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Owning a home comes with a lot of freedom: You can finally decorate how you want! You can make changes to your space beyond just hanging a few photos! But with that freedom comes new pressure. Your home isn’t just where you live now—it’s an investment. And to protect your investment and make sure it’s a profitable one, you have to consider how every decision you make impacts your home’s value.
Experts have long recommended keeping resale value in mind when you make decisions about your house. Whether you’re picking new paint colors for the interior, refreshing the front yard landscaping, or planning a kitchen remodel, they say, you should consider how the changes you’re making could hurt or help the value of your home when it comes time to sell.
But people are reconsidering whether all-white interiors, open floorplans, and sweeping grass lawns—decor decisions that have traditionally been associated with high resale value, and thus a positive return on investment—are really right for everyone. Trends like dopamine decor, maximalism, color drenching, and more celebrate color and personalized design decisions, and while we’re all for decorating to suit your tastes, we have to wonder—when it comes time to sell, will we regret going big and bold in our spaces? Should resale value still be a top factor in design decisions?
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