Home Decoration as Magnet for Potential Buyers
It can seem negative to constantly think of how you might sell your home down the line when the time comes. However, as you go through renovations and additions to your home, if you are not in your perfect, final home, there will be a time that you will want to sell off the property. Keeping 
that in mind can help guide some of your decorating decisions over the life of your property.
Of course, while your first goal in decorating your home should be to create an environment that you look forward to coming home to, it does not hurt to keep an eye on the trends in decorating that will not only help your home stay modern but will also help your home show better when the times comes.
A buyer wants to picture living in the property they look at and if they can picture that with modern, inviting interior decoration, all the better. There will always be things that a real estate may want to highlight when it comes time to show your property and the more aspects of your home that communicate value and a sense of home to a prospective buyer, the better position you will be in to sell your property quickly and for full price.
The Ups and Downs of Glass
Glass can be both an inviting, attractive aspect of your home and a daunting cleaning task that can be overused in some properties. Walking that line is an exercise in balancing the modern feel of glass features and the real-world implications of packing your home full of glass.
For example, the kitchen is one area where glass is often used to add a sense of modern decoration to an established property. As a backsplash, the addition of glass can demonstrate a sense of class without presenting itself as a daunting cleaning task. As a cabinet feature, glass may look beautiful during a showing but few consumers have the time or desire to continually clean a cabinet made of glass.
Sift the Good Trends from the Bad
Interior decorating goes through cycles and keeping up to date on what trends have shown positive results and what trends have flopped can keep you ahead of the curve when it comes time to show your home. Bamboo, for example, has enjoyed a run as an increasingly popular building material but the overall softness of the wood has turned off some consumers.
Conversely, while granite countertops remain outside the reach of many homeowners, there are a number of new synthetic coverings that give the impression of a stone surface without breaking the bank. These types of coverage have communicated value well to prospective buyers and can 
certainly make a kitchen more inviting whether it is time to show the property or not.
Of course, there will always be an almost endless stream of trends in the decorating industry, and keeping up to date on just a few of them can help immensely. As a consumer, if you are able to tell the difference between something that is attractive but functional and something that is fancy just for the sake of fancy, you can help yourself tremendously as you go through the decorating process. Large, elevated sinks, for example, have traditionally been viewed as something fancy just for the sake of fancy as they can be difficult to maintain over a long-term installation.
Your real estate agent can help when the time comes to sell your property, but making sure that your decorating efforts jive well with the possible desires of prospective buyers can save you before you ever reach that point. Instead of spending a lot of money on renovations, you won’t get to experience, you can keep up to date on trends that are attractive to a large section of buyers and benefit from your own renovations early while still helping yourself maintain the ability to show well in the future.