Your home is your private corner of the world. Unless you take steps to improve the way that it looks, however, you are wasting it. Most people’s homes are haphazardly decorated and are usually structurally unsound. You will feel much better about your house if you improve its appearance.
Making small changes to your house every now and again will also help to improve its value. Property prices are up now but are predicted to fall in the coming years. Minor upgrades will ensure your property’s value rises or at least stays the same.
This post will offer some suggestions about home décor ideas suited to beginners.
Replacing Countertops
The countertops in your kitchen should be replaced every few years. Most people’s are never replaced, however, which is why when you go into people’s kitchens it is common to find scarred and stained counters, unsuitable for use.
Using an online tool to calculate epoxy coverage is an essential part of replacing your home’s countertops. Unless you know how much epoxy you are going to need to use you will be unable to replace them yourself. You can always hire a contractor if you are not comfortable replacing kitchen counters independently.
Updating Doors
The vast majority of homeowners have the same doors in their houses that previous occupants had. It is not really common for people to replace them. Replacing doors can be expensive and a lot of work. In some places, it even requires a government planning permit.
In the United States, building permits are not required for door changes, fortunately. Changing the doors in your house will help to make it feel more like yours than somebody else’s.
Upgrading Flooring
The flooring in your house is something else that you need to put a lot of thought into. Most people never change the floors in their houses, usually so that they can save money.
It is not cheap to re-floor a house. Carpet is a type of flooring worth considering since it can boost the value of your house and also improve its visual appeal.
The downside to carpets is that they get stained very easily. Unless you are on top of maintenance and daily cleaning, your carpets will probably get dirty. Daily vacuuming is essential for the owners of carpets.
Window Furnishings
What kind of window furnishings do you use in your house? In most people’s homes, curtains are most common. In recent years, interior designers have popularised the use of plantation shutters. Out of all modern design trends, plantation shutters are the most useful.
These handy window furnishings can be used to entirely black a room out, keep children and pets away from windows, and improve the aesthetic beauty of rooms that they are placed in.
Metal, wood, and plastic shutters can be purchased. Wooden ones are best as they are the most durable and tend to look the prettiest compared to other materials.
Repainting Walls
What color paint are your walls painted? Studies show that certain colors evoke anxiety and depression in people. Researchers say that the best colors to paint the walls of your house are earth tones like brown, beige, and green.
Such colors can be therapeutic and relaxing. Unfortunately, the vast majority of paints sold today are high in VOCs or volatile organic compounds.
Such chemicals can be very bad for the human body. Exposure to them can cause unwanted symptoms like anxiety and breathlessness. Only ever buy low- or non-VOC paint for your house with this in mind.
Changing Wallpaper
A popular alternative to painting is wallpaper. In recent years wallpaper has become popular again. For a while, it was considered dated and unfashionable.
Some of the world’s leading interior designers have started reincorporating wallpaper into their creations. Pick up any interior design magazine and you are guaranteed to find rooms covered in floral wallpaper.
The best quality wallpaper is printed by hand, usually in India. India has a tradition of block printing fabrics and textiles that goes back thousands of years.
Indian block-printed wallpapers are considered the gold standard. Designers like Brigitte Singh and Christopher Moore are leading the Indian wallpaper trade.
Landscaping Backyard
The interior of your house is not the only thing that you need to think about. A lot of homeowners overlook their backyards, prioritizing internal renovations over external ones.
Not taking care of your backyard could lead to serious issues. One of the most prominent issues in people’s backyards is pest infestations.
When you do not spend time outside pruning and cutting back hedges, pests can build nests for themselves. In the United States raccoons is the biggest threat as they can become very aggressive when confronted. In other parts, bears and wolves can be problematic, though this is not as common.
Hire a professional gardener to work in your backyard. Attempting to make large changes yourself will not work out if you have no experience gardening.
Creating Theme
A design theme can be an effective way of simplifying redecorating one’s home. Unless you are a trained interior designer you will no doubt feel confused when it comes to redesigning your house.
Most people, rather than coming up with their own original ideas, lift designs right out of interior decoration magazines. Creating a theme for your house will make designing it much easier. A popular design style right now is Japanese minimalism.
It has been popularised and adopted all over the Western world. Scandinavian minimalism is equally as popular and worth looking into, as souk chic. The downside to Japanese and Scandinavian minimalism is that furniture manufacturers charge obscenely high prices.
If you’ve chosen a rather complicated theme, do not immediately pick out bold decor and furniture. Doing so while you’re still unsure if the theme fits your home or taste could result in costly purchases you may not like. As an example, if you want an English medieval motif, start small by getting ornate swords and a shield as wall decor.
Repurposing Items
Repurposing damaged objects and items of furniture in your house is a great way of improving its design. A lot of people throw things out after they get damaged or become unusable.
Throwing everything away is a bad habit to get into. Rather than ditching furniture when it shows signs of wear, repurpose it and give it new life. Breathing new life into your old furniture will make your house a more characterful place.
There are countless blogs and video sites dedicated to the art of repurposing and reusing furniture, so you should have no trouble finding useful online learning resources.
Redecorating your house can be a great way of boosting its value and building a stronger connection with it. Even minor changes can make you feel more connected to your home.
The tips issued here are tried and tested methods of improving your home’s visual appearance, making it a nicer place to spend time.