A Mini Checklist Of The Upgrades Every Luxury Property Needs

Creating a luxury home is one of the oldest real estate trends any property developer could ever run into. Trying to design one doesn’t necessarily require a lot of light, space, and money, but it does require some creative thinking around what people want from a more luxurious lifestyle.

After all, a luxury property needs some major mod cons to it. No home can call itself a luxury property without having the latest in living conveniences that make the house a true pleasure to own!

Whether you’ve bought a traditionally ‘luxury’ property or not, there are plenty of upgrades you can apply that’ll turn the house you’re invested in into a high class dwelling anyone would love to live in.

In fact, we’ve made a mini checklist of these kinds of upgrades below; make sure you look into these home improvement projects and come up with a budget to see them through. 

Every luxury property that’s built to last will need a wealth of storage solutions inside it. This amount of extra storage ensures you have more than you need to build and grow within a home like this, even when you desire a more minimalist aesthetic.

If the storage is kept away from prying eyes and feels invisible to live with, you’re never going to need to renovate the interior to make more room where there is none. That's why you should upgrade the property to have as many hidden storage pockets as possible, in every single room.

If possible, try to incorporate storage into the furniture as well. The more you can hide deep cabinets inside armchairs, ottomans, tables, and breakfast nooks, the more intuitive the storage system will feel as a whole.

Scent is crucial inside a home. It’s what you'll first notice whenever you walk through the door, whether you own the home or not. And while you can get used to the smell of your own home and stop noticing it altogether, if you can be assured that it carries a nice, welcoming scent, the more at ease you’ll feel when people come over.

That’s why an air diffuser should be one of the luxury upgrades you consider when taking a property to the next level. If the homeowner doesn’t have to take care of scent issues on top of keeping the house clean and tidy, the property will be both easier to maintain and more comfortable to live in.

And as far as renovation projects go, adding in an air diffuser isn’t a typically difficult or lengthy one. You can invest in an HVAC unit that comes with a scent attachment, or you can place air diffuser systems in select rooms across the house of your own volition. Whatever works for your layout and decor plans, you can find a space to pump an appealing scent into the air and upgrade the atmosphere as a whole.

If a home relies on traditional energy sources 100% of the time, it may not have much of a future in the current market. If you’re trying to appeal to luxury buyers, you’re going to need renewable energy sources within the property.

This will ensure the owners will be able to produce at least a portion of their own yearly heating and electricity usage, and their bills will stay lower as a result.

Plus, it’s easier than ever to find a reliable solar company to work with! Try to ensure they're local to you, which means they’ll understand the needs of the local area, as well as the most common suppliers, power grid layout, and the amount of sun exposure that’s typical for a house like yours.

A luxury property shouldn’t find it hard at all to hold onto the desired internal temperature of its owner. That’s why you may need to look into an insulation upgrade before you put the house on the market; luxury homes are always temperate to be in, whether it’s blowing a storm outside or it’s the most humid day of the year.

You may want to upgrade the amount of cavity wall insulation there is, or you may want to double check how thick the glass in the windows are, or both. You could also check the attic on the property and see if the roof is up to scratch. The roof can be the biggest air leak of them all, so never leave its integrity unchecked.

Air conditioning is standard fare in most homes around the globe these days, but it’s also not a guarantee. As such, be sure to check for an AC or HVAC system within your luxury property. You don’t want to put it on the market without a cooling unit that works on the entirety of the home; that will turn buyers off of it immediately.

The more space there is within the property, the more power it’ll take to keep the home cool. Keep this in mind for any larger rooms that may need two to three ducts installed. If you can maintain the air flow rather than increase, you’ll save money on this renovation, and the new owners won’t have massive bills to contend with either.

Designing a luxury property means adding in a few touches of the high life. That usually includes the upgrades above, as well as many more, but these are the ones we consider to be most important.

Aside from the amount of bedrooms, entertaining space, and how easy the house is to run, you’ll always need to see to these needs when advertising to luxury buyers. Luxury properties don’t come cheap for a reason, and the more work you put in now, the more money you’ll get out of the sale.

After all, if you’ve completed the majority of upgrades in advance, that’s just more convenience for those looking to buy a luxury home to settle into!