Have you spent some time looking at your home? Did you notice something unsightly or something that needed a make-over? Perhaps your walls, kitchen counter, or just a corner of your house that you think is crying for a change. If you have been scrutinizing your home in the past year and thought of refurbishing it, then this list is definitely worth your time.
One thing about thinking what to do exactly may become a little time-consuming or too confusing. That we oftentimes tend to procrastinate and just leave it as is – unchanged. Especially when we are indecisive to things we like to change or we just don’t have any ideas what to do with our place. Another, is of course the cost. Most of us would put the expenses on top of the list, and some wouldn’t care. But nevertheless, keep in mind that costly or not, an improvement is still an improvement no matter how minute it is. And a little decluttering, creative project, or decorating revamp doesn’t need to be expensive to be successful. To make a desirable output and a commendable result, creativity and resourcefulness are the main key performance indicators that one should be putting more effort on. Which leads us to our first tip!
Tip 1 – Be Creative and Resourceful as much as You Can
Now before anything else, it is important that we start with these two factors – creativity and resourcefulness. In anything that we do, we should always try to be creative and resourceful as much as possible. More importantly if we are going to do a DIY home make overs.
Why? Well, simply because being creative and resourceful goes along way. From having an artistic outcome to lesser costs. They don’t only make your work look more appealing but they also minimizes your expenses. We get that renovating your home could be an intimidating and expensive project — but it doesn't have to be! Now is probably the perfect time to channel your creativeness and resourcefulness out.
Tip 2 – Add Character to Plain Walls and Furniture
Some people say that sometimes a plain wall signifies the owner being boring or even lazy. Others, however, would argue that how their walls looked like and the kind of furniture they have in their house does not necessarily describe them. It’s just simply their preferred set-up and has nothing to do with their behavior. However, with all due consideration, we can all agree that how our home looked like reflects our personality in some ways.
So, if you’re a bit of a spontaneous one, it’s probably time to put some of your favorite characters on your plain wall and furniture. May it be a wall sticker or an actual art on paint.
Tip 3 – Make your Flat Door Look a lot Cooler
Tired of your flat door? What if, you can make it look a lot cooler? With just a bit of plywood, it can change a way better and give a more modern vibe to your home. All you have to do is to cut strips and rectangular pieces of plywood. Then, stick it just on the sides and middle part of your door to make a pattern and layout as depicted on the photo below,
After attaching the wood, next step would be to paint it. To whatever color you want, color that goes with the paint of your walls too. Then lastly, just let it dry. And there you have it! All good and brand-new door.
Tip 4 – Bring Outdoor, Indoor!
Few things have the power to improve a bland or outdated spaces like plants and flowers. Even just a couple of simple welcome or snake plant to greet you as open your door after a long tiring day, makes your mood a whole lot better.
During the peak of the pandemic, planting particularly indoor plants had predominantly topped the “quaranthings” list – a list of things one can do while on home quarantine. To most Filipinos, if not all, plants are necessary or a basic component to all household. Whenever you go and whichever house you visit, you can always see a couple of plants hanging indoors or sitting in the front yard. It’s probably because we are so fond of plants, but now that we spend a lot of our time at home we tend to notice them and develop the habit of planting.
Tip 5 – Go for a Color-coordinated/Themed Room Design
There’s an endless possibility as to what we can do and put to our rooms. Considerably, when one chooses to have a coordinated-minimalist design then all of what’s in their room; the paint, furniture, and even the lighting should also go along with each other.
Throwing random things in your room is easy but making it look good might be a lot harder. So for a change, you might want to try and have a coordinated room. Where color and design compliments each other. Just like these black and white color-coordinated living rooms.
Tip 6 – Repurpose Old Materials
More often than not, people won’t think of choosing second-hand materials for DIY home projects. And you might be wondering, how exactly can you save money by repurposing materials? There are lots of ways to change what you have without buying much at all. For example, any nasty old cabinet you don’t like, you could sand and paint or simply remove the front doors and paint the inside a bright color. A simple and effective way of updating a look without buying anything more than a tin of paint.
Repurposing old materials and furniture would not only give you a new and improved furnishings but as well as a minimized expense. Now, you might want to look around your house and see what you could work on.
Make it as a Family Project
These are just some of the infinite easy and simple ideas you can do to your home at Bria Homes. But irrespectively, what you choose to do as a home make over, you must always remember to make it something that reflects your bond as a family. In essence, include your family in any DIY home make overs you do. Big or small, complex or not. Because we at Bria Homes, don’t only provide you an ideal and secure community apart from a quality home, but the freedom to choose your house interiors and do it with ease.
Come home to Bria and start your first home project!
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