5 Ways to Modernise Your Home

5 Ways To Modernise Your Home

While old homes hold character, they can border on worn down if not updated and cared for properly. This feeling can be a real drag and leave you dreaming about finding a fresh modern home. Thankfully there are ways you can modernise your home without being a design or construction specialist. From changing up your floorplan to installing more lights and changing your window fixtures, here are five ways you can easily modernise your home.

1.    Embrace open plan living

If you want to create a contemporary style in your home while also adding additional room, open plan living is one of the most incredible home interior design ideas. Start by arranging the distinct ‘zones’ in your home and how you may create subtle separations between them. For example, a bar can separate your kitchen from your dining room, and rugs can be a great stylistic transition from your dining room to your living room.

2.    Add New Lighting To Your Home

The proper lighting can bring a space to life. A dimly illuminated space appears narrow, dark, and claustrophobic, whereas a well-lit room seems spacious, airy, and welcoming. You can use lights in various ways to brighten up your home. Purchasing table and floor lights for your home is one of the more straightforward alternatives. Place a couple of tall floor lamps in dark nooks and watch your space come to life. Layer this illumination with lights on side tables to create a warm and inviting atmosphere.

Then, if you’re feeling daring, you may replace all of those out-of-date ceiling fixtures with some of the gorgeous modern masterpieces on the market. Of course, this last step may necessitate hiring an electrician for installation, but if you’re handy, replacing a ceiling fixture isn’t too tricky. Modernise your home with plenty of bright lighting, whether you keep it simple with floor lamps or go all out and change all your ceiling fixtures.

3.    Update Window Treatments

A lot of the time, windows appear to be disregarded. Homeowners are stumped as to which style will best suit their space, so they give up and leave the windows plain or instal basic blinds for privacy. The problem is windows want to be done up! By leaving your windows bare, you’re missing out on a whole new level of decoration. Geometric plantation shutters can be bright and bold, or go beachy with gauzy white sheers, or minimalistic with bamboo shades—the possibilities are unlimited.

Windows, in general, are a fantastic way to bring light into your home, especially if you don’t want to use up power on lots of lights. A simple change of window style can help bring a contemporary feel to your home. Windows Republic offers double glazed windows in a variety of styles from awning, tilt and turn, sliding and double opening.

4.    Spruce up your bathroom or kitchen

Bathrooms can rapidly become filthy and gloomy. A thorough cleaning should be the first step in any bathroom renovation. Yes, it’s not much fun, but the gleaming end result will rekindle your desire to fix up the rest of the bathroom. Examine the old knobs, light fixtures, vanities, faucets, and shower curtains after the space is clean. You may make your bathroom look fresh and new by just replacing one or two of the most antiquated items.

Another room that you can do up to modernise your space easily is the kitchen. Simple changes like a lick of paint, new handles or fresh benchtops can make all the difference!

5.    When in doubt, just clean and paint

It may seem self-evident, but a fresh coat of paint can transform a place from dull to fabulous. Consider painting a bright accent wall or simply retouching your trim with a fresh coat of white paint.

If the paint in your home is relatively fresh, check for additional areas that could benefit from some attention. Consider painting your ceiling a calm blue or giving an old piece of furniture a fresh coat of paint. When it comes to redesigning your space without big renovations, a deep clean and a fresh coat of paint can go a long way.

Modern made easy

As you can see, there are many ways to update your home without the messy overhaul or huge expense of remodelling. From double glazed windows, new lighting fixtures or a fresh coat of paint in your living area, there is no shortage of ways you can modernise your home.

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