Giving Your Home An Overhaul On A Budget

If you have lived in your home for some time, you may walk downstairs nowadays and think that your house has seen better days. If this sounds like you, don’t worry, we have got you covered. The first thing we should start by saying is that you are not alone, and this is something that occurs with everybody.

The truth is, we can often leave our homes for too long in between decorating, and then all of a sudden, there is a need for a massive overhaul of the entire property. Of course, when this time occurs, it can be exciting yet also quite demanding on the bank balance.

In this post, we are going to take a look at some ways you can give your house a complete facelift, and we are going to attempt to do it on a budget. 

Why We Need Something New

It matters not who you are; you will always have a requirement embedded deep within you to update the things around you; it’s just the way of the world. 

You should recognise that this need will occur whether it’s your wardrobe, your car or your home. When it comes to your home, you will generally find that you have a constant need to perfect the place you spend the most time in, and this means you only tend to pay attention to little details.

If you really want to get something amazing from your home, then there may be a need to modernise the whole place, and you will soon realise that giving your home an overhaul has more benefits than you may have originally thought.

One of the main reasons that you need something new in your life is that it will also refresh the people that live in the home, Believe it or not when you live in a home that is aged and dull, you can often start to feel lethargic and unhappy,

By making some changes to the home, you will lift the spirits of the home and all that dwell within its walls. This post is going to take you through a few things that will lift both your mood and the feel of your home at the same time as giving it a modern twist.

Give The House Some Curb Appeal

One of the first things you should be looking at improving on your house is the outside. You can more or less guarantee that if the inside of the house needs a little work, then the outside is also going to need attention.

When it comes to the outside of the property, damage and dowdiness will just happen, and there isn’t a lot you can really do about it. If you live in a hotter climate, then the sun will damage the front of your house, if you live in a colder climate, the cold can be even more damaging.

So, where do you start? Well, the first place will always be the woodwork of the property. If you have a wooden front door, then you should get ready to start sanding. While most people just think they can paint on top of the paint that’s already there, that’s a very bad idea.

Painting over weather damaged paint can often lead to your new paint soon peeling off and leaving you with far worse to look at. If you really want to make the front of your house look amazing without replacing the doors, then get sanding and take that door back down to its wood.

Once you have done this, throw a few coats of your desired exterior colour over the door, and before you know it, the front of your house will look wonderful again. People are too often quick to think they need to replace front doors and garage doors when all they really need is a little love and time.

The Flooring

If there is one thing in your house that may be looking a little tired, it’s probably the flooring. While the rest of the house will have suffered from random events, the floor will have taken more punishment than anything else in your house.

Now, when it comes to flooring, you have a couple of options. The first is for those of you that have carpet. If you have a tired carpet and you are thinking of replacing it, then before you do that, ask yourself if a carpet cleaner could bring it back to life.

More often than not, you can easily bring a carpet back to life by simply buying yourself a wet and dry vac and cleaning the entire thing. While many people think that it’s cheaper to rent a carpet cleaner, that’s no longer the case. 

In today’s world, you can buy a cheap carpet cleaner that will serve you brilliantly, and what’s more, once you have one, you can take care of your carpet whenever you need to. If you don’t think your carpet would benefit from a clean, then a great option is to replace it.

While it may seem like it could be an expensive thing to do, you may wish to consider re-flooring your home with laminate flooring. A laminate floor is an amazing alternative to solid wood flooring and a fraction of the price. Not only does it look incredible, but it is also a lot stronger than you think.

Whether you opt for new laminate flooring or you have a wooden floor that may be looking a little tired. One of the most important things you can know is how to clean it. The wooden floor of any type tends to look more tired if it hasn’t been cared for properly.

Once you figure out the right cleaning routine and solutions for your wood or laminate floor, you will quickly find that it comes back to life in no time. You should also be looking for natural cleaning solutions that will also save you a ton of money.

Replace Dated Furniture

Take a look around your house as you are reading this, no doubt you will stumble across a piece of furniture that you hate because it doesn’t fit the aesthetics of your home.

Well, maybe, if that is the case, it’s time to start looking for some new furniture that can bring you home back to life. Luckily enough, nowadays you can find furniture cheap from many places across the internet and just because it’s cheap, doesn’t mean it’s bad.

The point is, if you hate certain pieces of furniture in your home, then you should replace it. As long as you set out a budget and stick to it, you will be able to give your home the lift it deserves. 

An important thing to remember when choosing furniture that will modernise your home is that you should try and choose lighter woods where possible. Lighter woods will reflect the light better around your home and give it an altogether better look at and feel.

Dark woods may look great online or in-store, but that adds a certain dated look to a home that won’t work if you are trying to modernise things. 

Pay Attention To The Small Things

The final thing we are going to take a look at is the smaller details that really make a difference to the way a home looks and feels. The first of these details is all about the light you let into your home.

If you have spent time changing the colour scheme, the furniture, and the floors, you want to see them in all of their glory; then you are going to need to let in as much natural light as possible.

Natural light is important to both the aesthetic of your home and how you feel. By letting in more light and letting it attack every part of your house, you will notice that it has a new and uplifting feeling.

Another way to build on this feeling is by removing as much of the clutter from your home as possible. Now, when we say this, we don’t mean you should go minimalist, we are simply saying that if you remove clutter, you suddenly find that your house seems a lot bigger.

The final thing you should look at is the internal lighting of your property, while we have stressed the importance of natural light, it is equally as important to get the inside light of your property right.

If you have a cosy room that’s for adults only, then consider warm amber lights. For family rooms, you should be looking at bright and natural lights. While it may seem like a small detail, you will be surprised at the difference such a cheap thing can make to your home. 

As you can see, if you really want to give your home an overhaul, it doesn’t have to cost as much as you may think. In fact, you can change the look of your whole house without ever having to break the bank.