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