Mr. Oats originally had the kitchen walls and cabinets painted the ugliest cobalt blue I've ever laid my eyes on (blue is his favorite so 
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Decided to redo the cabinets in a dark grey and painstakingly add a stone backsplash to the entire kitchen
Progress pics (and no, I don't keep a tidy workspace so 
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Results:
I was feeling 
after finishing the project, but now Mr. Oats is looking at selling the place so I won't be enjoying my labors for as long as I would have liked to 
!homeowners I have redone the kitchen, the study floors, and the fireplace (Mr. Oats installed hardwood flooring in the living room area and granite tile flooring in the kitchen/surrounding hallways) since the place was purchased. Does anyone have a clue how to get the most monetary value on renovations (I want to get ahead of low-balling appraisers 
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Bathrooms and kitchens sell houses.
Renovating to sell is a gamble because you're hoping to get a buyer who likes what you like. That's why flippers are hard on the gray and cheap shit, because they're hedging their bets by making a blank slate that anyone can project their preferences onto. Anything that isn't catering to the lowest common denominator is counting on someone with similar tastes to you being in the market, which isn't necessarily a bad thing it's just less likely.
Some easy changes are bells and whistles like smart home stuff. You can get those smart lightbulbs for $20/ea and be like "smart lighting!" Or those little drawer lights that turn on when you open them, same for cabinets. They're cheap but you get that "ooooh" factor. Also if you live somewhere that hurricanes happen you can get a generator hookup put on the breaker box, people love that shit.
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I love the smart home stuff idea
All the bathrooms were updated as well, so maybe this won't be as much as a headache as I was expecting
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