Buying a waterfront home in Mississippi can increase your health and well being. Looking at the gulf from your waterfront home could lower your anxiety and helps you breathe easier.
It doesn’t require a lot to boost your home’s value by some simple decorating ideas.
Start Outside
Chances are if you have made up your mind to purchase one of the many waterfront homes for sale in Biloxi, MS, Gulfport, MS, or Ocean Spring, MS, you don’t plan on staying indoors. So, making the outside inviting and comfortable are as important as getting the indoors up to date.
A good place to start would be power washing the outside. You may want to update the paint and trim. Landscaping with local flora, potted plants, container gardens or flower boxes will add color and bring home outside.
Porches and decks should be maintained. Adding a sleeping porch with a ceiling fan or even a heater would allow you or guests to sleep outside. You may want to install netting around the porch to keep the bugs at bay.
Nice patio furniture, up to date barbeque equipment and even a small firepit are all ways to make your relaxation outside enjoyable.
A small shed that matches the exterior of the house is a great place to store bikes, kayaks, paddleboard, and other outside equipment. If your deck is high enough you can also store some of these items below and put a lockable door and grate around the bottom. Dock boxes for cushions, and other items that might blow away in a storm are essential.
Bringing the Outside In
Windows and sliding glass doors should stay clean and clear. Previously the motto may have been “I don’t do windows” but now it will only enhance your experience. When you are inside, you want to see what you’re paying for. Waterfront homes can cost up to 46% more than other homes in the area. And if you are vacationing at your second home a couple of times a year, you might want to hire a cleaner to have those windows spotless.
Except for bedrooms, sheer drapes are a good call if you want window coverings. Glass block in bathrooms is also a nice touch, and both choices will allow the light to come in but give you some privacy.
Open Spaces
The more open the kitchen, dining area and living area are, the better. Being able to look from the kitchen to the living room and being able to look from all those rooms outside. Keeping neutral colors on walls and floors allows you to add splashes of color with pillows, rugs, dishes. You can always update those items for far less than it would take to paint the whole house or change the cabinets.
The kitchen is the center of any house. By keeping the colors light and neutral, the backsplash and counter tops can add a nice splash of color or design. Putting in a breakfast nook, a place to drink your coffee as you look out on the water allows you to keep the dining area more formal.
And keep the furniture low and unobtrusive so that your view isn’t impeded no matter where you are in the great room.
Making it Personal
Local artisans can provide so much to enhance your home. Shells and rope, anchors and boat décor all add to the waterfront feel of your home. Mixing old and new and keeping and finding a theme that you want to enrich your experience. Shells and driftwood that you find in your travels on the beach are nice to have as well, but you may want to keep it to a minimum. Only the best will do for your waterfront home.
Other Considerations
If you were looking for condos for sale in Ocean Springs, MS, you – would have some other items to think about. If your condo has a dock you will need storage and storage in a condo is a premium. Your patio will probably not allow you to have much furniture and may not offer the space for a dock box. Hanging bike and kayak racks, stackable bins that allow the use of all cupboard and closet space. Keeping your condo uncluttered and being able to store your essentials are critical.
Whether a condo or a house, most waterfront property isn’t going to give you the advantage of building extra storage. With regulations from Condo and Homeowner’s Associations, you will need to find ways to keep your extras minimal and accessible. And while it can be a challenge, in doing so, you will make your time in your waterfront home restful, enjoyable, and worthwhile.
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