5 Easy Ways To Update the Look of Your Home
It’s not always easy to update the look of your home, but with our 5 easy tips, you can do it and be thrilled with the outcome. Remodeling your home can be a big project that often comes with an equally large price tag. Thankfully there are plenty of smaller changes you can make to spruce up your house. Take a look at the tips below to give your home a fresh look.
Add a Fresh Lick of Paint
Not only will a fresh lick of paint give your home a facelift, but it can dramatically chance to look of your home too. Different colors can try the eye into thinking that a room is bigger than it actually is while painting the outside of your house can increase it’s curb appeal and value too. A recent survey found that nearly a third of the public is willing to pay 25% more for a freshly painted house – a tidy profit for a weekend project.
After you are done painting, don’t forget to do two important things: one, store leftover paint in containers and label the colors on them. You will be grateful for doing this as when you go back for some badly needed touchups, you’ll have your paint stored and labeled properly! Trust me, you don’t want to be left with messy paint cans in your garage wishing you had organized them better.
Spring Clean Your Windows
One of the most cost-effective ways to update the look of your home is by giving your windows a good clean. Such a small task can dramatically change the look of your home from the outside, making it look polished and well-kept rather than disheveled. For a little facelift, try repainting your window frames to give them a fresh look as they can look a bit worse for wear after a few years even if they are structurally sound.
My favorite window cleaning tip is using a window squeegee (this is my favorite handled one) and always make sure I clean the inside of my windows once a month throughout the year. Using the squeegee makes cleaning them so much easier and faster too. Thank you, you’re welcomed!
Switch Out Your Front Door
There’s nothing wrong with a classic front door, and many properties benefit from a more traditional style. However, if you’ve had your front door for a decade or two, it’s time to stop referring to it as vintage look and update to a new model. Switching out your old front door will do wonders for the look of your home, especially if you’re recently repainted the exterior too. Whatever the look of your property is, be sure to invest in a quality front door, such as Hormann, that will offer a high level of security and a stylish finish.
Housekaboodle shows you just how dramatic the changes can be to the look of your home when you switch out your front door with some decorative glass. I love the total transformation and how it increased the curb appeal of their home. Creating this change was all a DIY project too so you can do easily too!
If you can’t switch out your front door, give it a coat of paint or better yet, you can clean it back to new! Click here to discover just how easy it is to clean your front door back to new in minutes! You can also find out where I got that adorable “hello” decal from too!
Use Different Lighting
In the same way, that different colors of paint can affect the look of a space, lighting can also have a dramatic effect on the look of your home, making it look fresh and modern or stuffy and dated. For a cozy effect, add warm toned bulbs to dens and studies using multiple light sources to avoid a cramped look. In living spaces such as the dining room, kitchen, and living room, use either cool toned or neutral bulbs to create a bright and airy feel.
Recently, we changed our dining room with a Candle-Style Chandelier, and it totally transformed my dining room area. We also swapped out our kitchen island lighting too. It was a total transformation that didn’t cost us an arm and a leg either. The Kitchen Light Bowl Pendants are simply stunning and completely changed the way my kitchen looks now!
Don’t be afraid to play with different types of lighting and use multiple different sources around a space for a modern aesthetic.
Give Your Floors Some TLC
Whether you have carpets or wooden flooring in your house, making sure that they’re looking their best can go along in breathing some fresh life into the look of your interiors.
For carpets, using a professional carpet cleaning service can remove years of built-up grime to make your carpets look almost as good as new. Not only does a professional clean remove dirt and dust, but it also adds some volume back into your carpet for a plush look and feel.
If you have hardwood flooring, then it’s worth considering having it repolished or resanded if it’s looking scuffed or dull. Hardwood floors need resanding every few years so it’s worth checking when yours is due for one to freshen up the look of your house.
I hope these 5 Easy Ways To Update the Look of Your Home gave you some ideas on how to get started with your home improvements.
Don’t forget to read 7 Refreshing Bedroom Makeover Ideas You’ll Dream About too!
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Thank you so much for including me in your update the look of your home article. We hope to get some more painting done in the spring now too.
I’m so glad you liked it, Sue. I love your front door transformation and I hope everyone gets to see just how wonderful it is too!