We can’t say enough about the value of improving and updating your home. Finally fixing those little things that annoy you (or that you’ve chosen to ignore for years) and making budget friendly improvements will go a long way to not only improving the literal retail value of your home but they make a tangible difference to the way you live and feel about your home. Here are a few small budget ideas that will make a big impact. 

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Make an Entrance

Start at your front gate and honestly consider how welcoming your home is. Consider the following small changes: 

• A new coat of paint or varnish on exterior gates, fences, garage doors or your front door 

• Plastering cracks on perimeter and external walls 
• Treating driveway and paving weeds 
• Shaping hedges, bushes and low hanging trees 
• Adding colour and fun with plants or a quirky welcome mat 

Lightbulb Moment

Reilluminate your space by replacing lightbulbs. Change the atmosphere of your room by choosing the right colour bulb (warmer light for cosy spaces, natural light for bathrooms and white/daylight for offices). 

Updating light fixtures or lampshades will instantly brighten up your home and help you highlight areas that need it most. 

Home Treatment

Make your home look good as new with a fresh coat of paint. Wallpaper is also an easy to apply option that will add texture and pattern to your walls in no time.  

While you’re at it, consider giving your curtains a good wash or replacing them all together to match your new paint job. 

Finer Details

Attention to finer details will make a huge difference. Changing hardware such as door & cupboard handles, replacing fixtures such as old taps, putting in new doors (or painting existing doors) and redoing cornices and skirtings will go a long way to making your home feel new. 

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