Weekend Remodeling Projects

Even though most people love spending their weekends hanging out with their family and friends instead of doing something physically demanding, this is something you need to do from time to time.

If you’re living in a home that needs constant upgrading and requires a lot of love and care, you may need to spend your weekends exploring different remodeling projects more often than you’ve imagined.

However, this is an effort that comes with tons of benefits, from making your home look nicer than ever to boosting its value, which is amazing in case you decide to sell it. Therefore, it’s important to find practical and cost-effective projects that will make sense in the future. If you’re looking for ideas to explore, here are a few remodeling suggestions you could look into.

Declutter everything

This might not be your favorite thing in the world, but if you’re one of those people who is used to expecting guests at any time of day or night - from your family members to your neighbors and everyone in between - your home needs to look spotless. Only if it’s completely tidy and clean will your guests have a great time visiting you, and you’ll also be encouraging them to come back again whenever they want to.

Since most of our homes are full of clutter and things nobody really needs, decluttering your living space is also a great way to make it look bigger, brighter, nicer, and more welcoming. If you want to make that happen, you should get all your family members aboard and let them each take care of a certain part of your home. This way, you’ll be done in no time at all, and you’ll be sure that every corner of your home is spotless. So, stop being sentimental, get up, and start decluttering things today!

Pay attention to your exterior

Whenever talking about remodeling their home, most homeowners focus all their attention on their indoor living space and try to make it look as wonderful as possible. After all, this is where they spend most of their time and welcome their guests, but that doesn’t mean that you should forget about your exterior.

Sprucing it up will make your home unique and cooler than ever, and that’s going to make it stand out and become the most beautiful home in the neighborhood. For instance, you can use string lights and wrap them around your picket fence, or opt for visually appealing details like stunning personalized parcel boxes that will help your home look great and unique at the same time.

When you’re getting ready for the holiday season, don’t forget to get right into the holiday mood outside your home as well. You can decorate your patio, deck, or porch, and show the world how much you truly love Christmas and all those things you can only do during the holiday season!

Spice up your kitchen

Even if you’re not the biggest fan of cooking, you have to admit that your kitchen is one of the most popular areas of most homes. This is where your family gathers and where you prepare meals for your friends, and having a stunning kitchen is crucial. However, this isn’t always immediately the case if you’re living in an older home or a place that has never been remodeled, so spicing up your kitchen might be the perfect way to spend your weekends.

You can repaint your cabinet doors, install new hinges, replace your handles, hang some new floating shelves, spice up your floors, or re-tile your backsplash. These things might not sound like a lot at first, but they’ll make your kitchen look brand new, and that’s what these weekend projects are all about.

Create a new focal point

Different people have different preferences when it comes to focal points in their homes, and nobody knows your personal taste better than you do.

The first thing you have to do is to figure out what exactly you’ll be doing. Some of the favorite focal points in the world include fireplaces, art pieces, bookcases, light fixtures, large sofas, or vaulted ceilings, so take these ideas into consideration first. Of course, some of these projects are going to be easy - like retiling your fireplace or installing a new chandelier - while some require professional help. So, take your skills and experience into account and choose a project you’ll be able to complete over the weekend.

Make sure the new focal point highlights your personality and the way you want your home to feel. You don’t have to copy something you’ve seen in a magazine. You can create something uniquely your own. A photo wall will for example speak volumes about your interests and your lifestyle, and be uniquely yours.

Add some DIY finishing touches

If you want your home to look better than all other houses in your neighborhood, you have to try extra hard and take your remodeling activities to a whole new level. No matter how skillful, thoughtful, and creative you are, you can always find a few DIY projects you can do and thus come up with some new decorative pieces for your indoor and outdoor space.

For instance, you can create your own decor pieces and turn this into a family tradition that every single person around you is going to love. Or you can find a way to display your travel souvenirs and turn them into the most exotic piece of decor you’ve ever seen - or just do the same with your childhood memories or sports memorabilia. Finally, you can buy a new camera and a portable photo printer, and make some photos you can hang around your home in lots of different ways.

Wrapping It Up

Remodeling and reorganizing your home is a process that might take a while, and you’ll need to invest quite a lot of time, energy, and patience into this process. However, this is also a great way to do something amazing for your home, which is why this is all going to be worth it in the end, so start exploring these projects today!

Author bio: Emma Joyce is an interior design enthusiast and she loves spicing up living spaces and finding new ways to keep up with the latest trends. Emma is always on the lookout for new and interesting ways to upgrade her knowledge and communication skills.