Spring-inspired Home Makeover Tips and Tricks

Spring comes early for homeowners in Greenville. Even in February, residents see buds on trees and shrubs and green sprouts poking up from the soil. This is the best time for a home makeover. The good news is that it doesn’t need to be back-breaking labor and can even be fun. Consider these tricks and tips.

Break the work up into manageable periods

Just thinking of a home makeover may be so daunting that you’re tempted to put it off altogether. Experts recommend breaking up the job into two or three intervals of about 10 minutes each.

Change slipcovers on furniture

One of the easiest ways to spruce up your home for spring is to change slipcovers over your chairs and sofas. For example, if your slipcovers have a tartan pattern that evoked indoor coziness when it was chilly outside, you can swap them for slipcovers with images of spring flowers such as daffodils or cherry blossoms. This takes mere minutes. As for the old slipcovers, toss them into the washing machine and hang them to dry in the spring sun.

Add a bright area rug

As with swapping out slipcovers, you might exchange an area rug or runner whose colors or fabric made you feel warm against winter's cold for a bright, springtime area rug that mirrors outdoor warmth and brightness. This is also a simple makeover, as you won’t need to move wall-to-wall carpet and may only need to move pieces of furniture long enough to take up the old rug and lay down the new one. Take the winter rug outside, hang it up, and whack it with a carpet beater, the best tool for getting area rugs and mats clean.

Don’t be afraid to paint

Painting a room to reflect the spring may be a lot of work, but it doesn’t have to be drudgery if you get your family involved. Nowadays, the number of paint colors can be bewildering. Professionals can help you choose the paint that’s best for the space. You also don’t have to paint the entire room. Just painting the kitchen cabinets or ceiling can give a room an entirely new ambiance.

Time for a closet makeover

Spring is the time to put your winter clothes up in favor of clothes for warmer weather. You might even want an entire closet makeover. This can be as simple as buying sets of velvet clothes hangers and getting rid of those wire hangers at long last or turning your reach-in closet into a walk-in closet. The pros at Closets by Design can help with this.

Buy an unexpected light fixture

If your current light fixtures bore you, don’t be shy about buying a fixture that’s a bit outside the box. They can be bowls that resemble bird’s nests, flowers, spirals or a bouquet of colored glass balls that look like balloons out of Up. These alternative fixtures are especially welcome in kids’ rooms or playrooms.

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