Revamp Your Residence Without Costly Home Renovations
Jun 15th 2017
According to data from HomeAdvisor, the average cost of home renovations is $37,437. The low cost for a multiple room remodel is $3,900 and maxes out on the high end around $125,000. If you feel like it’s time to update your space but you don’t have thousands of dollars to spend on home renovations, try some of these methods for revamping your residence.
Paint Is Your Best Friend
Sometimes something as simple as a new coat of paint can breathe new life into a room or a piece of furniture. For instance, maybe your wood dining room chairs are feeling a bit outdated. Consider a fresh coat of paint to add pops of color to this room. The room will feel refreshed and renewed without having to spend thousands of dollars to remodel it.
Also, a fresh coat of paint on the walls of any room is an inexpensive way to really change things up in your home. If you really want to add a bold hue to your home color palette, consider an accent wall.
What else can you paint? Well just about everything.
- Believe it or not, you can paint wood floors for a really unique addition to any room. You can also paint laminate floors or tile floors, too.
- What about painting your kitchen cabinets to add some brightness and life to the space?
- Paint can also make it cheap and easy to upgrade bathroom fixtures. You can even paint your bathtub for a big change.
- Paint can also turn your standard refrigerator, dishwasher, and stove into stunning stainless steel appliances.
- You know what else could benefit from a bucket of paint? Your front door and any outdoor metal railings.
- Always wanted granite counter tops but can’t afford the expense? With this paint set, update laminate kitchen or bathroom counter tops to look like they were carved from stunning granite.
Inexpensive Room Makeover Ideas
- Consider small space hacks to open up your home and make the most of all the space you have. For example, you can improve space efficiency in your kitchen by hanging some small shelves and hooks to store spices, potholders, and other cooking gadgets.
- It might seem so minor but new caulking around bathroom fixtures makes a huge impact and makes the room seem much cleaner and brighter.
- Switching cabinet and drawer hardware is like accessorizing your home without spending truckloads of money. Shop flea markets, thrift stores, and antique stores to find one-of-a-kind pulls and handles.
- Installing a dimmer on any light adds versatility to the fixture and allows you to change the mood in a room instantly.
- To customize your bedroom, try building your own headboard using materials that reflect your interests or passions.
- Sick of the recessed lighting installed throughout your home but uncomfortable messing with the electrical components? Fear not! These magnetic light shades fit right over recessed lighting without any electrical work.
- Window film adds additional privacy to your home with the hassle and expensive of curtains, drapes, or blinds. Bonus: it will help you save money on those electricity bills.
- Adding a kick plate to your front door covers up scuffs and prevents new damage.
- An accent wall painted in a bold color is great, but there are other ways to create this piece in any room. Try peel and stick wall panels to add a new texture to the space. Peel and stick wallpaper is also available for a quick, inexpensive room makeover. There are also peel and stick wall tiles that work wonderfully for an accent wall or a backsplash.
- Don’t neglect your outdoor spaces either. Depending on where you live, you can spend dozens of lovely evenings enjoying a meal and relaxing on your own patio.
- Revamp any room in your home with a sliding barn door. An impactful statement, a rolling barn door replaces your standard hinged door with something different and enticing. Save 20% on all modern doors with code SUMMER20. With code SUMMER15, you’ll save 15% on all barn door hardware. Also, shipping is free!
Save Money on Home Makeover Projects
Save on fixtures and materials by shopping at ReStore, discount retail outlets operated by Habitat for Humanity. As you tackle projects in your home, invite your local Habitat for Humanity chapter to come by to haul off any materials or fixtures you aren’t using anymore. They’ll be able to recycle most of these items and you’ll save on garbage/recycling fees.