Friday, February 1, 2013

Update Your Home On A Small Budget

If you are looking for a way to make your home worth the very most it can be but don't have a lot of money to spend here are a few suggestions to make your money go further and to get the most bang for your buck.


Instructions


1. Start by repainting your desired rooms with neutral colors. Light shades of green, taupe, gray or even different variations of white alongside painting trim and doors a bright white can give any room a clean, updated look and feeling of space. Going to your local home improvement store, hardware or grocery store and renting a professional steam cleaner and giving your existing carpets a good cleaning can also update the look of your home.


2. Kitchens and bathrooms are also great rooms to focus on updating. Besides paint, try updating cabinets pulls/knobs by spray painting old hardware white, black, metallic, or if the budget allows, replace the hardware altogether with something like brushed nickel, which is very popular right now.


3. There are also many inexpensive brands of kitchen and bathroom faucets that can quickly change the look in those rooms. The same goes for updating the light fixtures in a kitchen or bathroom. Many home improvement stores have their own brand of fixtures that are trendy and inexpensive.


4. Adding ceiling fans to bedrooms and family/great rooms also add instant value to your home. Just make sure they are simple, and preferably without a light fixture on them if you are trying to sell your home. Anything too fancy may not appeal to everyone.


5. Finally, installing inexpensive vinyl tiles, which by the way can be installed directly over old tile if need be, is also a cheap way to update a kitchen or bath. You can now even find vinyl tiles that look like marble, stone, ceramic or even wood laminate. The most inexperienced do-it-yourselfer can to this.