Try These 5 Cheap Home Improvement Ideas That Will Save You Money

One of the best things about owning a home is that it can be quite cheap to add some interesting improvements to it. With sites like Amazon, Kijiji and other shopping websites, you can find some great prices on many items that can make your home look great in just a few days.

The following are just some of the things you can do to improve the look of your home that won’t cost you a lot of money. Readers note: we’re keeping these home improvement ideas in the price range of $1000 to $3000 max. Remember you don’t have to do any of them all at once. Let’s get started.

Install a new bathroom vanity

Depending on your budget, you might want to spice up your main bathroom with a stylish but affordable new vanity. Although a new vanity will take up the majority of your budget, it will probably be the best home improvement investment within this whole project.

Contrary to popular belief, a new vanity actually won’t cost as much as you’d expect. Good ones start at around $800.00 to upwards of $5000 for high end ones. If your current vanity is getting old and looks quite used, dropping around a thousand dollars on a new one is a drop in the bucket when it comes to the overall cost of your project.

If a bathroom vanity is a little above your comfortable price range, you can also install various commercial bathroom accessories that will make your main bathroom more convenient for you and your family. These are especially convenient for people experiencing physical challenges.

You can install tilt mirrors, hand dryers and automatic soap dispensers. The soap dispensers being a hot commodity right now because everyone is trying to stay sanitary due to the pandemic issue.

Paint your kitchen cabinets

Go into your kitchen and take a good look at your kitchen cabinets. If they look old, worn out, cracked or fading, they’re perfect for a new paint job.

Painting your cabinets doesn’t cost a lot, it’s not hard, and it doesn’t take a lot of time. The cost is less than $60.00 and you can get it done within 2 to 4 hours depending on the size of your kitchen.

Depending on how well you paint, you may want to watch a quick cabinet painting tutorial on Youtube just so you can get a hang of the finer details of the job.

Once you’ve painted and finished your cabinets, you can read this article for tips for cleaning your kitchen cabinets and countertops so you can make sure your new cabinets look good for a least 5 to ten years.

Add new trim to one room

So far you haven’t even yet reached the top of your budget. You’re doing great! Let’s talk about trim.

This particular home improvement idea is one of my favourites. Decent trim really makes a room stand out, and if you eventually decide to sell your home, stylish trim will easily justify a higher listing price.

The best part about installing new trim is that it’s really inexpensive, it doesn’t take too long to install and you can do it yourself.

The cost of installing trim in one room of your home ranges anywhere between $60.00 to $200, depending on how stylish you want to get. You can choose basic trim or you can go all out with some amazing decorative trim moulding.

Just search Google for “types of trim moulding” and you’ll be able to see all the kinds of trim you can choose from.

I’ll say that you’ll get more bang for your buck if you make sure to install trim on the base of your walls and around your door. If you do you’ll definitely thank me later.

The best room to start with is the living room, and if you can do two rooms, do the kitchen next.

Add an entrance table to your foyer

This is my favourite when it comes to interior decor, and they’re cheap! Entrance tables are so affordable and if you’re willing to splurge, you can skip the low price-point of $130 to $170 and go big with a unit that’s over $300.00.

By the time you’ve completed the first first projects mentioned above, you’ve still got lots of cash left over.

The reason I suggest spicing up your foyer with a new entrance table is because they’re affordable, simple to build, look amazing, and don’t take up any space.

They’re also quite convenient for storing everything you want to get out of your pockets the moment you walk in the house, and save you from losing things.

The best ones come with drawers, but that would all depend on your taste and style.

Add some pictures to your space

This home improvement idea is easy and cheap. Just go to Ikea and pick out anywhere from 3 to 5 nice pictures and place them in areas of your home where the walls are empty. Buy a variety of sizes and place them on empty walls in high traffic areas of your home so everyone will see them.

Pictures are great to lively up a room and there are two types to choose from – artist pictures, and regular family photos. Artist pictures give your visitors insights into your artistic preferences, and family portraits help share memories and keep your family close. See this link interesting reasons to put up family photos on your wall.

Take your time and be patient

Remember, you don’t have to finish up your project in one sitting. You can plan out your project to run over a few days or even a few weeks. Just take your time, be patient and focus on what’s most important to you. Determine the most you’re willing to spend and stick with it. Within no time your home will look and feel that much better until you save up for another project in the future.