2023 HOME EDITION
price reduction, repairs or replacement despite the updated interior. CAN YOU GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF THE BEST WAY TO GIVE A DULL SPACE A FACELIFT? Adding color, pattern and texture is the [easiest] way to brighten up a dull space. Lighting is important as well. With our soft staging, we bring in wonderful pillows, rugs, throws, oor or table lamps; change out lightbulbs with uorescent or blue lighting; add plants; and a tired, old room comes to life. Fresh paint is a biggie as well. HOW CAN I ADAPT MY OLDER HOME TO TODAY’S CURRENT NEEDS? Open up the kitchen to the family or living room; take down a wall; remove hanging cabinets and add more seating around the kitchen island; remove carpet in any of the main living areas and primary bedroom; change old, bulky ceiling fans; and add [recessed] lighting in main living areas to create a brighter, cheerier home.
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UPDATING YOUR SPACE
Ann Buist and Trina Ho and own the Annie B. Group, a business that specializes in a range of real estate, redesign, staging and remodeling services in The Woodlands. In a joint email, they said remodeling and redesigning options are of increasing interest to residents with older homes in The Woodlands.
Ann Buist and Trina Ho and said that one of the best ways to help older homes adapt to current needs is to open up a space and nds ways to bring a dull area to life. Here are a few examples: • Open up the kitchen to the family or living room. • Take down a wall , remove hanging cabinets and add more seating around the kitchen island. • Remove carpet in any of the main living areas and primary bedroom. • Change old, bulky ceiling fans. • Add recessed lighting in main living areas to create a brighter, cheerier home.
rooms, larger laundry rooms with extra cabinetry, smart home technology, and pools with a chiller or heater. WHAT ARE SOME AFFORDABLE REMODELING IDEAS? The most a ordable remodeling ideas are freshening up the main living areas like the living room, family room, dining room and kitchen with on- trend paint colors, even if it’s just on accent walls; updating light xtures and ooring; adding simple decorative wood paneling, painting or updating the front door; [and] painting cabinets and changing out cabinet hardware with something contemporary. WHERE SHOULD I START THE REDESIGN PROCESS IN MY HOME? We always suggest our clients start with the home’s major systems [such as] roof; [heating, ventilation and air conditioning]; foundation; and water heater before jumping into the fun stu . Any rotten siding and wood trim should be addressed as well. If all of their money is spent on interior updates but the roof, HVAC or siding are in disrepair, buyers are usually going to request a
Homeowners have numerous options for home renovation and remodeling.
HOW DO I KNOW IF MY HOME NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED? If your home has not been updated in 10 years or more, it could most likely use some interior updates in the rooms, the kitchen and primary bath as well as important home accents, such as lighting and ooring. WHAT OPTIONS ARE POPULAR FOR THE WOODLANDS RESIDENTS? Popular features of luxury Woodlands homes are his and her private water closets, steam saunas in the primary bathroom, expansive his and her closets, home gym [or] ex rooms, mud
Ann Buist and Trina Ho and Owners Annie B. Group 26403 Oak Ridge Road, The Woodlands 832-745-3031 www.anniebgroup.com
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