Frugal Renovation of Your Living Area

As professional carpet cleaners in Hanwell we know that every property requires proper maintenance in order to preserve its good condition. It should be cleaned, re-painted, and sometimes even re-modelled . Postponing the renovation that has to be done in your property might have serious consequences not only for the house itself, but also for yourself and other family members.

The living area has a great impact on the general vision of the place and mood it brings. If you live in a dirty, messy, old property, you should do your best refreshing it as soon as possible before you turn into a lethargic person who lacks motivation or self- improvement desires.

Unfortunately, there are certain situations when you can’t re-model even if you want to. Most times you will need to purchase a certain amount of money you simply don’t have. What are the alternatives for refreshing your property, when you’re on a budget then?

The truth is that you may revamp the look of your home without spending a fortune. You simply have to figure out what are the small changes which will manage to alternate your home’s appearance. Here are some suggestions.

Art Pillows

Even if you don’t have enough money for a new sofa, you can still make your old one look better at a lower price. Put a few small decorative pillows on your sofa. You can either purchase them from a home interior shop or make them by yourself. If you want to release your creativity, take some white pillow cases. Stretch them flat. Take a mild pencil (6b or 7b should do great) and draw the figures or patterns you want. Take a set of textile paintings and colour your own piece of art. Leave the paint to dry completely before putting the cases on. After this apply a thin layer of hair-spray to seal up the dye and prevent eventual leaking and stains on your clothes and sofa, coming from the pillows.

Walls

If your living room really needs to be re-painted, but you can’t afford a high quality wall paint don’t leave the project. Instead, go to the local hardware store and ask the assistants for latex paint. It has the benefit to dry quite fast and doesn’t have the strong toxic odour of the other commercial paints. Still, it has great covering abilities. At last but not least this alternative is cheaper than luxurious paints. The average price of latex paint is around 6 pounds per gallon. If you don’t have the time to re-paint, you can just cover the areas on the wall which need to be masked with a collection of cute colourful framed art. According to home interior experts there are sets of frames, costing around 6 to 8 pounds.

Bring Old Living Room Carpet Back to Life

Shabby stained carpet can really make your living area look filthy neglected. Spare a few hours and correct this impression. Remove all furniture pieces before you initiate cleaning. Start with thorough vacuuming. If your own vacuum cleaner is not powerful enough you can rent one for the procedure. After this treat all the stains with a proper stain remover according to the instructions on the container. If you have a steam cleaner, this is the time you can use it to treat the carpet, using a little detergent and ordinary tap water. After this vacuum well in order to extract all detergents residues that can leave unpleasant marks on the carpet and leave it air-dry before placing the furniture again.

There are a lot of other things you can do in order to renovate not only your living area, but the whole house appearance. Get rid of old, useless belongings, use hand crafted art to decorate, up-cycle your old furniture using adhesive foil and keep your place clean – this always makes a home look more inviting and cosy.