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    Top 10 BEST ways to make your house a HOME

    By Conor Wickham06/04/2023Updated:07/04/2023No Comments5 Mins Read
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    There are many great and inventive ways to make your house a home; the best thing is that you don’t have to break the bank to do it.

    Many people can be put off by the potentially high costs involved when it comes to home improvement. However, if you’re creative and do your research, it turns out there are many great things you can do to improve your home while still sticking to a tight budget.

    In this article, we will list what we believe to be the top ten best ways to make your house a home that won’t break the bank.

    10. Upgrade your bathroom – turning your bathroom into a spa

    Make your house a home by upgrading the bathroom.
    Credit: Flickr/ Witches Falls Cottages

    Upgrading your bathroom and turning it into your own private spa doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. Changing things like your shower curtain, towels, and rugs gives your bathroom a new feel and makes it feel like you’re walking right into a spa.

    9. Changing your light fixtures – brighten your surroundings

    Change your light fixtures to brighten your surroundings.
    Credit: Flickr/ Tom Small

    Changing the light fixtures in your house can not only help to brighten your surroundings but can also change the feel and mood of any room, as lighting plays a massive role in a room’s overall vibe.

    8. Give an accent wall a new look – making a wall look like new

    Make your house a home by giving an accent wall a new look.
    Credit: Instagram/ @accentwall.eu

    If you have a particular accent wall that is a focal point in your home, wallpapering can make it look new and stand out for all the right reasons as a feature wall. It can also be a great talking piece for guests at your house.

    7. Reorganising furniture – like a change of scenery

    Reorganise furniture to give your space a new feel.
    Credit: Pexels/ Blue Bird

    Reorganising the furniture throughout your home is a simple way to give a familiar space with a completely new feel and look. Simply moving your furniture around will update your layout and change its look. The best thing about doing this is that it’s completely free.

    6. Reorganise your kitchen cabinets – giving your kitchen a new feel

    Make your house a home by reorganising your kitchen cabinets.
    Credit: Pixabay/ IdaT

    Reorganising your kitchen cabinets is a great way to give your kitchen a new feel. Not only that, but you could save money and reduce food wastage in your home.

    By updating the interior of your cabinets and drawers with organisational tools such as expandable drawer organizers and simple shelves, you will find yourself with a new and improved kitchen layout.

    5. Refresh or replace internal doors – provides the room with an instant update

    Make your house a home by refreshing internal doors.
    Credit: Pexels/ Ksenia Chernaya

    Refreshing or replacing interior doors throughout your home will provide the rooms with an instant update.

    From updating doors with on-trend paint colours to revamping old interior doors to French doors with stunning glass windowpanes, a new set of doors can quickly help transform your home’s layout without needing to make any structural changes.

    4. Exchange and improve your hardware – easy to do on a budget

    Make your house a home by improving your hardware.
    Credit: Unsplash/ Super Snapper

    Exchanging and improving your hardware, such as updating handles and knobs in your bathroom and kitchen, is easy to do on a budget and can provide the rooms with a fresh new feeling.

    Exchanging and improving the hardware in your home is a fun, simple, and cost-effective way to update the appearance of your home.

    3. Make your house greener – being more environmentally friendly

    Making your house greener is environmentally friendly.
    Credit: Unsplash/ Kate Darmody

    Being environmentally friendly is vital anyway, but making your house greener can also make it more welcoming. Adding some plants around your home will make your house more colourful.

    It’s better for the environment and for you: a study revealed that green spaces could reduce the need for certain medications.

    2. Give your house a new look – a paint update

    Give your house a new look with a paint update.
    Credit: Unsplash/ David Pisnoy

    Simply updating your house with a new coat of paint is an easy and very effective way to refresh the look and feel of your home.

    For instance, choosing bright colours will make places that once felt dark and small more open and inviting, while using darker shades in certain rooms can create a relaxing effect upon entering them.

    Once you decide the mood for each room, you must find the paint that matches it!

    1. Improve the entrance to your house – make the right first impression

    Improving the entrance makes the right first impression.
    Credit: Unsplash/ Francesca Tosolini

    In first place on our list of what we believe to be the top ten best ways to make your house a home that won’t break the bank is to improve the entrance to your house.

    The entrance to your house is the first impression people will get of your home, so why not make sure that the first impression they get is positive?

    Simple ways to improve the entrance to your house are replacing your front door, adding plants, and installing outdoor lighting and other similar accessories that will complement and enhance the space at the front of your home.

    That concludes our article on what we believe to be the top ten best ways to make your house a home. As you can see, not all home developments have to be hi-tech.

    Are there other great cost-effective ways to improve your home that you think we should have included?

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    Conor Wickham

      Conor Wickham is a keen travel writer from County Wexford, Ireland. He has been a regular writer for Ireland Before You Die, The World Bucket List and Meanwhile in Ireland since 2019. Conor has a keen interest in discovering everything Ireland has to offer. From sleeping in tree houses in the Ox Mountains to staying in shepherd huts in Donegal, Conor has experienced it. With qualifications in Marketing & Advertising with Online Media as well as Print Journalism, Conor has worked as a Website Content Writer/SEO Specialist in the past for many websites. Conor has had two short stories published in the widely acclaimed Wexford Bohemian Literary Journal. Conor’s favourite types of articles to write are ones which involve history, scenic locations and the news. When not exploring Ireland and finding out its secrets, Conor can usually be found working on his own supernatural novel series.

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