While you love your neighbourhood, your garden and the kids鈥� schools, your kitchen was already outdated a decade ago, you have toddlers in need of a playroom 鈥� or teens yearning for a little space of their own. Maybe you just want to move your 鈥渉ome office鈥� out of the living room.
Sound familiar?
In the past, families would often move houses every five to seven years, upsizing or downsizing according to the family鈥檚 needs. But today鈥檚 real estate market is changing that. Instead, we鈥檙e investing in the homes we love 鈥� or could love, with a little help.
鈥淭he right home renovation is about taking the home you already love and transforming it to suit you and your family today. It鈥檚 also an investment 鈥� you鈥檙e adding value to your home today, and building equity for tomorrow,鈥� explains Stephen Tomes, owner of 91原创鈥檚 and , which features flooring, cabinets, countertops and other renovation essentials.
Transforming yesterday鈥檚 homes for today鈥檚 families
For those living in the Lower Mainland鈥檚 established neighbourhoods, the very things they love 鈥� the network of families, established schools, parks and greenspaces, for example 鈥� often accompany homes that reflect an earlier time.
Older homes typically feature compartmentalized spaces, with closed-off kitchens and separated family and living rooms that make it hard to keep an eye on the kids and socialize with guests. And at a time when we鈥檙e asking our homes to do more, whether it鈥檚 accommodating a home office or a separate suite for aging parents, the wasted space of an unused formal dining room or unfinished basement makes no sense at all!
鈥淩ising interest rates and high housing costs are encouraging more people to stay put, and instead of moving, invest in making their home one they love come home to,鈥� Tomes says.
For those concerned about committing to a more substantial project all at once, phasing a renovation is the ideal solution.
鈥淚f you have a longer wishlist, break it down into manageable sections. Think about the area that鈥檚 frustrating you most right now and starting there, or consider what makes sense for your family today, and what will be more important a few years down the road,鈥� Tomes says. 鈥淢aybe an open, family kitchen is important while the children are younger, but a second bathroom will be a life-saver once they鈥檙e teens.鈥�
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