Renovating Your Home When You're Planning to Sell in a Few Years

Kitchen Trends 2022

We're renovating our kitchen knowing that we'll be selling soon. What should we consider?

​This is a great question, and it actually comes up all the time. Even people who don't plan to sell for 15-20 years will ask us about resale and what they should consider when designing their kitchen. 

I'll quickly say that if you're not planning to sell in the next 10 years, your kitchen design should be whatever you want it to be, not what you think will sell well. Trends change in about 10 year cycles, so unless you go for a completely timeless design, what you do will most likely not be in style anymore by the time you go to sell.

In your situation you're looking at selling in the next couple of years, so you have two options: go for a timeless look or the current trendy look.

My first recommendation would be designing a timeless kitchen, for obvious reasons - it's timeless. My caveat here is that not everybody likes a timeless kitchen, and you may not enjoy this type of kitchen for the few years you will be living with it.

It's also difficult because trendy kitchens are all over Instagram and Facebook, so when potential buyers look at your home they'll be primed to look for that trendy look. The good news is that the current trend cycle has just started, so if you decide to go for the trendy looking kitchen, your kitchen will still be in a great place when you go to sell in the next couple of years.

I've put together a guide that talks about the current kitchen trends that we're seeing. If you'd like to learn more, simply click on the button below to download your free copy.

Kitchen Trends 2022