If you think you dont have the timeor the moneyto refresh your home, think again.
Redesign and refresh your rooms using the items you already have.
Rearranging a room with the same furniture can make a big difference.
Say you have a sofa and two easy chairs that are kitty corner to the sofa, Marini said.
Just changing the angles of furniture in your living room can give a room a whole new look.
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Re-Evaluate Your Current Layout
Consider rearranging a piece or two to refresh your home when hosting.
Or make that kitchen table into a game table between meals.
Its also fine to fill a laundry basket with boxes of games and stick it under the table.
Move the coffee table into the kitchen next to that easy chair or loveseat.
Clear out a bookshelfand make it into a hot chocolate bar or tea cabinet.
Assemble some fun flavors, honey and toppings next to a few favorite mugs.
You brew coffee at home, you dont walk into Target and you refuse to order avocado toast.
(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)
Create an inviting outdoor area.
A string of lights and a few potted plants can make for a fun space.
Whether its in your own yard or on a shared back stoop, fresh air is good.
Take potted plantsfrom inside to enhance a sitting area outdoors.
Try a different way of making your bed.
(Think hotel style.)
Or try moving throw pillows from the living room into your bedroom.
Break out the paint and brushes to refresh furniture.
If I get bored with furniture, I never mind painting it, Marini said.
Take some paint you have lying around.
Most furniture can be painted really nicely with two coats.
If its really, really glossy, you’re able to sand it.
Picture your brown coffee table as white, cornsilk yellow or a bold orange.
Tend to window treatments.
One thing I always find that refreshes a home is labor-intensive washing, Marini said.
Take curtains down and wash them, dry them and iron them.
It gives you a sense of accomplishment.
Bring the outside in.
This always freshens a room and adds a personal touch.
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Highlight collections by gathering pieces in one place.
Line your favorite snow globes up on a windowsill.
String your grandmothers old cookie cutters on a piece of ribbon and hang them from a doorknob.
These are collections that tell stories and make old memories into new memories.
Rework frames and photos.
Put a smaller photo in a frame and use fabric as the background.
If frames are crowding a shelf or desk, try hanging a few on the wall.
Re-cover a chair to give it a new look.
Add a soft, cozy blanket to a sofa or recover a chair.
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