Your home is your refuge, the place where you can recharge and let the world pass by without bothering you. It’s that much easier to find rest and relaxation when your home becomes your dream home. Often, home renovation or making some critical additions to your home to turn it into exactly the kind of place you always wanted rather than moving. Moving means uprooting your life, changing your routines, making the kids change schools, and paying real estate agent fees. Plus, it can come with a lot of taxes that you’re not keen to pay.
Instead of imagining a move, why not imagine luxury renovations that can complete your home and transform it into everything you’ve ever wanted. These are some of the top luxury renovations trending in 2024 that will turn your home into a personal paradise.
Home renovation: A custom swimming pool
When you install a pool in your backyard, you want to create an experience that will feel like walking into your own personal resort. The process isn’t just about the pool itself. A great contractor will keep in mind the concept for your entire backyard.
For example, Green Side Up Contracting pool construction services involve several steps, starting with a discovery call that’s all about learning your vision. Then, they move on to working with you on a custom pool design, suggesting materials, and custom installation.
You want to consider all of the areas in your backyard, even if the construction is going to happen in phases. Your pool should relate well to social areas, pathways, mechanical areas, and everything you envision.
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Home renovation: Outdoor kitchen
If you love outdoor living, an outdoor kitchen is the ultimate luxury renovation. Outdoor kitchens embody indoor/outdoor integration in your home, and they become the social focal point of your home during the summer.
The freedom of cooking in the open air will change the way that you entertain, cook, and think about dinner time. It’s one of the best ways that you can turn a chore into a pleasure.
With weather-resistant covers, you don’t even have to worry about the weather. You’re covered rain or shine without worrying about a sudden downpour or intense summer sun.
Low maintenance deck
If you’ve been thinking about adding a deck to your backyard but you’re hesitant about having to do the work of staining it every two to three years, there’s a solution that will keep looking beautiful for years to come, without having to do much more than clean it.
Composite decking is the low-maintenance answer you’re looking for. While composite decking can come at a premium compared to wood, the difference between the two has shrunk thanks to the rising price of lumber. Wood can look beautiful when it’s first built, but over the years, it can quickly fade, split, and lose a lot of that lustre.
Composite keeps its appearance for much longer, with a fraction of the effort. If low maintenance isn’t luxury, what is?
These luxury renovations will make you fall in love with your home all over again. Home should be a place that brings you joy when you step through its doors, and these renovations can help you capture that feeling.
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I am a 50-something Torontonian who loves everything about my city. It’s been my home, my playground, for my entire life. I went to school here. I met my wife here. I own real estate here. I love writing about the transformation of my city on the world stage, which hasn’t been anything short of dramatic. That continues on, as I write this. I write on the real estate scene. I write on travel and fashion. I like following the world of luxury watches.
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