We’re often asked if a custom glass conservatory, greenhouse, or elegant pool enclosure adds value to a home.
What do you think? Is that even the right question?
We’ve partnered with a writer who, before she began writing, was the third generation in her family’s real estate business on the west coast. She told us that her father advised people who were searching for a home not to consider it part of their investment portfolio, although he recognized that a house could indeed be an investment. Instead, he suggested they buy and use the home that best suited the family – in other words, if you want a conservatory in your home, get one!
Deciding if a conservatory, greenhouse, or pool enclosure is right for your home?
There are three critical values to determine the worth of any home;
- What you think it’s worth
- What it’s going to be worth to someone else
- What a professional will think it’s worth.
While that’s true when you’re talking price, it doesn’t encompass what living in the home is like for you. When we talk with our clients about what value their conservatory, greenhouse or pool enclosure brings to them, it is almost always for reasons that improve their way of living both physically and mentally!
The most common response is:
“It’s become a part of their everyday lifestyle, where they go for safe haven, create priceless family memories, and live out the things they are most passionate about. Often it comes down to becoming part of their legacy; the mark they want to leave on their family with the most cherished memories.”
What is the value of a memory? Or a place where you feel close to nature and at peace? A place of light and love?
In our experience, an elegant, well-crafted conservatory generates massive curb appeal to a home, drawing people’s eyes around the room to look at the detail within the wood and steelwork.
Selling A House With A Pool House Conservatory
Several years ago we built a conservatory for Hollywood Director Ron Howard as a focal point with elegant seating at the far end of his pool house. It added just the right dramatic touch, matching and enhancing the beauty of his estate.
On Friday, January 9, 2015, the CT Post announced the sale of Ron Howard’s home for $27.5 million!
From curb appeal to relaxing nooks to family fun spaces, the home is nothing less than extraordinary. What many find most appealing is the heated indoor pool linked to its glass conservatory. During those cold New England winters, this addition to Ron’s home is the perfect cure-all for those long, dark months and a perfect protected place when it’s hot outside.
While we certainly don’t know how much Ron’s pool house conservatory contributed to the sale price, we’re pretty sure it didn’t hurt. After all, how could it? This could be the perfect example of just how important improving your curb appeal can be.
Not surprisingly, Ron Howard obviously has an eye for design and for a true artist’s attention to detail.
This expansive property set amidst 32 groomed acres might be called the epitome of visual appeal. There’s a delightful flavor of the Victorian and the pool house he added while he lived there played well with that theme.
Beauty creates its own draw
People are naturally drawn to the beauty and as HGTV puts it:
“A good-looking face isn’t just memorable – in real estate, an attractive exterior
can make or break a home sale.”
There’s no reason to think a glass conservatory or gorgeous pool house does anything but improve the face a home presents to the world.
Of course, a custom conservatory or pool house is more than a pretty face. They provide the kind of space that creates a celebration of life and health. With the natural light and warm, healthy atmosphere, families and friends, young and old often find themselves in a kind of intimacy that’s hard to replicate anywhere else.
Just as a glass conservatory or magnificent pool house adds beauty, it can also add value to your home and your legacy. To learn more, contact a member of our team via the link below or call 410 479 4700!