Types of Floors that Will Help You Sell Your House

You already know that the right interior choices can help you sell your property faster. One of the most important elements of the interior of a home is the flooring. The right choice of flooring will give the house or property an appealing look that attracts a lot of clients along with the promise of great quality, durability, comfort, and functionality. Real wood flooring is known to increase the value of every property, helping you make a quick sale easily and without all the hassle and stress of navigating the real estate market.

Interior and flooring trends are changing rapidly and the flooring industry is constantly making new offers in order to meet the high demand for something new, innovative, and exciting. However, despite the fact that the wood flooring world is very dynamic, there is one thing that remains constant no matter the time, no matter the year, and no matter the season. Wood flooring definitely has an effortless beauty that never gets old or goes out of style. In addition, with such a great variety of wood flooring styles, designs, patterns, colours, and textures, it is safe to say that we are spoilt for choice.

With such a plethora of flooring options available on the market, it may be a real challenge to make sure you are choosing the right one. You definitely want to decide on a floor you actually love and enjoy yourself on and also one that is going to be liked by many other people if you decide to sell your home in the future, a floor that will hold the highest long-term value. Here are some ideas for you to consider.

Consider When You Will Sell Your Home

The first and most important aspect you would like to consider when you are choosing a new floor and planning to list your home on the real estate market in the future is when are you actually planning to sell the property. It is extremely important to have a realistic idea and answer to this question. Don’t just consider some potential ideas you have in mind, consider real plans. For example, you might want to have a realistic plan to sell your home in the next year, or your plans might be to sell the property once the kids are off college or once your family grows with new members. No matter the reason, it is important to have a good idea in the time frame.

These plans will definitely affect your choice of floor. For example, moving out of the house and selling it in the next year means it is the best idea to choose a floor that is super trendy at the moment and will most probably remain to resonate with a lot of people in the next year. It is easy to predict the hottest flooring trends in a time frame of one year, especially considering that potential clients are already exposed to what is the trendiest at the moment thanks to interior design magazines and blogs. Therefore, choosing a trendy floor that is enjoying a lot of attention and popularity at the moment is the best strategy and it will breath new life even in older properties.

On the contrary, planning to sell your home no earlier than three years makes things completely different. It is definitely impossible to predict what will be trendy and cool in the flooring market in the next few years. Therefore, instead of approaching the project this way, you would definitely prefer to choose a more classic and traditional flooring type and style. Select a timeless flooring style and a natural and simple colour and design that will be liked by many people even in a decade's time.

Suitability

It is true that every floor can look amazing in the right context and even the most beautiful and expensive floor could look pretty bad if not matched properly with the rest of the interior. Therefore, it is important to not only consider what will be trendy on the market when you decide to sell your home but only think of what fits the rest of your home’s style in general. When it comes to wood flooring, you definitely want to consider the rest of the woodwork in your home, including all cabinets, baseboards, and furniture pieces you are not planning to replace and choose a floor that perfectly suits and complements all these consistent elements of the interior of your home.

Keep in mind also other aspects of the interior such as the colour of the walls, countertops and backsplash. The most important thing to mention here is that you don’t need to find a floor that is the exact match to the rest of the woodwork in the house. In fact, recently it is trendier to create a beautiful contrast instead of following the matchy-matchy trend line. However, always keep in mind that what you want to create are harmony and beauty, so you still need to find styles, colours, and textures that complement each other, not creating the feeling of a cluttered space.

Consider the Buyer's Persona

Whenever you decide to sell your home, it will help a lot if you imagine the potential buyer who will be interested in buying your home exactly and what they would like and don’t like the most. First of all, consider all the specifics of the property, its layout, location, other assets and possible disadvantages. This will help you consider who will be the targeted group of buyers once you list the property on the market.

Having a general idea of the buyer persona will give you also a good idea of the potential lifestyle they will have and what they will be looking for in terms of interior, appearance, comfort, and functionality. A young couple will definitely want something different than a family with two kids, for example, and both groups would most probably have different priorities. After you have a clearer vision of the group of buyers you are targeting, it will be easier for you to choose the right type of flooring that will best fit the demand and interest of the particular targeted group of buyers.