Today we’ll blog about something other than trends in Portland Real Estate. Home Improvement. CNN published a very good article on how to improve your home, and increase the value of your real estate, without spending spending a ton of money. Here are eleven tips for home improvement:
1. Install Pro-style appliances: Try house-parts recycling centers
2. Stone Countertops: Buy square edge, standard color, or remnant
3. Paneled Wainscoting: Be creative with moldings
4. Planting for privacy: Purchase container plants
5. Copper roofing: Install a prefab system
6. Showpiece tub: Skip the jets or salvage a claw-foot
7. Marble subway tile: Cut the tile yourself
8. Picture window: Gang together stock double-hungs
9. Dramatic hardwood floors: Apply a dark stain
10. Closet organization system: Plan for fewer modules or use a kit
11. Built-in media center: Use stock kitchen cabinet