If you feel like your home is ready for a refresh but you’re not sure where to start, then take a look at our following post. We’re going to be listing some ideas to help inspire some change around your home to help it feel brand-new. Whether you want to make drastic changes such as knocking down walls to create new spaces, or you just want some simpler ideas to help freshen up the look of your home, we’ll be covering a range of ideas. Keep reading if you want to discover more.
Redecorating Your Walls
One of the best ways to help freshen up the look of your home is to redecorate walls and ceilings with a fresh lick of paint or new wallpaper. It can completely change the feel of a room, and the effect natural lighting has when it enters through windows. There are also other options to help add more dimension to a wall without adding bold wallpaper prints or intense colour. For example, wood panelling has seen a rise in popularity recently. Fitting wood panelling doesn’t have to be difficult, as the wooden slats come in pre-cut packages ready to be cut to size and fitted to the wall. You can then paint over it in your chosen paint. This type of styling looks effective in a number of rooms around the home and can come in a range of variations and styles.
Choosing New Furnishings
Replacing your existing furniture can make a big difference to the look of your home, particularly large pieces of furniture in rooms such as your sitting room. Whether you want a fabric recliner or a leather corner sofa, replacing your existing seating gives you the opportunity to add a completely new style to your sitting room. You could also add a new coffee table to match, and a rug that compliments the other fabrics and textures being used in the room. Make sure to have a consistent theme throughout the room that ties pieces of furniture together. An easy way to do this is by using accessories such as cushions and throws to your seating that complement the rug you have or the colour used in wall paints or wallpaper.
Adding New Flooring
Adding new carpets to a home creates an instantly refreshed and updated look. Not only does it help to make a home look better but it can also help with absorbing noises and movement around the home, so less disturbance for other family members. Outdated carpets can really age a house and contribute to bad smells, so adding new carpets can really help to bring the style into the modern-day. Carpets are also beneficial if you want to make your home feel warmer and more comfortable underfoot. It also tends to be more cost-effective than other forms of flooring such as hardwood flooring or tiles. Adding carpets to areas such as the stairs of your home will help to make them safer in the event of a fall. There are, however, also benefits to choosing other options such as hardwood flooring, tiles, or laminate. Wooden flooring, tiles, and laminate are all easier to clean and maintain, meaning they can be better for households with children and pets. If you’re looking for a better budget option, then laminate and vinyl flooring can be a less expensive choice. And if you want to give your floors a further upgrade, installing an underfloor heating system from Cosy Floor can make a huge difference.
Creating An Open Plan Space
If you’re willing to make more drastic changes to your home to give it a new look, then you could consider knocking down walls to create a more open-plan living space. This can help to make a home feel more spacious and create opportunities for more natural light to enter through new doors and windows. Open-plan living spaces have a number of potential benefits. It helps to create a more sociable space, which is beneficial both for families and those that enjoy entertaining their friends. It also creates an opportunity to add more natural lighting through the addition of more doors and windows. A good option for open-plan living is to add bi-folding doors to the rear of your property as this lets in potentially a whole wall of extra natural lighting. You could also choose other options such as skylights to add a sense of extra height and more natural light to a space.
Building An Extension
Another option for those ready for bigger changes to their homes is to add an extension to their property. This can not only benefit you and the space you have within your home, but it also helps to add value should you consider moving further down the line. It is worth adding an extension to your property if you need more space from your home but want to avoid the hassle of moving house altogether. Despite what you might think, you do not always need planning permission for an extension. Certain criteria allow you to build an extension without planning permission, so check with your local authority to be clear on the rules and regulations surrounding building an extension.
Getting Plants And Greenery
Adding plants and greenery to your home hosts a range of benefits. It instantly helps to make a space feel more inviting and brings the greenery of outdoor spaces inside. Choosing plants such as snake plants, aloe vera, and peace lily all help to boost the oxygen in a room and can help improve air quality. This can help with health problems such as asthma. They are also believed to be associated with reducing stress levels and inducing a calm, relaxed feel to a room. Therefore, adding plants and features of nature to a room could help reduce symptoms of conditions such as anxiety, depression, and insomnia. Having something to take care of in your home can also help with motivation to care for your indoor spaces and take pride in your home.
Reconsidering The Layout Of Your Home
If you want a simple way to help change up the look of your home, then consider rearranging the existing layout. This could mean changing the layout of furniture in a particular room or changing the use of different rooms entirely. For example, you could convert a spare bedroom into a home office or swap your dining room for your sitting room. Consider the most effective ways to get more use out of your home and how furniture could be arranged to create more of a flow through your home. If you’ve got the budget and you’re not happy with the current layout of your kitchen, you could come up with a design that’s more effective for the room and have a new kitchen fitted.
Introducing New Lighting
It’s easy to underestimate the impact new lighting can have on a home. Adding extra lighting can help make a home more inviting and warm-up spaces in your home. You might not even have to add new lighting. Changing the fittings for lights in your home is a great way to update it and create more effective lighting methods. If you want your home to feel warmer and cosier, then choose a bulb colour that adds warmth. If you want a space to be brighter, then you could choose a white LED bulb instead. New lighting with LED bulbs can also help you to save on electricity costs by reducing consumption.
