How to Inexpensively Improve Your Home

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By Murray Anderson
eHow Contributing Writer

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Improve your home the inexpensive way!

Whether you're thinking about selling your home or just want to make it nicer for you and your family--there are a number of things you can do to make it a more attractive and appealing place. Depending on your personal skill set you can do most of them yourself--and there are always alternatives for the things you don't want to do yourself. Here's how you can inexpensively improve your home's appearance.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Paint
Light fixtures
Faucets
Carpet cleaner
Toilet seat

Step 1

Start with your kitchen. Sure, new counters and cabinets will improve it, but they cost a lot of money. Alternatively, you could change the doors on your cabinets or even just the handles or knobs
Step 2

Brighten up old wooden (or even laminate) cabinets with a fresh coat of paint on the doors. Give the ceiling and walls a new coat of paint, and your kitchen will be brighter and fresher for just a few extra dollars.
Step 3

Think about changing your light fixtures. Light fixtures (like everything else) are only in style for a while and then something new comes along. New, modern light fixtures are readily available at home and department stores as well as lighting specialty stores.
Step 4

Installing new carpet is expensive; however, you can rent a carpet cleaner inexpensively at many home and even grocery stores. Clean, fresh carpet is a great way to improve the appearance of your home.
Step 5

Replace your kitchen and bathroom taps; this is a relatively inexpensive way to modernize and improve the appearance of your home.
Step 6

Consider your toilet seat. Yes, even toilet seats can go out of style (or become a potential hazard) and a new toilet seat can cost as little as $20. Combine with new lighting fixtures and new taps, and you'll think you have a new bathroom.
Step 7

Change your curtains or blinds to give your home an improved appearance both inside and out. Old faded curtains give a home a rundown appearance that no one likes--so why settle for them when ready-made curtains and blinds are inexpensively available?
Step 8

Think about installing some window boxes to plant fresh flowers during the spring and summer. Even if you don't have room for a "real" garden, you and others can enjoy the beauty of bright, fresh flowers.