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How To Bring More Natural Light Into Your Northern Virginia Home

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Real Estate Agent with The Kathy O'Neal Team - RE/MAX Executives

One of the biggest improvements that you can make to your Northern Virginia home is to bring in more natural light.

How To Bring More Natural Light Into Your Home

Sunlight is a powerful mood enhancer and a home design that brings in a lot of natural light will automatically look and feel much more pleasant. Not only will it boost your mood, bringing in natural light will also increase the value of your home.

So how can you shed some light on your home's interior?

Here are a few ways:

Add More Reflective Surfaces

Whenever you add a light and reflective surface to your home, you increase the number of times that daylight bounces around inside the room.

Try painting your ceilings and walls with light or off-white colours.  Matte finishes are actually better than glossy surfaces, as they reflect light in all directions at once.  Add some metal accents and some mirrors to the space, which will also reflect the light.

Move Your Furniture Around

Do you have furniture that is blocking natural light from coming in? Move your furniture away from the windows so that it will not get in the way of the sunlight streaming into your home.

Add A Glass Door

Is there anywhere in your home where you can exchange a solid door for one with glass in its design? This will allow the light to flow through the doorway and increase the feeling of brightness in your home.

There are plenty of glass doors with superb security features, so they will be just as safe as any other door.  Also, if you have a yard or a patio to look out on, adding sliding glass doors will be a great way to let the light in and enjoy the view.

Expand Your Windows

Is it possible to increase the size of any of your windows?  If yes, the windows on the south side of the house, will bring a significant amount of sunshine into the home.

Add A Skylight

Adding skylights to your home will bring a lot of natural light into the interior.  Also, they are much more private than windows because anyone passing by will not be able to see through them.  They also add overhead lighting, so that you will not need to use electricity during daylight hours.

These are just a few ways that you can let the sunshine in and bring more natural light into your Northern Virginia home.

And if you are preparing your home to sell, please know that The Kathy O’Neal Team is here for you!

Please feel free to contact us anytime!  We have a section devoted to seller strategies on our website that may prove helpful!

[The Kathy O'Neal Team serves home buyers and sellers in Northern Virginia, with special focus on Chantilly, Centreville, and the communities of the Western Fairfax region.]

Comments (2)

Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

Kathy~ When we sold our personal residence 6+ years ago, one of the biggest complaints was that "it felt like a cave". Potential buyers were complaining it was too dark. Adding natural light is an added bonus and will help to sell your home when the time comes.

Aug 06, 2013 12:16 AM
Kathy O'Neal
The Kathy O'Neal Team - RE/MAX Executives - Chantilly, VA
A great experience & a happy end result.

Donna....yes, it is something buyers should at least be aware of...thanks for your comment and best to you.

Kathy

Aug 09, 2013 02:20 AM