Small Changes, Big Difference: Budget-Friendly Home Makeovers
Not everything on the house remodel to-do list needs to be a grand prize winner of a thousand dollars to completely rethink. Sometimes even the tiniest and lowest-budgeted changes will completely change the way in which beautiful, welcoming, and functional your home is. No matter the case of temporary staying or your old previous house, there are a few speed repairs that can breathe new life into your home — without murdering all of your cash.
A few budget-friendly home renovations that show even the smallest adjustment is magic are:
1. Paint Your Walls Magic
One of the more affordable and simplest ways of totally re-working a room is, naturally, to paint it a different color. Whether designing a graphic statement feature wall or understated color to create a lightening effect, paint can turn your home’s mood and appearance on its head.
Tip: Stain tiny pieces with light shades so the room would be seen as spacious, and stain your front entrance doors or surprise front door color effect.
2. Install Lighting Fixtures
Lighting would make or break the ambiance of a room. Binning out dysfunctional and old light fixtures and exchanging them with new light fixtures will provide an extreme makeover to your room in order to have it look cool and welcoming.
Quick Fix: Attempt substituting with new energy-saving LED light bulbs or add dimmer switches to regulate the mood.
3. New Hardware
Drawer pulls, cabinet handles, and door hardware will probably be included with the package but can totally renovate your kitchen, bathroom, or furniture.
Budget tip: Buy from home improvement stores or on low-budget hardware finishes online. Brushed gold, matte black, or copper finish are trendy and can provide a sleek look.
4. Use Peel-and-Stick Wallpaper or Tiles
If you want to decorate your back splash or wall but aren’t up to a permanent installation, apply peel-and-stick paper or tiles. They are easy to peel and re-hang and are thus ideal for fundraisers or new clients who want to install themselves.
Ideas: Use a printed on paper hung in the living room or bedroom or in a peel-and-stick tile to achieve a make-over for the kitchen back splash.
5. De-clutter and Organize
There are the random days when your do-make-over for your house is taking something that you do not use anymore away. De-cluttering conserves space, de-stresses you, and reminds you of what your most precious items are.
Simple Solution: Purchase baskets, bins, or divider drawers and place things in them. Even recycle something in the house such as containers or jars in an effort to have space arranged without extra cost or minimal fee.
6. Reinvent Window Treatments
Dirty drapes and blinds will cause a room to seem worn. Replace them — or scrub them up and rehang them differently — and the whole room’s transformation.
Design trick: Sheer drapes to illuminate the room, but drape for a cozy, style-driven atmosphere.
7. Throw on some accessories
Accessories are the fastest, easiest means of changing the mood of a room without going wild. Try throw pillows, rugs, candles, plants, and wall decor.
On-a-budget fixes:
Deck out your walls with your own art or restored photo frames.
Illuminate the space with houseplants (real or artificial types).
Replace trendy or trend pillows shams with new ones.
8. Refurbish Old Furniture
Don’t rush off to the stores and purchase brand new furniture. Use your imagination and utilize what you have. Sand and a new layer of paint will have frayed-out cabinets and tables good-as-new in a snap.
DIY Tip: Cover furniture with tacky contact paper or upholstery for hippest hottest new, in-fashion look.
9. Lighten Up Curb Appeal
But first, though, and your yard can’t be ruled out. You don’t necessarily have to completely resurface your yard with a landscaping plan for it to be worth considering curb appeal as an alternative.
Do these:
Plant flowers or foliage in containers.
Paint house numbers or front door.
Install exterior lights and welcome mat.
10. Rearrange Your Space
It’s amazing what a small change can do. Simply moving the furniture or re-arranging your furniture and accessories will have your home look make-overed.
Tip: Design your room using room planning websites or simply draw your room to ahead of time figure out what will work best for you.
You don’t need to go bankrupt in order to re-do your house. It’s always the little things here and there, such as new paint, new lights, or new trim work, that are going to be the things that give the room that new fresh look and feel. The way to do this is to be careful and to get by with what you already have, and with useful but stylish items to beautify your room.
Just keep in mind, home remodeling isn’t all about looks — it’s about owning something that is yours and fits and feels so just right and comfortably to you. Just work on one thing at a time, take it slow, and like to drift around your house without the burden of a second mortgage.