Have you noticed that your home is looking a little less fresh and inviting than you would like? Do you want to spruce the place up a little, but you don’t know where to start, and anyway you don’t have much time to renovate? Don’t worry! There are lots of very simple very effective things you can do to spruce up your home, sometimes in a matter of minutes.
Sound good? Check out these great sprucing tips:
Create a Feature Wall
Whether you paint the wall surrounding your fireplace a new colour, hang dramatic wallpaper behind the bed or hang a few frames from frames.co.uk in the hallway to create your own mini walkthrough art gallery, creating a feature wall is sure to freshen things up and make your home much more interesting, It adds a kind of design touch that makes your home feel more special, and it doesn’t have to take very long to do at all.
Refinish
If your furniture is looking a little tired, why not refinish it. For example, you could strip down, sand and revarnish a coffee table in just a few hours, but it would look like new when you’re done.
You can do this with any wooden furniture, flooring, and even fabric chairs and sofas if you take a little time to learn about reupholstering – something you can do at https://kimsupholstery.com/diy/ – although this may be a little more involved. You’ll save money and your home will be suitably spruced – what’s not to love?
Switch the Soft Furnishings
Sometimes freshening your interior design can be as simple as switching out the soft furnishings like cushions, pillows, and throws for new ones in a different colour or design. It will give your brain something new to look at which can make your home feel so different, and because they are new, your home will seem fresher too.
Some people change soft furnishings every season; you don’t have to do that, but if you do, choose colours wisely to complement nature and take good care of them in storage so that they last. It is beyond wasteful to buy new every season!
Use the Power of Three
Something so simple that can make your home feel more put together is grouping things together in threes. Whether it’s candles, house plants, ornaments or cushions, if you group them together three-by-three, they will be more aesthetically pleasing and your home will look great.
Take a few minutes to rearrange your stuff in this way, and although the effects may be subtle, they will certainly be felt, especially by guests who maybe aren’t as used to your stuff as you are.
Declutter
You don’t have to go full on Marie Kondo, but taking the time to really evaluate the stuff in your home and whether it really needs to be there or whether you really want it to be there, and removing anything that doesn’t pass the test, is the ultimate in sprucing. It’s free and it frees up space making your home feel fresher, cleaner and…well just better!
Get sprucing!
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