Upgrading Your Custom Built Home

Designing and personalizing your custom built home can be a wonderful experience. What kind of upgrades should you choose? What matters to you? You can create the ideal custom home to suit your needs by determining what spaces or features you’ll enjoy most!

Beginning with the Basics

How do you choose where to start? There are so many areas in which upgrades can really make your custom built home shine. Below are a few ways you can determine where to begin:

Determine the High-Traffic Areas

Kitchens, bathrooms, and living rooms see quite a bit of foot traffic. If you are having trouble deciding which area of the home to upgrade first, it may be time to skip the indecision and go straight to beautifying the heart of the home. People must munch! High-end kitchens draw future buyers and/or family members likes bees to honey. The next question then must be what to upgrade first?

Choose the Best Items to Upgrade

Focus on the functional pieces first. If you start with good bones in a workable space you can add the touch-up makeup aka the accent pieces later. New and durable appliances will keep your kitchen continually abuzz with activity and increase efficiency. Appliances, cabinetry, pantries, and islands see the most wear and tear so upgrading those elements ensures little to no cost later on.

Reflect Your Personal Style

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After you’ve discovered what items to upgrade, the fun begins. You get to choose your personal preferences and really make your custom built home stand out! Is efficiency a key element in your daily life? The modern kitchen may suit your needs. Choose upgrades that embrace clean lines, premium materials, and wood or metal accents at every opportunity. Maybe you prefer to facilitate an environment that embodies comfort, a cozy feel, and a laid-back atmosphere? If you enjoy a low-key ambiance with a bit of high-end flair, rustic upgrades may be more your style. There is no shortage of ways to discover where design and functionality meet.

Pinpoint Your Focal Points

Do you want to ensure your kitchen cabinetry lasts? Soft-touch cabinets and drawers can be easily modified to meet your requirement for modern or country kitchen. These upgrades can keep screws and hinges from stripping and your utensils and dishware carefully hid from nosy neighbors.

Whether you prefer sleek and understated or lush and textured, extra storage spaces are a plus. Hidden pantries that push and release are easy to customize to your personal preferences.

Invest in an island countertop that provides usable workspace, easy entertaining options and plenty of strength to withstand spills, odd jobs, and sharp utensils. Your kitchen island can be a happening hub of activity without sacrificing style or stalwart longevity.

Once you’ve figured out a process that works best for you, choosing the upgrades that fit your style in any room is easy with the help of a professional design and construction team like Alair Homes. Make your custom built home an extension of you and you will always feel right at home!