prioritise those spaces? Do you like cooking and having people over? I do! So that is what I would work on and invest in.

    • Julia Anna
      hace 6 años

      A7 - I love this federation cottage! I would celebrate it as much as possible and keep a lot of the main elements. If this were my own home I would simply add more plants and work with the planter pot you already have. Good luck!

    • PRO
      Clever Closet Company
      hace 6 años
      Última modificación: hace 6 años

      A7 Louise,

      I am a fan of appreciating what the home has to offer- it's a relationship thing I guess. Your home already has it's peronality and I would love it to continue to speak for itself. I see it has leadlights in the windows and the original bricks are gorgeous. I think the gray and white are stark against this old darling. Some warmer colours that sing with the leadlights- perhaps taupes or heading into the mustard depending on what the actual colour of those leadlights are.

      Then that sets the tone for the front porch- these homes often went into the terracotta and mustards or greens. I think work up from the pallete that is there.

      I also think an neat hedge running along the fence from the letter box will be great to soften

    • Italian Girl
      hace 6 años

      No, no pickets, i want aluminium slats - But just usure of the colour to get

    • PRO
      HouzzAU
      Autor original
      hace 6 años
      We had better bring this to an official close but feel free to keep discussing any of the questions raised. Thanks everyone for participating!
    • PRO
      Clever Closet Company
      hace 6 años
      Última modificación: hace 6 años

      fantabulous22, sorry we didnt get to this in the chat. IN short-Aussie home owners want both.

      I think that if they had to choose between a really large bedroom and a small closet or a medium bedroom with a properly fitted walk in closet that would be their preference. That way both needs are served.

      There is no doubt that wardrobes are highly valued and if a decent home is lacking wardrobe space there are plenty of people who will strike it off.

      Finally, I would not recommend making a decent bedroom feel tiny for the sake of a wardrobe because everyone needs a bedroom, not everyone needs a big closet.

    • LesleyH
      hace 6 años
      Q2. Also planning to do gutters at roof level and fascia same colour for a more contemporary look and eaves Dulux beige royal or dulux linseed.
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