WONDERFUL WAYS TO TRANSFORM YOUR HOME (with little expenditure)

by Hyacinth Fraser

1. A great way to transform your home for very little is to go to charity shops. Many of them have loads of great items.

2. Place a stylish fruit bowl as the centrepiece on your kitchen and or living room table.

3. An elegant telephone can change a room marvellously.

4. Sparkly beaded tie-backs can add glamour.

5. Walls and floors can benefit from stencilling

6. Lend your artistic talents to making your own antique picture/mirror frames. eBay has some fantastic bargains

7. To bring in natural light into an otherwise dull room add a small dome or roof light.

8. CD boxes can be transformed into storage for small bathroom essentials, here again you can put your creative talents to the test.

9. A change of cushion covers really transforms any sofa and room.

10. A well positioned mirror can make a room look deceptively bigger than it is.

11. Treat your old glasses to glass etching cream for that much needed little lift.

12. Painted candle pots helps to add colour and glamoure to a room.

13. Add ribbon/lace to cushion covers

14. Arranging the sofa diagonally will make the room look wider.

15. A rug or two helps to define specific areas in the room or hallway.

16. Make a wall the focal point by painting it in a different colour to the rest of the room. Make sure it is a complimentary shade by being the same colour as a number of objects in the room.

17. Create or place a piece of artwork on one of the walls.

18. Freshness a room and bring a touch of the outdoors, indoors, add some greenery.

19. Pictures can add personality to the room.

20. If you currently have lots of hanging pictures, perhaps take the minimalist approach, less is more. Take some pictures down.

21. Group ornaments in their various shapes and sizes

22. Place a fruit bowl as a centrepiece to your room

23. Decorative pillows on a bed can really add life to a room

24. Replace outdated lamps.

25. Add a throw or slip cover to a sofa.

26. Get rid of clutter.

27. Change the door handles of kitchen cupboards

28. Change kitchen cupboard doors

29. Paint old kitchen cupboards. eBay has some fantastic bargains

30. Why not paint a creative headboard onto the wall at the head of your bed.

31. Placing candles in a room, adds a simple sophistication and elegance.

32. New taps to the kitchen sink can help to update a kitchen.

33. Remove doors to kitchen cabinets and display your favourite plates or glasses.

34. Replace window coverings, this will give a nice fresh feeling and look.

35. Add an intimate seating area to alcoves.

36. Shelving added to an alcove could be used to display books or ornaments, etc.

37. Painting over tired wall tiles to give a much needed prucing.

38. Replace shower curtains and add colourful towels to the bathroom.

39. Rearrange your bedroom furniture; at a minimal you might consider rearranging the position of your bed. For more great tips, take a trip to the Amazon

40. Display your favourite books on your nightstand in your bedroom or add a shelf to showcase both your favourite books and treasured photographs.

41. Put fresh flowers everywhere, including the bathroom.

42. Clean all the woodwork in the home. It's amazing how it can instantly brighten a room.

43. Use pillows as art that you can scatter throughout the room.

44. Put a settee or a bench at the end of the bed. This piece will anchor the bed and add dimension to the room.

45. Add lamps to soften the lighting in the room.

46. Make a feature of the fireplace by placing a large bouquet of flowers or candles in front.

47. Re-fabricing dinning room chairs will give them a much needed lift.

48. Revamp the dinning room by adding a runner along the centre of the table.

49. Please add your own ideas to this list.

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