Updating your New Home

Updating a New Home

If you’re buying a home that needs a little love, then we have put together a list of items that you should check off. That is, if the budget allows. These items will help to turn your house into a home. Of course, you need essentials like furniture and bedding, but beyond the necessities, your home could be missing some of these. Starting off, on the exterior, painting brick if it is an outdated color to white or grey, painting or replacing the siding, adding shutters that match, and updating the front door color. Aesthetically this can make your home look brand new!

Next is updating windows with a sort of window treatment such as blinds, drapery, roman shades, or plantation shutters.

In the kitchen, the backsplash is a quick and pretty price conscious update that can be a DIY project. Changing out the plumbing fixtures to match the hardware on the cabinets is also pleasing to the eye. Also, sanding and painting the cabinets can be DIY. If your budget allows, then changing the countertop to a quartz or quartzite would be beneficial. I can lend my expertise if you choose to work with a designer. 

An easy laundry or mudroom refresh is adding wallpaper, painting the cabinets, and adding pretty hardware. This will give the small space a nice refresh and update that, let’s be honest, it probably desperately needs. 

Next, Walk-in closets. These could use a fresh coat of paint on the shelves and ceiling, wallpaper on the walls, or a pretty paint color for a pop of color. Next, change out the overhead light fixture, especially if it’s a fluorescent to a pretty flush mount or chandelier. 

Lastly, Refreshing the backyard seating areas. A fresh coat of paint or stain on the deck, furniture on the deck, or a seating area in the back around the fire pit. This way, you can entertain guests in your new home and enjoy your backyard.

Stay tuned for our Move In Checklist coming soon! And as always, check out our social media for videos and content.