Home Inspirations

Homes are just like any other belonging because eventually they start to look out of date. Think of your house like an outfit you buy from the store. You wear it for a couple years and then eventually it falls to the very back of our wardrobe, until one day you give it to the charity shop. Now, you are not going to give your home away or even have to move to another one, but eventually you will need to update it. This can be as simple as buying some new furniture or as complex as a complete home redesign. Here are some tips on making your home look modern and new again.

Repaint

A fantastic place to start is having a wander around each room in your house and seeing if you still like the colour of the walls. You may find they have grown dull or worse the paint looks faded and patchy. If this is the case, we suggest drawing up a plan to match the right new colour to each room. For instance, you may want to paint a conservatory a lovely bright colour so that it matches the sunlight, shining into the room on hot summer days. If you have a room with a home entertainment system, we suggest a darker colour, to get the best possible picture quality on your films and TV shows.

Refloor

Flooring is the common culprit to blame for a house going out of style. The reason for this is that people think changing the flooring is quite a difficult and tedious process, so they rarely ever bother. This leaves houses with tiles in the bathroom that went out of style in the late seventies. You can check online what alternative flooring styles  are in fashion this year and get a company to organise the installation for you.

Refurnish

Buying new furniture is the easiest way to modernise your home because all it takes is a shopping trip and who doesn’t love a good shop? This may be expensive, but the effect a beautiful, new and stylish three piece suite has on your living room with be worth the cost. We guarantee it. You may want to think about adding new accessories to your home as well such as curtains. The right style of curtains can have a tremendous effect on the way you perceive the different rooms in your home.

Rebuild

Your final option is to start a renovation process and be warned; this is the most expensive modernisation choice. We suggest you decide on a fixed cost before you begin and stick to it. Renovation may seem like an exciting prospect, but a project like this can grow out of control and unless you are very handy, you will need to hire a professional. You will also have to get permission from your local council before you start to make any big changes to your home.

But the long process may be worth it because by the time you are finished and you will have a new home without the stressful experience of moving house.