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6 Most Affordable Second Home Enhancement Ideas

Home Improvement Ideas for Those On a Budget

By Barry RowleyPublished 4 years ago 3 min read
The Vacation Exchange Network

So, congratulations, you’ve a second home, or simply the vacation home.

Home renovation does not mean installing double-sink vanities, granitecountertops, or even an all-weather indoor swimming pool! The home makeover ideas have witnessed a paradigm shift and transgressed towards money conserving ideas embedded with discrete renovation techniques keeping the home owner's interest and pocketbook in mind.

It is plausible to render a luxe look to your home without complete overhaul or spending a fortune. Investing your budget with meticulous planning can give you maximum results in a budget.

Adding an item of expensive furniture will add grandeur to your living space, but the same enriching atmosphere can be attained by tweaking a few essential elements.

Here are six powerful ways to give your home a makeover it deserves with a recession-proof budget.

Bathroom Mini Makeover

Replacing accessories like towel handles and bars, Lightning fixtures, and adding a fresh coat of paint are some of the feasible ideas to augment the outlook of your bathroom.

Plan the whole makeover mechanism by prioritizing what needs to be executed first.

To avert any problem of color combination, shop for accessories first and then hunt for colour coordination with a paint samplers guide, it will keep things in the harmony of your ecosystem.

Wallpaper Decor

Wallpapers add an element of surprise to every room. Wallpapers should not be all around the walls, choose one side of the room to reflect the wallpaper decor. Such an approach is affordable, saves time and effort.

You can consult any interior designer, and the incumbent can guide you comprehensively about the semantics of wallpaper decor. Wallpapers add an instant character to your space so meticulously plan the color combination and choose according to your house accessories occupying the room.

Closet Organizer

The wire shelving system is affordable, practical in use, and super easy to install in your home. Instead of going for a makeover by overhauling your closet.

It is highly customizable and can be established with a few basic types of equipment. You can add anything from multiple shoe racks, tie, belt drawers, horizontal piper for apparel hangers, etc.

Enhance The Curb Appeal

Your home's entry point is the focal point of your house. You can add an element of style by enhancing the series of smaller upgrades and maintaining the surroundings. You can also craft perfect symmetry of lightning fixtures and plants which are more pleasing to the eyes and even simplest to arrange.

Container gardens are compact and give a welcoming impression to the guest. These upgrades are fast and affordable. Adding garden beds and maintaining them by pruning growth, embedding flowering plants, etc. Opt for painting fences, removing unwanted cracked or rotting material can enhance the aesthetic of your curb appeal.

Take Care of Backyard

Maintenance and enhancement of the backyard is equally important, and it cannot take a backseat. Make your old worn-out tires into some work and add them into the landscape as hanging flowering pots or recycled tire climbers to add a fun element in your back-space.

You can embed affordable string lightning into your swimming pool enclosure. A subtle glow can turn any enclosure or patio into a perfect hangout place for your family and friends to hangout. You can drape the nearest tree with a string of lights or superimpose the whole patio with the fixture. It is left to your wildest imagination and creativity.

Apart from the decor, Maintenance of pool covers is as important as having fun inside the pool. Make a habit of cleaning the pool once a week.

Roofing Shingles Repair Work

Maintenance is also a part of up-gradation work which can stop you from spending a fortune. Once a repair is done before any bigger problem comes into action, the shelf life can be extended for years.

Inspect your roof, and if any potential damage is observed, you must act and call your roof covering space agent to get things right. It is advisable that the roofing solutions be left to the agency having professional acumen.

You can harm yourself in the process in a pursuit to save a couple of bucks. As the adage goes, "There is a fine line between being sensible and foolhardy," and we hope you stick to the former.

Wrapping Up

Every minor upgrade can add holistic value to the aesthetics of your place. Taking big leaps in terms of complete overhauling old furniture and replicating them with shiny and expensive ones cannot do justice to budget makeovers. Observe and distinguish the things which can last for years and which zone needs enhancement. Make a reasonable plan; working out the project will give you excellent results in the long run.

Whether you list your vacation home on a house exchange site or planning to spend your entire summer at your second home, then these ideas will family holidays at your vacation home more enjoyable & memorable.

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About the Creator

Barry Rowley

BarryRowley is a travel writer who specializes in the United States and Italy.

https://www.thevacationexchange.com

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