5 Easy Ways To Update Your Home
If you’ve been getting the moving itch, or feel like you’ve grown tired of spaces in your home, it might be time to modernise and update your home. There are so many different ways in which you can modernise spaces in your home that, no matter your budget, you can transform and change your home.
As the saying goes, don’t move, improve. Making affordable improvements not only makes your home more liveable but also adds value to your house price and maximises how you use your home. No matter if you want to upgrade your shower experience, or repair original features, there are some great ways in which you can modernise your home and make your decor dream a reality.
Enhance Kerb Appeal
The outer appearance of your home can influence the way you feel at home. If you’ve long disliked how your windows look or hate the colour of your front door, then every time you come home, you might find yourself subconsciously applying that way of thinking to other areas of your home, too. If you have the budget, then it may be worth considering updating the windows and doors of your house.
This is especially more so if it has been a long time since you got new windows and doors, because as well as the appearance of them taking a toll over the years, you may also be losing heating efficiency through old or damaged seals, which may then be costing you money through wasted energy.
As well as this, if you have a garden, be sure to keep it tidy and well-maintained – you’ll feel much happier coming home to a garden that is tidy and looks neat. Try adding seasonal plants and flowers so that, all year round, there is colour in your garden space. For front doors, if you have ones that can be repainted, it’s easy to change the colour and make more of an impact – simply wait for a dry day, sand, and repaint!
Change The Light Switches
You could have a beautifully decorated and modern home, but if you’ve got outdated and plastic lightswitches still, then this could be affecting the overall impact of your home decor. Changing the light switches is perhaps one of the easiest ways in which you can make your home feel and look more modern and can also enhance the efficiency of your home, particularly if you pair these changes with updated lightbulbs.
Consider chrome-plated switch plate covers for a modern appearance, or look to get dimmer switches for areas such as lounges or snugs so that you can enhance the level of light to create a cosy, more relaxing space. To make your lighting appear more modern, switch from white lighting to warm lighting throughout your home. Warm lighting gives the appearance of a space that is much more luxurious and welcoming.
Add A Stair Runner
Stairs are one of the first things that you will see when you enter your home, so it makes sense that, if you want to modernise your home, this is one of the first places to start. Surprisingly, there are many changes you can make to your stairway which can completely transform the space. Don’t forget that your stairway takes up a large portion of your home footprint, so it pays off to spend some time and energy into making this space more appealing and modern.
A stair runner is a great way to add some modern luxury to your home and can be enhanced with the painting of the actual stairway in a contrasting colour. For example, if there is a lack of natural light within your stairway, you can brighten the space with a lighter carpet and then white woodwork. For an extra splash of modernism, consider investing in some stair rods to break up the different textures. Make a big impact on the space with a striped or block colour carpet, or for a classy look, a neutral and thick pile will work best.
Invest In Fragrance
Having a home that smells nice can completely change the way you feel about your home and can impact how your home feels overall. Investing in fragrance, particularly in key areas of your home such as the living room or the bathroom, can make your home feel more luxurious and modern. There are so many different fragrances that you can add to influence the feel and style of your home, and in recent years, these scents have taken on a more modern approach in a gender-neutral way.
Scents such as frankincense, oud, and leather are now all associated with modern spaces and there are so many ways in which you can incorporate scent into your home. From personalised candles and reed diffusers, to draw inserts and essential oils, there are plenty of options available, with some more suited to different rooms than others.
Remove Carpet
Modern homes now have many different uses, especially since the pandemic. We’ve learned to adapt our homes to become more utilised, housing offices and gym setups, but also there are now many more four-legged friends and babies that are part of families. Removing carpet from your home not only makes your home more functional and easy to clean, but it also adds a more modern feel to your house, keeping in line with current decor trends.
Room-to-room carpets are now seen as an outdated design choice, with wood flooring and tiles in demand. For those still looking for the soft warmth that carpets provide, rugs are a great modern addition to the home, breaking up the coolness and texture of hardwood floors with something a bit more welcoming and inviting. Wood flooring also opens up space in open-plan rooms or smaller apartments, and with the use of rugs and other soft furnishings, you can easily break up the space into different sections and areas.
Tile flooring, often considered a classic Mediterranean decor choice, is also becoming a more popular choice for those looking to have a more modern home. It lends itself perfectly to hallways and utility rooms, by being easy to keep clean and also more practical.