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Wednesday 29 May 2013

4 tips for giving your home a thrifty makeover

Do you want to give a facelift to your home this season but don’t want to spend an exorbitant amount for the same? Well then, there is a solution. Here are some tips that will allow you change the entire look and feel of your home without burning a hole in your pocket. Let’s take a look at them to know more:
  • Rearrange the furniture: Yes, you read it right. Rearranging the furniture in your rooms can drastically change the look of your home without having to spend a fortune. So, what you can do, is de-clutter your room, change the position of your TV entertainment units, sofa sets, coffee tables and see the change for yourself!

  • Invest in some new furniture: If your furniture is old and you are about to change them in the near future, then it is better that you replace them now. For instance, you can invest in  new entertainment TV units, change your coffee table designs, buy a king single bed for your bedroom, invest in cheap dining tables or some modular sofas of the latest make.

  • Change the lighting and wallpapers: Another cheap but effective way of changing the internal façade of your home is to change the lighting and the wallpapers. For instance, you can buy some ambient lights, some designer lamps and place them at different corners of your home. Also, buy wallpapers that go with those lights and the overall theme of your home and replace the old ones with them. This will give a fresh look to all your rooms such as your living room having entertainment TV units.

  • Change the living room space: If you are not ready to invest time or money or both in doing up your entire home, then you can simply concentrate on your living room. This is because it is the area where you have guests over and spend most of your time. So, all you need to do is to check out some trendy TV entertainment unit(s) and the best coffee table designs online and buys them. Alternatively, you can change the upholstery of your sofa and throw in a pretty rug and cushions and that’s all!
To Conclude
These are some of the tips using which you can give your home a total makeover. If nothing works out, then you can also look online for inspiration and see what all changes can you make and give a facelift to your home. All the best!

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Friday 24 May 2013

5 tips to give your home a much needed makeover

If you think that giving your entire home a makeover is not easy and always costs truckloads of money, then you are mistaken. There are many ways that are not only easy but also quick and help you redo your home in a blink. Here are five such ways, which you can use to decorate your home easily. Let’s go through them to get an idea:
  • Order multipurpose furniture: You can save a substantial amount of money by investing in multipurpose furniture. For instance, you can choose timber desks, which can double up as filing cabinets and have wood cabinet storage. Similarly, you can buy rustic furniture from your local thrift store for a bedside table, dresser, bookshelves or lamp tables.

  • Pep up the dining room: Make your dining area interesting by adding some interesting dining table furniture. For instance, you can buy a sturdy glass wrought iron table with a rotating top with matching chairs. Next, change your regular set of crockery and cutlery, change the table napkins, the salt and pepper shakers and voila! Your dining space will look more inviting than ever.

  • Mirror Mirror on the wall: You can put up large, decorative mirrors on your walls either in the living room or in the dining space. This will make your rooms look bigger and prettier than before. If your budget is limited, go for plain mirrors and paint the edges with acrylic paint with metallic finish and see the change.

  • Change the wallpaper: Sometimes all it takes to give your home a makeover is changing the wallpaper. So, go to your nearest store and buy a wallpaper of your choice. Choosing the right kind of wallpaper will make your rooms look spacious. Alternately, you can also experiment with two or more wallpapers in the same room to give it a totally different look.

  • The vintage touch: Give a vintage touch to your rooms by adding in some rustic furniture. For instance, take an old ladder and convert it into a bookshelf; use old travelling suitcases instead of the usual cabinet storage; paint old trunks and use it as bedside lamp tables etc.
To Conclude
These are some of the easiest and quickest ways to completely redo your entire home. I hope you will find them useful and try your hand at them. Do share your experience with us. Cheers!

Tuesday 21 May 2013

3 tips that will help you redo your home like a pro

Are you going to renovate your home in the near future? Do you want to decorate it like a pro but have no idea how to? Well, here are some simple yet effective tips, which will help you change the entire look of your home. Take a look:

bedroom furnitureBeat the bedroom blues: Doing up the master bedroom or any bedroom for that matter is a challenge in itself. This is because it is the most personal space and has to be done keeping the taste of the individuals in mind. For instance, if you like all things quirky, then you can very well design your own bedside table, dresser, wardrobe etc. But if you like everything to be pre-ordered, then having teak, contemporary solid timber furniture or hardwood bedroom furniture is an excellent option.
Deck up dining area: Coming to the dining area, you can completely change it just by changing the dining table and adding some artistically upholstered chairs. Additionally, you can put in buffet furniture and add some really fine china crockery and cutlery, some elegant napkins and rings and let’s not forget flower vases. This will make it look more inviting, especially when you have guests to entertain.

Build up a cozy study: A study need not be restricted to a room; if you don’t have a spare room, you can also transform any additional space you have in your home as a study. For instance, you can change the garage or the attic as a study by lining up the walls with wooden bookcases shelves, adding some bean bags, a studio sofa, using tables made from solid timber furniture and some interesting reading lights in the corners. Also, don’t forget to change the wallpaper to make the room appear cozier to the eyes.

To sum it up

These are just three areas in your home, which you can redo and yet change the entire look and feel of your home. All you need to invest is some modern buffet furniture, bookcases shelves and maybe some more furniture, wallpapers and lighting. In the end, you will save up the money you will otherwise spend on an interior decorator for this purpose. So, use these tips and decorate your homes like a pro!