Renovation Ideas for Cottages
If you’re thinking about selling your cottage, doing some renovations before listing it for sale can make a huge difference in the sale price.
Even if you’re not thinking of selling, a renovation project for your family cottage not only adds monetary value to the property, but can also add enjoyment for your friends and family for years to come.
Here are some upgrades you should consider when trying to add value to your cottage:
Upgrading the Kitchen
The first thing that comes to mind when most people think of a renovation is renovating the kitchen.
The kitchen is one of the most important and central rooms in the home - and that applies to your home away from home, too.
You can add incredible value to your cottage by adding in new cabinets, faucets, kitchen countertops, and backsplashes.
If you really want to kick it up a notch, you can consider adding a granite countertop island, a quartz countertop, or even going for something like an exotic stone countertop.
A natural stone island with breakfast buffet can help create a luxurious and open space.
Bathroom Renovations
The second thing that comes to mind when thinking of a renovation is the bathroom.
Depending on the size of your cottage, you might have just the one bathroom to consider. In other cases, you might have multiple.
Regardless of how many bathrooms your cottage has, upgrading it, or them, is always a worthwhile investment. Apart from the kitchen, bathrooms have a great return on investment and can add a lot of value to your cottage.
For bathrooms, your renovation can include things like new bathroom tiles, new light fixtures and faucets, a new bathtub (or even better - a natural stone shower), and, of course, the bathroom vanity and countertop.
Combining rustic wood with luxurious natural stone can help give your cottage a premium look and feel.
When it comes to bathroom countertops, you can choose from a variety of different materials.
Natural stone, such as granite, comes in a variety of colours and patterns, and has the benefit of having a very natural look and feel, which is perfect for a cottage atmosphere. Granite bathroom countertops will look good in any cottage bathroom.
Man-made products, like engineered quartz, are extremely durable and non-porous, which means staining and other blemishes are less of an issue. Of course, as with any stone product, natural or man-made - proper care and maintenance is important.
Read More: How to Clean Engineered Quartz Surfaces
Add an Outdoor Kitchen
Renovating a cottage doesn’t have to stop at the four walls of the house itself. After all, most people spend just as much time outside of their cottage as they do inside of it, if not more.
Adding an outdoor kitchen can add a ton of value to your property, while creating an inviting space to entertain guests and have fun with the family.
Entertain your guests and relax with your family by a lakeside natural stone bar.
With an outdoor kitchen, the sky's the limit! In an outdoor space, you’ll likely have more choice and flexibility in terms of the layout and features that you can choose from.
For your outdoor kitchen at the cottage, you can consider fun “nice-to-have” features, like pizza ovens, fire pits, and built-in grills.
Need to wash up before dinner? An outdoor sink can keep you outside and enjoying the beautiful cottage weather and atmosphere.
When trying to decide on the best material for outdoor countertops, your search will likely lead you to a choice between Dekton and granite.
Dekton is a porcelain product which is incredibly strong and has high UV protection from the Sun’s rays.
Granite has the benefit of being a natural stone, which is also incredibly durable and temperature resistant.
Read More: How an Outdoor Kitchen Installation Can Transform Your Backyard
As long as you use a durable material like granite or Dekton for your outdoor kitchen countertop, you really can’t go wrong.
Final Thoughts
Whether you are thinking of renovating your cottage to bring up the value of the property with the thought of selling it, or if you are simply renewing and revitalizing the space for your family and friends, investing in your kitchen, bathroom(s), and/or an outdoor entertainment space like an outdoor kitchen, you really can’t go wrong.
Whether you need some guidance, have some ideas of your own, or are working with a professional designer, the experts at Stoneworx are here to help.
Get in touch with us today to learn more.