Why spend a lot of time and money redecorating your house when a few simple, low-cost tweaks can give a room a much-needed upgrade? Here are eight easy home makeover projects you can tackle this weekend. With a little elbow grease, a toolbox, and a quick trip to a home goods or hardware store, you’ll be waking up to a revamped living space before you’ve even set your alarm for Monday a.m.
Create An Entryway Organizer
Keep your entryway hassle-free with this organizer that comes together in just 12 steps:
Materials
- Premade unfinished wooden boxes in assorted sizes
- French cleat wall hanger
- Short screws
- Screwdriver
- D rings
- Shoelace or cords
- Paint
- Paintbrush
- Painter’s tape
- Key hooks
- Large hooks
Instructions
1. Start by figuring out your layout of boxes upon a flat surface.
2. Drill pilot holes for where you will screw the boxes together.
3. Using a screwdriver, affix the boxes together.
4. Screw 3–4 D rings into opposite edges of the box that will have the cord to be used as a mail organizer.
5. Use painter’s tape on the wood to create lines for your paint design.
6. Paint desired design and allow it to dry.
7. Tie your shoelaces or cord through the D rings across the box to create a barrier for mailand papers.
8. Screw in your key hooks.
9. Screw in your large hooks.
10. Affix the french cleat wall hanger to the back.
11. Hang on the wall near the entryway to the house.
12. Hang keys, purses, leashes, and mail on it to keep the area organized.
Refresh Your Furniture
Buy New Bathroom Accessories
Create A Gallery Wall
Don’t know what to do with miscellaneous family snapshots, or sketches from that still life drawing class you took in college? Slip them into color-coordinated frames, and hang the pictures in groups to create your own personalized art gallery wall.
Fix Your Lighting
Give Your Bed A New Look
Can’t afford a new bed? Replace your boring headboard with a fun thrift-store find—or, if you’re feeling super crafty, make your own using plywood, foam, and fabric. (There are plenty of DIY tutorials online.) Buy a new matching comforter and sheets, and if you really want to kick things up a notch, use risers to elevate your bed’s height.
Paint An Accent Wall
Buy New Hardware For Your Kitchen Cabinets
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