Our homes have become so much more than a place to lay our heads, especially since the pandemic. We’re investing money to improve our living spaces and turning our houses into homes. We want our spaces to bring us joy and make us proud.
If you’re planning on moving this year, we think there are five things you should look out for if you’re after the wow factor.
1. Kerb appeal
According to Home Owners Alliance[1], 68% of home buyers think kerb appeal is important when buying a home. Many of us are influenced by a property’s first impressions.
If kerb appeal is important to you, look for independent property developments in your search area. Boutique developers have more scope for keeping their properties individual and interesting. For example, each property within the Towngate Development portfolio has a unique kerb appeal. Our houses aren’t built from cookie-cutter designs. They’re designed to feel exclusive.
2. Open-plan living spaces
The trend for open-plan living spaces is going nowhere.
Open-plan homes are popular because of the excellent airflow and light gained by not closing off each communal area. Getting rid of walls allows free-flowing space between different zones. Also, shared light streaming in from one side of the house can benefit the other side of the home too.
Open-plan living creates multi-functional spaces where living and being together becomes more accessible. Families can be in the same room without being confined to the same activity. Also, it’s difficult to see what mischievous children are up to when bricks and mortar block the view.
3. Bringing the outdoors in
The great outdoors—two years ago, one of our only pastimes was getting outside into our gardens or going for long rambling walks. But our love of this has stayed with us. If you want to harness that feeling of bringing the outside inside, look for properties that make the most of sweeping countryside views.
Bi-fold doors on the back of a property help to flood a home with natural light; in the summer, they’re perfect for creating a seamless transition between your inside living space and your garden.
4. Every day’s a spa day
Bathrooms are sanctuaries from everyday life stressors. If you want your next bathroom to knock your socks off, look for ones intentionally designed to feel like a spa.
Soaking in an environment that embraces natural wood, texture, and neutral colours will have you feeling relaxed and refreshed in no time.
Modern and sleek bathroom furniture will make the space feel even more luxurious.
5. Fixtures, fittings and finishes
You’ll know when you’ve stumbled upon your dream home. You’ll instantly be bowled over by that wow factor.
And, we’ll let you into a secret of ours. One of the ways we create the wow factor within our properties is by not scrimping and scraping on fixtures and fittings; plus, we make sure our finishes are to the highest of standards.
Focusing on small details dramatically impacts how a property feels, from joinery and hardware to sockets and switches.
If you’re searching for your dream property in Lincolnshire or Cambridgeshire and want it to have the wow factor, look at our current developments.