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Simple and Easy Home Improvement Projects

Wed 27 Aug 2008 - 08:19

Simple and Easy Home Improvement Projects
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Guru_Bhakt]Guru Bhakt

After a hard day's work everybody would love to spend quality time at home. Most people invest a lot on homes. The investment is never a waste. It improves the value of the place.Your home is where you spend most of your time.

Weekends are the time to potter around the house. Easy home improvement projects keep you occupied, relaxed and physically fit.

You could brighten and spruce up the living room. Try painting the walls. You could even add wall paper. A painting or work of art will draw attention to that area. Don't forget light fixtures. Invest on energy efficient bulbs. Focus lights for works of art work wonders.

Create your own art work. It's easy. Collect leaves of different shapes and sizes. Make a collage with it. You could even try leaf painting. You could even find treasure at second hand stores.

New curtains would brighten up the room. Colors and fabrics that create a warm feeling would be good. Cushions could update an old chair or couch.

Shop discount stores yield treasures like candle holders, candles, potpourri and odd little things for a lesser price.

You could make changes in the ceiling too. Trim the border with wall paper. It will lend a rich look to the room and make it noticeable.

Rearranging furniture is an option too. Pick up new and antique furniture for your bedroom. Change the curtains and bed linen. Arrange mildly scented flowers in vases for that exotic feeling.

Implement a few changes in the kitchen. Handles of cabinets can be changed. Check hinges to make sure screws are tight. Brighten up the kitchen with pots of sweet scented herbs and flowers.

Another investment is hardware and accessories for the bathroom. Get new, matching towels. Replace broken soap dishes, faucets, shower heads and handles.

Remember the outside of your home needs improvement too. Plan a herb garden. There are lots of things you could do with herbs like herbal crafts, herbal teas and herbal seasonings. It's a pleasure and joy to watch your plants grow. A warm and sunny area is the right spot for a herb patch.

Plan for flowering plants, they brighten up the entire place. Edges and hedges look beautiful.

Give your easy home improvement project a professional touch by copying ideas from magazines. The internet is a gold mine of information. A little change you make could bring about a big difference.

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