Do you know the saying familiarity breeds contempt? Well, this could be precisely how you feel about your home. The furniture and decor no longer make your heart skip like they used to. You feel like your home is outdated and outrightly bland. What to do? Never fear, your creative idea list is here!
Here's a list of 9 cost-effective ways you can use to make your boring home bright and look brand new.
Ways to Make Your Home Look Brand New at a Low Cost
1- Paint Your Front Door
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Painting your front door will refresh your home. A bright color that calls out your name as you enter will add a touch of class and drama. Even your neighbors will think yours is a new home.
2- Clean Your House
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It would help if you decluttered your home to make it look spacious and organized. After all, that musty smell could be mold. You need mold remediation done as soon as possible. You do not want the mold to spread.
3- Change Your Curtains
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It is possible to give your home a high-end look at a low cost. Curtains are the go-to decor for your home to achieve a brand new look and are mostly inexpensive. The idea is to have statement drapes or curtains. Let them scream class from the outside and inside. Drapes make your windows look bigger, especially if you let them extend from the ceiling to the floor. They make your home look grand and lush.
You could also try adding curtains to your front door. This will give you more privacy and style.
4- Bleach Your Bathroom
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Bathrooms are often the most neglected areas in a home. Scrub and bleach your bathroom floor and wall tiles. Also try using a steam cleaner on your tile grout. You will be amazed by the sparkle and rejuvenation therein. Spruce up your bathroom by hanging art pieces and adding extra storage pieces. This will make your home look expensive.
5- Tend Your Garden
There is nothing that speaks of untidiness in your home like an overgrown garden. It can be a breeding ground for lots of pests and parasites. Weed out your garden and plant veggies and herbs.
6- Deep Clean your Furniture Upholstery
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With all the abuse from pets and children, your upholstery could be crying out for help. A deep clean will revive your dull couches and brighten your home, helping you achieve that brand new look. Ensure you check your fabric's label before cleaning because some are not to be cleaned with water.
Looking for an even bigger update to your upholstered fabric? Try recovering it yourself.
7- Refresh your Stainless Steel Appliances
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To get the sparkle out of your stainless steel appliances, clean them with a stainless steel cleaner to remove smudges. This will leave them looking sleek and alive.
I also like to use a Norwex glass cleaning cloth daily and have been doing so for years. It quickly removes easy fingerprints and smudges.
8- DIY Picture Frames and Ledges
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Bring out the creative genius in you by making your own picture frames and ledges for all your pictures. The beauty of DIYs is that you will not find a copy of your piece anywhere else. You can go all out and try bold and vibrant color combinations to add a touch of class to your dull walls and staircase.
Don’t feel quite that crafty? Take some high quality photos yourself, have them enlarged, then outfit them in purchased frames. I’ve done this in multiple rooms of my home and they look fab!
9- DIY Flower Pots
Farmhouse front porchscape
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Bring your home to life by adding greenery held in beautiful and elegant pots. You can place your plants in strategic places in your living room or corridors. I’m not a particularly great green thumb, so I’ve added numerous artificial plants and topiaries to my front porch and home interior.
Conclusion
You do not need to live in a boring home because you feel interior decor is expensive. Spruce up your home with these simple ways to make your home look brand new.
This is a sponsored article. All opinions and ideas expressed in this post, however, are based on my personal point of view.