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3 Reasons Why Changing Your Kitchen and Dining Room Lighting Fixtures Can Increase Charleston Home Your Sale Price

Thursday, October 9, 2014   /   by Christina Smith

3 Reasons Why Changing Your Kitchen and Dining Room Lighting Fixtures Can Increase Charleston Home Your Sale Price

If you are considering selling your Charleston area home, you may be wondering if there are things that you can do to increase your sale price. The truth is, you could spend thousands of dollars updating your home, but most homeowners will not want to put in such a large investment without knowing how much it will add to the selling price. Fortunately, there are more affordable things that can be done.

One affordable change to your Charleston home that can increase your sale price is to change your kitchen and dining room lighting fixtures. There are a number of reasons why this can work. Here are three of them:

                                                                                                   

       

Buyers are Looking for Entertainment Areas in New Homes

One reason that changing your kitchen and dining room lighting fixtures can increase your sale price is because buyers are looking for areas where they can entertain. Most people who are looking for a new home will be thinking about the things they can do with the home, and one of these things is entertaining their friends and family. Buyers are willing to pay more on homes that have these nicely decorated areas, so updating your kitchen and dining room lighting can help to bring in a bit more money.

The Kitchen and Dining Room are the Center of Family Life

Another reason that people will pay more on a home with new lighting fixtures is because the kitchen and dining room are seen as the center of family life. In this scenario, buyers know that they will be spending a lot of time in these rooms and thus, want to be sure that these areas are nicely decorated.

New Kitchen and Dining Room Light Fixtures Will Brighten Up the Home

Finally, you will want to update the lighting fixtures in your kitchen and dining room because new fixtures can brighten up your home. You might have heard real estate agents talk about how important it is to have bright lights and open window shades during open houses since it can make your home look better. New, brighter lights can also help your rooms look bigger. Sometimes it will all come down to an optical illusion.

For more information on adding new lighting fixtures to your kitchen and dining room in order to increase sales, contact the Jeff Cook Real Estate Team. They will be able to give you some tips on these rooms and offer information on how you can spruce up the rest of your home before putting it on the market.

Interested in SELLING your Charleston area home? Visit: www.JeffCookRealEstate.com

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Jeff Cook

Jeff Cook Real Estate

 

Charleston, SC

                         

Jeff Cook Real Estate - LPT Realty
Jeff Cook
1836 Ashley River Road Suite L
Charleston, SC 29407
843-225-2002

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