One day, you may wake up and realize that your home needs to change a little. It may be that the look of something isn’t quite right, or you finally get fed up with a design flaw that’s been nagging at you for months. Other times, you might not even know what needs changing; you simply know that something’s got to give. There are some easy home renovation projects for beginner DIYers that can remedy these situations.
Paint a Room
Whether your room has been the same color for years or you need to replace some outdated colors in your new home, painting is a quick way to create a new look. Playing with colors and seeing how they interact with the room’s natural light can be a way to experiment to find the right look. Whether you make the room blue and airy or yellow and sunny, start by deciding what feeling you want to express when people enter that room.
What You’ll Need
Painting requires a few tools to make the job easier. You’ll need your paint, paintbrush, a ladder to get to hard-to-reach areas, painter’s tape to protect edges, and plastic floor covers to protect the carpet or wood flooring.
Add Insulation
A DIY project with a more practical purpose, adding new insulation is a lot simpler than you might think. If your home seems a little too cold during the winter, replacing or adding in an extra layer of insulation will help by ensuring the warm air doesn’t escape.
What You’ll Need
There are a few different ways to install insulation. Some insulation is installed on the floor, and others are fixed to the walls. If you decide to fix the insulation to the walls, you will need a hammer stapler to make sure it stays in place.
Gallery Wall
A wall can look too barren, and one way to liven it up is to install a miniature gallery in your home. The gallery can showcase your favorite artwork or family photos—whatever you feel is most appropriate for the specific room. And the best part about these decorations is that if you decide the pictures no longer fit the theme of the room, you can switch out the pictures easily.
What You’ll Need
For this project, you’ll need tape measures to make sure everything is spaced out properly, a level to ensure the pieces aren’t skewed to one side or the others, picture hangers, and a lot of wall space to fit everything.
Get Creative
Always look for ways to touch up or refresh your home. A small imperfection in some shelving or a mantlepiece can turn into a home renovation project.