40 Genius Ways to Increase Your Home’s Value

40 Genius Ways to Increase Your Home’s Value

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3 Swap out old light fixtures.

Just ask any real estate agent or designer: those cheap home supply store light fixtures aren’t going to earn you a major payday when you go to sell your house. Instead, upgrade your lighting and you’ll be upgrading that check from a potential buyer, too.

“If you are still living with the original builder fixtures (think rounded flush mounts and cookie cutter chandeliers with lights that work either up or down,) then I’m looking at you!” says Gianna. “Lighting fixtures, like hardware, are the jewelry if your house.”

But there’s good news: “Fixtures that compliment your home style and are stylish come in literally every price range,” she says.