5 Small And Inexpensive Home Improvements

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There are all sorts of ways of making improvements to your home and they do not need to leave your wallet bruised and weeping! Of course, if you set about building an extension, installing a billiard room or converting your roof space into a personal gym, then you are going to be looking at mega bucks. However, extra rooms are overrated, gyms will soon become a bore and snooker is just a load of balls...

Why not make some additions to your home that will only cost a minimal amount of money? They may not be quite on par with the aforementioned projects, but they will certainly add a little extra luxury to your living space! Yep, we are talking more along the lines of pocket money home improvements!

And here are 5 ideas -

1. New Door Knobs

Fitting new handles to your internal doors can have a surprisingly large effect on the overall look of your home.

There are hundreds of different handles to choose from and they are made with a variety of materials including; wood, chrome, brass, porcelain, stainless steel and acrylic (to name but a few!).

2. LED Strip Lights ...
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Why not think about installing some ultra-modern LED strip lights in your home? They are inexpensive to buy and will make a really attractive feature.

You will not be limited to boring old white ones either... LED strip lights can be found in just about every imaginable colour!!

3. Furniture Stripping

You can totally transform your wooden furniture or fittings by stripping and sanding them down. All you will need is a scraper and some sandpaper.

However, you will require plenty of patience; this type of work takes a long time to complete if you are going to do it properly...

4. Under-Cupboard Lighting

How many times have you struggled to make yourself a sarnie because the ‘overhead' light is behind you??? Well, there is a simple answer to this (apart from going without your sandwich...); fit some lights under your kitchen cupboards!

And there will be no drilling holes for cables because the majority of these lights are battery-powered!

5. Stencils

There are some wonderful stencil kits on the market and none of them are terribly expensive. Besides, once you have created a few different designs, you will begin to accumulate your own selection of colours...

This will mean only having to purchase the actual stencil sheets when you are adding any further designs to your home!