Do you look around your home and see the same old decor? Are you moving into a new home? Or perhaps you are just ready for a life refresh. Whatever the motivational factors behind your desire for something different, you have a few easy and cost-effective solutions to update your home.
Change the Details on Your Furniture
Purchasing all new furniture can quickly become impossible due to the expense. There are plenty of financially-savvy options available to help you achieve the vision of your current furniture’s ideal look. Get started with these creative ideas.
- Legs – An easy and inexpensive leg change will instantly impact how your current furniture looks in your space. Change old coffee table legs for modern hairpin legs in a bold, dark finish. Enhance your settee with small metal hairpin legs that will catch the light or chunky wooden block legs for a different mood. The best part about furniture legs is that you can change them often at a minimal cost for a completely different look.
- Handles – A very quick way to update any furniture’s aesthetic is to swap old handles for new ones. Think knobs, pulls, and leather loops. Go bold with different colours, or make the look sleek and timeless with a variety of metals and finishes. If you currently have handles and wish to replace them with knobs, you may need to spend time filling in the old holes and touching them up with paint or stain.
- Paint – It seems there is nothing that a good coat of paint cannot fix. If your dining table chairs are an outdated shade of slick brown varnish, permit yourself to do something about it.
Watch this video for a beginner’s guide on how to paint furniture.
<iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/eYoikb25qKc” title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” allowfullscreen></iframe>
Go Thrifting
If you have tried your hand at thrifting, then you already know the thrill of the hunt, the excitement that comes from finding just the right thing for your home. It can be a practice that requires patience on your part but can pay off through inexpensive and quality finds. Invite a friend along to share in the adventure.
When you walk into a second-hand shoppe, keep your eyes open and an open mind. You never know what awaits. If you are searching for a specific item but happen upon it in an alternative colour or pattern, pick it up! Inspect the item, and if it is in good condition, consider painting, stripping, or refinishing it. There are so many options. The fun of approaching your home’s design process this way is that your final product will be unique.
You do not have to look at something you do not enjoy. As time passes, it is ok for that once joyful feeling about your material possessions to pass. Do something different with what you have to feel that spark when you walk into a room. Make a change and learn a new skill in the process. You will be amazed by what you can do when you set your mind to it.
