Looking for ways to boost up your home without putting yourself in the brokehouse? Whether you're getting ready

to sell your home or want to spiff it up inexpensively for your own enjoyment, we've a few good strategies for

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The actual cost and payback for each project can vary, depending on both your home's condition and overall real

estate market values in your region of the country. You should get profecional quality  on every project to

 The combination of these two make any home project stand with elegance Make your kitchen really cook, and

exterior re-stucco or  stucco of existing exterior walls should on top of every list. The kitchen is still EIFS

considered the heart of the home. Potential home buyers make a beeline for this room when they first view a home

for sale, so make sure your kitchen looks clean and reasonably updated. Stucco makes even old, ugly, rough walls

look like new. EIFS

For a few hundred dollars, you can replace the kitchen faucet set, add new cabinet door handles and update old

lighting fixtures with brighter, more energy-efficient ones. EIFS

If you've got a slightly larger budget, you can give the cabinets themselves a makeover. EIFS

"Many companies can remove cabinet doors and drawers, refinish the cabinet boxes, then add brand-new doors and

drawers. With a fresh coat of paint over the whole set, your cabinets will look like new."

If you're handy, you can order your own replacement cabinet doors and door fronts from retailers like Lowe's Home

Improvement or The Home Depot and install them yourself. EIFS

2. Give appliances a facelift. If your kitchen appliances don't match, order new doors or face panels for them.

When Nicole Persley, a Realtor with Real Estate of Florida, in Boca Raton, was sprucing up her own home to sell,

her mix-and-match kitchen bothered her. The room had a white dishwasher, microwave and wall oven mixed with other

pieces that were stainless steel with black trim. EIFS

3. Buff up the bath. Next to the kitchen, bathrooms are often the most important rooms to update. They, too, can

be improved without a lot of cash. Even simple things like a new toilet seat and a pedestal sink are pretty easy

for homeowners to install, and they make a big difference. Plaster the bath to match. EIFS

If your tub and shower are looking dingy, consider re-grouting the tile and replacing any chipped tiles. A more

complete cover-up is a prefabricated tub and shower surround. These one-piece units may require professional

installation but can still be cheaper than paying to re-tile walls and refinish a worn tub.

4. Step up your storage. Old houses, particularly, are notorious for their lack of closet space. If you have

cramped storage areas, Realtor Moe Viessi of Miami suggests adding do-it-yourself wire and laminate closet

systems to bedrooms, pantries and entry closets.

 Closet Firms allow you to measure and redesign your closets online. You can also get design details and

parts for these systems at many large home-improvement stores. Most closets can be updated in a weekend or less.

In the end, your closets will be more functional while you're living in the house and will make your home look

more customized to potential buyers when you're ready to sell.

5. Add a room in a week or less. "If you have a three-bedroom house with a den, the only reason the den can't be

considered a bedroom may be "If you add a closet to that room, you've now got a four-bedroom house. That adds a

lot of value."

 it's usually possible to add a custom closet system and drywall, stucco EIFS
nitty-gritty stuff. "It's often very worthwhile to hire an electrician and plumber for a couple of hours to look

over your electrical services, wrap or fix loose wires, fix any faulty outlets, and check for and fix any water "

tell a buyer that you have  really taken care of the home and can really influence its price." which you

should... EIFS also

7. Look at your carpet?  why ? Carpeting is another detail that can quickly update a home and make it look

cleaner. A professional carpet cleaning is an inexpensive investment, especially if your rugs are in good shape

and are many  colors.

If your carpet is showing serious wear, cover it with inexpensive, strategically placed area rugs. Unless it is

truly hideous, most Realtors don't suggest replacing wall-to-wall carpeting right before you sell your house. The

new homeowners may want to choose their own carpeting after they move in.

8. Let there be light. If you have boring recessed lights in your dining and living rooms, consider replacing one

of the room's lights with an eye-catching chandelier. Home stores offer a wide range of inexpensive, but

nice-looking, ceiling fixtures these days. If you have a ceiling fan and light, you can also buy replacement fan

blades (leaving the fan body in place) to update the fixture's look.

9. Reframe your entry. Do you have a flimsy little knob on your main entry door? If so, spring for a

substantial-looking handle-and-lock set. "A nice, big piece of hardware on the front door signals to newcomers

that this is a solid home.

if you're stuck with a basic steel front door, painting or faux-finishing it for more eye appeal. "It's becoming

a trend in california to add wood-grain doors to a home's entry or garage. The good news, though, is that you can

easily paint existing metal doors with stain and paint. Installing good quality doors always adds value.

10. Consider curb appeal. Although it sounds obvious, a nicely mowed lawn, a few well-placed shrubs and a swept

walkway makes a great first impression. What buyers see when they first drive by your home is tremendously

important, use your imagination with EIFS EIFS finishes are endless good luck on your EIFS project 

If you don't have a green thumb, consider hiring a landscaper to install some new sod, plant a few evergreen

green is very good to the environment.