Whether you are moving into a new house, or just want to enhance the appeal of your existing house, there are tweaks and tricks you can use to give your home a fresh new look-sometimes at a negligible cost. Below are 10 hot home improvement tips that will give a new your property a new lease of life.
- Re-paint the house
Painting is the low hanging fruit in home improvement. Even if you wish to retain the existing colour, repainting the house will give it a new shine. Paint transforms,and I have often marveled at the instant transformation anew coat of paint brings forth. While different people have their own paint preference, design-wise, use neutral colors to make spaces inviting and even seem larger. And painting is not hard. If you have time, you can easily do it as part of your weekend DIY projects.
2. Improve the garden
The lawn and garden are important aspects of the home. No matter how stylish your interiors are, if the garden appears neglected, it draws away from all other aspects. Improving your curb appeal doesn’t involve much; you can simply maintain your lawn by regular mowing and trimming Alternatively plant a few flowers, paint your gate, add some parking space or put up a garden shed or carport.
3. Sand your wooden or parquet floor
Who hasn’t been taken a back by the look of a newly sanded floor? Sanding removes layers of dust and dirt that has accumulated over the years, peeling a way new wood grains. When sanded floor is varnished, it’s a marvel only can you appreciate. Sanding is a cute home improvement tip that few hardly think of, preferring to just use carpets to obscure the dirt floor.
4. Organize your space by decluttering
Spaces often feel smaller because they are cluttered. And if you are like many of us, you love to hold onto your old stuff. Often such items carry some memories you treasure. Well, left unchecked this habit can seriously limit your space. Build shelves,cupboards and closets in which you will orderly keep your items. We all know how amazing it seems when scattered stuff is now regimented in to storage. Suddenly, we find ourselves with acres of space!.
5. Upgrade your Lighting
Yes. You read it right. Your lighting can make a whole lot of difference as to how your interiors or even garden appear. With lighting there are ever new stylish appliances coming up. Stripe down all your outdated lighting fixtures and install modern lighting. Rather than just the normal on and off switch, add dimmer switches. With these, you can adjust the lighting to change the ambience. You can also change your garden lights to solar based so that you save on energy costs.
6. Upgrade your Bathroom
We are talking of simple alteration that change your bathroom experience. For instance, home improvement can be simple as ;
. Add mirror walls edge to edge to visually double your small space
. Tile the lower part of the and paint the rest to change the look of your bathroom without major expense of new tiles.
.Use cornices and moulded corners to add detail to a bathroom.
Position the soap dish carefully to avoid bumping into it.
7. Upgrade your Hardware
Another home improvement tip we overlook, thinking we need to do major appliance replacement. Items like faucet(taps),door knobs, door handles and cabinet mobs are prime candidates for home improvement. If you are wondering what sort you can go for consider these.
Door handles-Brushed brass handles or Matte black handles
For taps- look for latest tap design from the renown interior designers like The Axor Citterio range like pillar tap, Tetris and Marlin ranges.
For door knobs consider Acrylic and Lucite knobs, ceramic, leather wrapped or T
8. Make use of technology with smart devices
Install smart thermostats and integrate them with lights and security systems. This can also include smart door handles and remote gates that don t need a physical key to function.
9. Gaps, Cracks and Holes
Seal all gaps and cracks in around the doors, window, cables, vents and any other opening in order to attain energy efficiency. Sealing such opening prevent drafts-the flow of unintentional air movement into or out of a building. Drafts cause additional energy costs that would otherwise not have been incurred.
10. Mix and Match
In line with international trends, mix and match the various accessories in your home to give a unique and personal touch t every bathroom or kitchen. Contemporary trends such as concealed mixers and the Three taphole systems can add glamour to an otherwise ordinary bathroom.
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