Hi Reader,
Renovating your house involves a lot of changes that you need to be prepared to live with for a long time… like the $8k desk we talked about last week!
But that doesn’t mean your house needs to be boring.
In fact, some of those smaller, more temporary renovation projects can be a great way to revitalize your space and add personality without overcommitting.
Three cheap and reversible ways to experiment with adding colour and personality to your home are paint, hardware, and furniture.
A quart of paint is the easiest and quickest way to jazz up a bedroom, bathroom, or office that is feeling dull and boring.
New hardware like door handles or cabinet knobs or pulls can instantly transform your space from dated (or just builder-basic) to custom for less than $500.
And furniture gives you lots of ways to add colour, style, and functionality in a form factor that’s (usually) easy to move around or replace as needed.
There’s just one caveat:
When you go bold, do it in such a way that isn’t too hard to take out.
If you MUST have more colour on the floors, do it with a rug instead of painting your hardwoods.
Most of the “dated” homes you see feel like that because the owner made trendy style choices in the places they should have gone timeless — like cabinets, flooring, built-ins, or tile.
Don’t resign yourself to a boring home. Just be strategic about where and how you go bold.
Have you ever made a bold renovation choice you ended up regretting? Hit reply and tell me about it! I love hearing from you and reply to every email.
Until next time,
Gerald