Decorating Your Home Doesn't Have To Take Months!
Do you ever get the itch to redecorate, but you don't want it to be a drawn-out process? You want something new and different in your home, but you're not willing to have everything up in the air for weeks or months at a time. Sometimes, you just need a quick weekend project to change things up and give yourself an entirely different feeling. Best of all, unless you want it, the projects don't have to be super expensive. Let's go over 10 easy projects you can do in a weekend.*
- Add pattern to your walls
Who says that patterns are just for your tiles or fabrics? Not us! Find a pattern you love, whether it's a stencil, a wallpaper, a removable tile, whatever, and toss it up. The easiest way to make this look 'right' is to split your wall into thirds horizontally. Then decide whether you want to do the pattern across 1/3rd of the wall or 2/3rds. From there, go for it.
- Choose a bold design you love
Artie Lotus Floral - Wayfair
When it comes to bringing in new things, go for something that's you. Some people say, "Go bold or go home," but what's bold for you (say... giant florals) might not be bold for your visiting cousin (who just adores polka dots.) So make sure that it's something that fits you and the space you're working in.
- Use molding in the same shade as the painted sections to create a crisp divide between different sections.
If you want to really class it up, reach for some thin molding. Remember how we said to choose whether you're going for 1/3rd or 2/3rds? Now use the molding all along that divide and paint it the same shade as the painted section. This gives you a really neat divide between the two sections and makes it look all the more stunning. You can do this no matter what you've added to the wall, wallpaper, paint, tile, whatever.
Bring in a cute border with a scalloped wall edging.
If you've got a room that you really want to bring some pizazz to, check out a scalloped edging along the top or bottom edge of the wall.
- Grab a bowl or saucer to make yourself a template (with 3-5 repetitions so that you can get it done faster) and cut it out of cardboard. So, trace the bowl side by side, so you get a curved equivalent of this ^^^^^ on your cardboard.
- Use a ruler and level to create the line at the curved edge of your template where the pattern 'ends'; use a pencil to trace the pattern along the entire wall or all of the room, depending on your preference.
- Grab a paintbrush, throw on a podcast and go at it.
-Take some photos as you go so you can show off your creative genius.
-Draw attention to something you love.
-Do you have something in your home that you adore? Maybe you've got a fireplace that's rough and rugged, a staircase that's carved beautifully, or a period door. Frame that with a pop of contrasting color and show it off. Take a ruler and set it out about 3-4 inches from what you're highlighting, and frame it in an eye-catching color.
-Bring wallpaper into the kitchen
Forget using an expensive backsplash. Since one of the trends of the year is for forgoing upper cabinets, why not bring in some wallpaper instead? You can bring it in in "windows" that you frame out with paint, or just do the whole of the kitchen, whatever speaks to you.
Forget an expensive backsplash. Since people are foregoing upper cabinets, why not use that space for wallpaper instead?
- Turn those tea towels into art!
Every Christmas, someone gets a chef a tea towel, possibly several, or an entire hand-sewn set. And that's great! Those tea towels serve a bundle of purposes in a kitchen that's used regularly. Sometimes though, you don't /want/ to get them ruined. You want to protect them without having to just stash them in a drawer somewhere. So why not turn them into art? Use a frame that's painted the same as your kitchen cabinets and hang it up. You can even frame several this way and rotate them out throughout the year.
- Give an old desk a new outlook on life.
People throw away old desks all the time, and you find one that speaks to you. Or you might have one that you've had for eons, and it's beaten and battered, but you can't stand to get rid of it. That's when a bit of sandpaper and some chalk paint come to the rescue. You can even use it as an excuse to bring in the color of the year (remember, it's Very Peri right now) without having to redo everything in your home.
-Another easy change is to swap out your curtains. Winter is over, and it's time to bring in the light! (Cue the MaMa Odie) Swap out your thick thermal curtains and replace them with something lighter like cotton. Not only will you bring in plenty of light, but by adding a second layer of bright blackout curtains, you can use them to block out the worst of the heat of the day and keep your home cool, only opening them to enjoy the beginning and end of the day.
- Give your kitchen a warm glow by bringing in touches of brass.
Brass ladels by Stux
Not only is brass a material that disinfects itself after 8 hours, it's got a lovely warm glow that looks great in your kitchen. You can use it to replace drawer knobs, pulls, latches, sinks, and even your light switch covers if you want. All that's going to take is a few hours to choose what you want and then an hour or so to swap it all out.
-Create a curated gallery wall that you can mix up at any time!
-We saved our favorite tip for last. You might be like us and have a hard time choosing just one piece of artwork for a room. Well... who says you have to? Say goodbye to that convention and set up a rotating art gallery all your own. Grab some ledges from Ikea and paint them the same color as your wall (or walls), and hang them up. Now you can set your artwork on them, move them around, and swap them out any time you want without having to try and hang them.
If you're like us and you can't stand having a fixed set of artwork, who says you have to? Grab some ledges from Ikea, paint them the same color as your walls, and hang them up. Now you can set your artwork on them, move them around and swap them out any time you like.
What do you think? Are you interested in trying out some of these? Let us know in the comments below or over on our Facebook page. We'd love to hear from you and any ideas you come up with yourself!
If it's not a 'new feeling' you want but maybe something along the lines of 'having a dishwasher that gets everything clean' or "having your freezer properly freezing things," that's where we come in. Appliance Rescue Service will get your home back to running smoothly so you can focus on things that are more fun. You can reach out to us by giving us a call at ((214) 599-0055) or by going to our contact page and setting up an appointment. We'll work with you to find something that fits with your schedule. At Appliance Rescue Service, we're here for you.
(Maybe not all at once, but you can certainly complete one or two of them. If you want to try and do all of them, let us know! We'd love to hear how you managed it.)