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7 Budget-Friendly Home Makeover Tips for Moms

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by RAKI WRIGHT

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Most of us dreamed of living in our dream house. A house decorated with our most-wanted home décor style but one factor that hinders us from achieving our goal is budget. Home improvement for some is one of the most difficult things to think and decide about since the budget sets the threshold for any of our plans to flourish.

Giving our home definite makeovers or improvements is very important since this would be our chances of repairing some wear and tear that our houses might sustain over the years.

We will be giving you tips on how to perform an overall makeover on your home décor without breaking so much of your budget.

Take Note of the Light 

First is you need to determine if a certain amount of external or natural light is pouring in inside your home. It is very vital since if ever you lit your house with natural lightings, it will save you energy from using electronic bulbs. How can this be achieved? 

You can use curtains or blinds that are almost translucent or those thin types. The best fabric for this application is cotton: they are so light and airy. By using the fabric, you will have control over your lighting during the daytime. 

There are plenty of fabrics out there to choose from and there is plenty of price range that will suit your budget.

RELATED: 4 Ways to Maximize Daylight in Your Home

New Paint Job

We would suggest having your house’s interiors or exteriors repainted. Speaking of repainting, light-colored hues are the most ideal since they would reflect any light inside your home. 

By doing this, you will be able to maximize the effect on our number one bullet point above.

RELATED: 5 Spray Paint Uses for the Handy Mom

Exterior Color

If you are on such a tight budget that you couldn’t repaint your entire house exterior, you might want to put some plants and flowers, or you could rearrange. 

In doing so, you will be giving your exterior colors without overly spending on paints. It could add some nature-inspired look to your house.

Consider Building Extensions

You might be planning on building extensions to your home to accommodate your furnishings and other things in your home. Extending your house will require a hefty sum of money. 

Before getting a conclusion on building an extension, you should look for some spaces you haven’t used yet. These spaces should be useful for many of your things. All those extra spaces might be sufficient instead of building an extension, thus saving your budget. 

You can try to de-clutter. Put away or put some of your things in storage. Some things are not for display. Look for those things and lock them up somewhere for you to save more space for more important stuff for your décor. 

Also, look for objects that do not fit your home theme. These things will just give you headaches if ever you need to relax in your living room.

Re-arrange for your Comfort 

You should also try to rearrange your things inside your home. We have discussed maximizing space, so perhaps re-organizing should give you a better perspective on how much extra space your house has. 

Every bit of space is necessary for someone who wants to save much renovation costs.

Add Mirrors

By adding mirrors inside your home, it will give you a sense of space. It will spare some of your budgets in going into house extension. Yes, most of us dreamed of living in a spacious home, but finances should be the priority. 

These mirrors should do the trick in giving us that spacious feeling inside our home. It would also reflect light so we can save energy.

RELATED: Tips to Use Decorative Wall Mirrors Wisely for Getting Desired Benefits

Additional Tip

There are plenty of fabrics for your home makeover: Nonetheless, one stood up as the best, upholstery materials made from velvet fabrics. If a home makeover is your goal, then this is the best one out there. 

Velvet fabrics will not only save you some money for maintenance at the same time: It also could provide you that luxury look for your overall home décor. You can use this fabric for your upholstery needs, curtains, blinds, rugs, and other applications. They are also extremely strong and durable.

To Conclude

With all that being said, the budget is timely relevant for our moms and homemakers that oversee that family finances when it comes to home makeover. One thing that we wanted to emphasize is that quality should be number one. Spending less does not mean sacrificing quality. 

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