With so much free time on our hands, quarantine is the perfect time for homeowners to renovate their living space. From smaller renovations to bigger overhauls, many have taken up DIY projects to get through the lockdown. To inspire you, here are a few easy ways to renovate your home, even with limited resources.
Brighten up your kitchen
Staying inside means we have been cooking a lot more for ourselves. This also means that we’re spending a lot more time in our kitchens. Cooking can be very therapeutic, especially in stressful times such as these, but something as simple as brightening up your cooking space can also be extremely beneficial. DIY tasks like painting your kitchen cupboards can take as little as one weekend and can be done with materials and paint that are already lying around in the garage.
Give your garden a makeover
As well as the kitchen, people have been finding themselves spending a lot more time in the garden. Depending on how big your house is, there are so many garden home improvements that can be added to your outdoor space. Things like water features, new decking, and paths, or even just more flowers, can make a big change. However, if you’re stuck for inspiration, contact a landscape supply company who will be able to help you with ideas and even offer you bespoke products for the unique style of your garden. Companies like these have years of experience in the field, and offer products sourced from the finest suppliers around the world.
Add an accent wall
Depending on how much paint you already have in your garage, consider adding an accent wall to a room in your home. Accent walls are a budget-friendly way to completely change the feel of a whole room, and as you’re only painting the one wall, you can usually get away with using what you’ve already got in the house. As well as simply painting a new color onto the wall, you can also use a stencil to add texture and pattern. Alternatively, if you have got any leftover wallpaper from renovating another room in the house, check if you have enough to create an accent wall.
Clear out your garage
Clearing out your garage is one of the most nostalgic DIY tasks that there is, and sorting through years’ worth of clutter will bring up memories that you didn’t even know you had. It’s not until you start looking through all of this that you discover those exercise weights that you bought three years prior, in January, when your new year’s resolution was to lose a kilo. Or you find those half-empty pots of paint that have crusted over and can’t even be opened, let alone be used to add a splash of color to your bedroom? Saying goodbye to all this clutter will not only give you so much more space in your garage, but it will also make you think twice about how much you really use the stuff that you buy.
You don’t have to go out and buy new materials to renovate your house during quarantine. Sometimes using what you already have in the house is a DIY project in itself.
