75 Small Upgrades You Should Spoil Your Home With This Year
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1. Restyle your bookcase.
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2. Wrap books in shimmery marbleized paper.
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3. Good lighting changes everything.
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4. Class up cabinets with knobs that wow you.
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5. Visual mishmash out, big beauty moment in!
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6. Upgrade your shower nozzle.
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7. Paint the ceiling.
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8. Add a little bling.
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9. Restock your linen closet.
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10. Contain your kitchen.
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11. Invest in a great mattress.
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12. Make an opening statement.
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13. Find your crowning glory.
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14. Dress your windows.
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15. Add tassels and tiebacks.
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16. Paint your muntins black.
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17. When in doubt, go for linen curtains.
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18. Switch up your switches.
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19. Revive a dated fireplace.
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20. Start fresh with new tableware.
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21. Include a surprise in each room.
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22. Dine better.
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23. Buy a new front door.
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24. Update all your bathroom fixtures.
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25. Add a pendant to the entryway.
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26. Revive the humble pantry.
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27. Place carpet tiles yourself.
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28. Get a new TV.
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29. Sharpen up.
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30. Grow! Give purpose to a lonely spot with a houseplant.
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31. Add some knockers.
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32. Bathe beautifully.
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33. Adorn your bed with a bedskirt.
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34. Make a splash.
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35. Add new family photos to your old ones.
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36. Shazam: It\'s glam! Paint a wayward piece of furniture with the glossiest enamel you can find.
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37. Upgrade your cookware.
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38. It\'s about time. Plug your living room lights into timers so it\'s bright when you wake and return home
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39. Appliqués? Oui!Turn a basic chair or table frame into something heirloom-worthy with rubber cement and these latex ornaments of swags, pediments, rosettes, and more. Then paint and admire!
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40. Let your faucet flow.
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41. Perform a disappearing act.
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42. Take on the junk drawer.
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43. Splurge in the bathroom.
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44. Call your electrician to add more outlets.
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45. Shuffle your space.
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46. Buy beautiful editions of your favorite books.
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47. Aim to love everything in your house, even the trash bin.
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48. Do a clean sweep.
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49. Out with the old!
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50. Don\'t forget your doorknobs.
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51. Smartify your locks
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52. Add dimmers to every lamp.
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53. Change up your wall coverings.
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54. Repurpose closet space.
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55. Find new homes for stuff during a reno.
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56. Invest in area rugs to make "rooms" in open spaces.
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57. Slip it on.
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58. You should wallpaper!
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59. Clip on, plug in.
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60. Switch it up in the shower.
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61. Create order
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62. Boost curb-appeal in one day.
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63. Replace your surfaces
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64. Don\'t let your headboard get tired
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65. Corral forks and knives.
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66. Hack your closet.
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67. Dress up your rods.
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68. Rethink your appliances.
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69. Warm up underfoot.
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70. Add natural light in a dark room or hallway with a skylight.
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71. Make the book of you.
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72. Shrink linens. Vacuum-pack seasonal items, like duvets, and win back major closet space.
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73. Yay for pretty-smelling socks! The fragrance of the Laundress detergent lingers on linens and clothes.
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74. Paint that blasé room already!
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75. Jazz up your curtains.