Your home should always make you feel happy and secure. Often, all you might need are a few changes in your home. It can be some new cabinets, or a new basement flooring. It can be relocating your existing closet to make your bathroom look bigger. Or, it can be a fireplace makeover, one with a new custom-built mantel, including a Carrera marble face and soapstone hearth, to give your living room the personalization it needs.
From increasing your home value to adding in to your décor, renovating your old house has different advantages. However, before you start the renovation work, here are a few things to keep in mind.
- Update your porch
Before changing anything inside your house, look at your porch. Change your old chairs with new ones and then decorate them with beautiful pillows. If you don’t want to buy new chairs, paint the old ones to make it look new. Also, decorate your porch with flowerpots or plants and paint your front door.
- Remove all that you don’t need
First, make a list of all the things in your house you don’t need anymore and taking up unnecessary space. For example, if there is a couch that is worn out beyond repair, feel free to add it to your list. Then either sell them or donate them according to your choice.
- Add in to your décor
Fill up corners of your house with house plants or statues. If you have a fireplace in the home, fill it up with photo frames or small decorative pieces. Hang up family picture frames on the wall or decorate with fairy lights.
- Use wallpapers
Want to save on your budget? Using wallpapers on your walls is an easy option instead of buying expensive painting. You can use them on your bedroom walls too.
- House wash
Moss or mold growth happens, especially as your house grows old. Before making any changes, wash walls to make your house look like new again. It’s also going to remove any dust before the renovation work takes place.
- Set a theme for every room of the house
It looks more attractive if any room has a particular color theme rather than putting anything you want. For example, if your living room has white and gold colors, buy items that go with the theme. Use light bulbs on dim looking places to brighten things up.
- Set a budget
If you have a tight budget, try to find items that have multi-purpose uses. For example, a sofa-cum-bed helps you get the benefits of both a bed and a sofa.
Follow these tips to change your dull old house into a comfortable, colorful house again. Talk to us at KC Renovations on how we can help make your home look again, in a budget that’s convenient for you.