If you are a homeowner, home improvements are on going. You find yourself wanting to improve something every month. With winter here it is sometimes more difficult to find improvements to make. Why not choose the living room as a staple for projects. This is a room of the house that many see and visit, so why not improve it? Here three great living room projects to get you started.
Walls. Your walls are the majority of your living room. So this winter is the perfect time to improve them. Walls get so many holes from picture frames and other home decor. Now is the perfect time to fix these up. Go around your living room and mark all spots with light, washable marker. As long as it is a color that you can see with ease. Also, look for cracks that need to be filled in. Mark these also. Now, take Spackle and cover or fill in all the spots you marked. This is an easy, cheap, and a great winter home improvement project.
Baseboards. Baseboards are a perfect item to change in your living room during the winter months. Baseboards are near the floor, so they get beat up the most from shoes, furniture, and many other things. Changing them will add a new, fresh look to the living room in no time. Choose a different design then you had before. Even adding some color to the baseboards, can make a big difference in the living room. Making it feel like a big change, when it really is simple and easy. Baseboards are a perfect home improvement project during winter, that will not break your wallet.
Lighting. Now, with winter here, lighting changes are the perfect choice. Do you have light fixtures that are old, broken, or just do not match your living room? This is improvement is easy, not too expensive, and is a great way to get a great lighting. With winter, its much darker during the days. So, this new lighting will really show you the difference. This really improves the home and changes up the living room. New fixtures are items that can stick around awhile. So when choosing, be sure to choose something that can go with decor changes through the years.
These are three great home improvements for the living room this winter. All affordable, easy, and great for the home.