Spending more time at home over the last few years has led to many of us having a long list of improvements we’d like to make to our space. There are ways that you can upgrade your home this year, to help you achieve the look you desire. Whether you want to create a cosy feel with Stelrad vertical radiators, spruce up your outside space, or modernise your bathroom, we’ll look at ways you can face your projects head-on below.
1. Curb appeal
Improving the way your home looks from the outside is one of the best places to get started when making changes this year. Guests, as well as potential buyers in the future, make their first impressions from the way your house looks from the outside, so making it look good, also makes it more inviting. You can improve the outside of your home by doing a few simple things. You could paint your front door, so it looks brand new, or choose a different colour that suits your personality. You could also power wash your driveway or any exposed brickwork, or if you’re a keen gardener, you could tackle your front garden to make it look attractive. These are all things that you can do on a budget – it doesn’t have to cost you the earth.
2. Update your bathroom
The bathroom is one of the most important rooms in your house. It should be functional, relaxing, and up to date – this is crucial if you’re thinking about selling, as a modern bathroom is a feature that a lot of prospective buyers look for. If your bathroom could do with a bit of a facelift, you can do this with ease. First, you could give it a deep clean, and that can make all the difference! Make sure you get between the tiles too. You could change your fittings, add shelving or storage to help with clutter, or add accessories like a new mirror, or towels. By changing a few small elements of your bathroom, you can change the whole look easily.
3. New flooring
The flooring can change the entire look and feel of a room, so upgrading throughout your home, or even just in one room can make all the difference. If your carpets are looking worn, why not take them up and install hardwood flooring instead? Or if you like the warming feel that carpet brings to a home, upgrade! Choose something in a more modern colour that contrasts with the aesthetic of the room. If you’re looking to save money, you can choose flooring like vinyl or laminate that you can install yourself, or you could buy a quality carpet cleaner to give your flooring a new lease of life.
4. Painting
You’d be surprised how much a coat of paint can change the look of a room. Redecorating can give your home a whole new feel – and it gives you the chance to put a bit of personality into your space. You can decorate your living space with bright colours to lift the mood, or more muted colours to set a relaxing tone. You could even have a feature wall to make a statement. And you don’t just have to stick to walls either, you could paint cabinets in the kitchen that may look tired or pieces of furniture as a way of updating them. Painting is one of the easiest ways of making improvements.
5. Declutter
Tidying up is something that we all put off, but if you’re looking for a quick and easy way to improve your home this year, why not finally get rid of all the clutter that takes up valuable space, that you don’t use? or, if you don’t want to throw it away, introduce a new storage space like drawers, baskets or decorative boxes to organise your things and create some calm within your home – out of sight, out of mind.
