Old Home Feels Like New (For Less)

Are those mauve walls driving you mad? You don’t need to break the bank to make your old house feel new again. With just a little creativity and a few small purchases, you’ll be the talk of the neighborhood in no time.
 

 

 

 

 

 Re-Paint

Paint the room – What’s the quickest, easiest makeover you can do? Paint your front door in one of these welcoming colors. As an added bonus, a fresh coat of paint is a surefire way to up your home’s property value. Applying the paint may be more important than the fresh coat of paint itself. They occur when you roll over paint that’s already partly dry. (In warm, dry conditions, latex paint can begin to stiffen in less than a minute!) The key to avoiding lap marks is to maintain a “wet edge,” so each stroke of your roller overlaps the previous stroke before the paint can begin to dry.

 New Design

Change places – Don’t be afraid to get drastic with your experiments – transferring furniture to different rooms and floors will give your entire house a brand new vibe. When you’re really strapped for cash, rearranging your furniture will give your real estate investment a fresh new perspective without requiring you to spend a dime.

 Be Creative

Fix your fixtures – Switching out your lamps will not only change the aesthetic value of a room – it’ll change the entire feel of the space, at the flip of a switch. New furniture might be expensive, but new lamps and lights definitely aren’t. You can find them in all sorts of shapes and sizes at your local department store at affordable prices, so pick up a few and experiment.