6 Expert-Backed Renovations to Increase Your Home's Value

12.07.2024 - 16:01 / thespruce.com

Home renovations are a big undertaking. Not only are they a lot of sweat, blood, and tears, but they can cost a pretty penny too. Therefore, it's important to choose renovations that will provide maximum returns.

Determining what upgrades will add lasting value to your home can be tricky, however. Consumer tastes evolve over time and some updates lose their appeal quickly.

To help guide you, we asked a panel of design pros to share what renovations they're recommending to clients in 2024. From quick DIY fixes to luxurious splurges, here are the renovations worth considering this year and beyond.  

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Marian Louise Design / Photo by Ellen Renee

It's easy to overlook your bathroom countertops—especially if they're currently nothing special.

But when you consider how up close and personal you get with your bathroom countertops every day, there's a case to be made for making them as pretty as possible.

«Vanity bases, flooring, and shower surrounds often take precedence when renovating a bathroom,» Mimi Meacham, founder and principal designer at Marian Louise Design, says.

Meacham recommends swapping out your old countertops for fresher, lighter, and brighter ones to create a radiant space.

Don't think you have to go all out with a show-stopping marble, either. Sometimes swapping a dingy white porcelain countertop for a newer white quartz model can be just the jolt of fresh energy your bathroom needs.

J Fisher Interiors

There's no denying that new floors are a big ticket item. (Hence the reason many of us are inclined to postpone them for years and years.) The good news is that springing for hardwood