If you’re considering making some changes to your home in time for summer, you may be concerned about the costs that may build up. The good news is that home improvements needn’t break the bank, and very often it’s the small changes that can transform your home.
It’s possible to give your house a spruce without spending a fortune and a tight budget shouldn’t feel like a barrier to the changes that you’d like to make, and those changes may even end up adding value to your property at the same time. Give your home a little TLC with these 4 IDEAL home improvements tips on a budget.
A SPLASH OF COLOUR/ FEATURE WALL
One of the easiest ways to get your home feeling fresh and re-energised is with a simple change of colour scheme. A lick of paint or even some wallpaper can dramatically alter the look and feel of your living space. You could opt for a full overhaul, or even decide to limit yourself to a feature wall to draw attention to a certain area. With such a wide variety of paints and wallpaper patterns available, you can tailor your colour scheme to suit your taste and the overall atmosphere that you want to achieve.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
We all have the ‘big light’ in the living room, but it’s all to east to forget that you’re not limited to that one glaring lightbulb hanging from the ceiling. There’s a whole world of possibilities and ideas for lighting your home.You could get yourself a lamp with manual dimmers so that you can adjust the lighting depending on your mood or the time of day, or even buy a couple of matching lamps to tie the room together and gain full control over the ambience. Lighting can dramatically transform the look and feel of a room, and can be used to highlight some of the focal points, hide the unsightly edges of a space, or even act as part of the decor itself.
SMALL CHANGES
Transforming your home doesn’t always have to be about making those big changes or taking on time-consuming jobs that will eat into your savings. These five small home improvement ideas are a great way to give your house a new lease of life, and allow you to make the most of your home. Why bother giving yourself more work and spending more money than you have too?
UPGRADING THE FINISHING TOUCHES
Polish the overall look of your house by upgrading the finishing touches. We’re talking about old door knobs, tired looking cushions and scruffy rugs. If you’re still using those thick, heavy curtains that do the job but clash with the rest of your furniture, then it may be time to consider making a change. Blinds come in such a wide range of options these days that you will have little problem finding the style and colour that you want, and they are considerably cheaper than buying all new curtains. Blinds also have the added bonus of giving you more control over the natural light from outside, so you get the dual benefits of swapping from unsightly curtains to elegant blinds.