• Your standard superstore or hardware store often has exactly what you need in an inexpensive, pre-fabricated form. Organizers might not enlarge your closets, but maximizing vertical and horizontal space is a good substitution. Don’t stop there. After all, storage is not restricted to clothes closets. Storage improvement opportunities also apply to cabinets, linen closets, attics, and basements. It is important to make sure you organize your cabinets. The same places that provide closet organizers can help you with this. Take a good look at your laundry room or linen closet. Adding extra shelving in these places makes a big impact. Look for any place you can add attractive and inexpensive storage. Make sure your improvements are tasteful. Buyers really love this stuff. Use the bedroom addition trick. Who doesn’t want to add tons of extra value to a home? Here’s an easy way: add another bedroom relatively inexpensively. Okay, before you start laughing, take a minute to consider your options. While not every home will benefit from an extra bedroom, in special cases, it can really set your home apart from others in the market. This does not mean you need to add square footage to your home. Simply create space for another bedroom. For example, add a closet to an extra junk room. Voila! You have a bedroom. You can easily convert a den, office, spare room, or conditioned attic into a third or fourth bedroom by building a closet. Before rushing off to build closets, compare your home with similar houses available in your area: • If three-bedroom homes are the norm in your neighborhood, a fourth bedroom might give you a real advantage. • However, if buyers in your area are looking for one- or two- bedroom homes, an additional bedroom would be a waste of money.
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