Can't Afford To Move Home? 10 Ways to Brighten Up Your House in the Credit Crunch

With the economy in a slump, buying a new home seems to be out of the question. However, there are ways you can brighten up your home and give it a new feeling without having to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Buy new curtains or roman blinds.
You can control the amount of light you want in the room with blinds and curtains. The right color and size curtains will make any room pleasant and brighter. Too heavy of curtains will not allow much light to pass through.

Buy a new sofa from sofa.com.

Sofa.com allows you to build your own furniture so that it is right for your space. The furniture that you choose should have lighter fabrics so that vistors will feel welcome to sit down.Build an extension.
If you can’t afford a new house, why not just add on to the one you have now? Building extensions not only add more square footage to your living space, they also add more value to your home.

Re-paint the house – interior and exterior.
Psychologists often say that color influences our emotions. Dark colors makes a room dismal and too bright a color can make a room not tranquil. Light blues and greens are generally most suitable. Light colors, like white and off-white, reflect light. Regardless of the color you prefer, a different coat of paint will certainly freshen any room up.

Bring the garden inside.
If you enjoy planting and the beauty it can bring to a home, bring the garden inside! Flowers can adorn any home if the colors match and accentuate the space.

Use different lighting fixtures.
Often, people have no idea what kind of lighting works best for certain rooms. Install new lights or replace old lighting fixtures to brighten up a space. Light fixtures that sit upon the wall or ceiling are more long-lasting. They have the convenience of functioning from wall switches, and they supply light from overhead and don’t take up table or floor elbowroom. Flourescent bulbs are great and environmentally friendly because they provide ample amount of lighting yet require less electricity.

Install a skylight.
Skylights bring in natural light – and a lot of it. Some skylights can be accessable for ventilation. Of course, they’re not an option for a building you don’t own or a first-floor room in a multi-story residence.

Use more mirrors.
Mirrors open up space and bring in light. Correctly adorning mirrors will make the room seem copious and they’ll reproduce the light you already have with no further electricity.

Spring cleaning more often than just in the Spring.
In case you haven’t noticed, cob webs make a room seem unapproachable and dirty. Clutter and dust make any space dark and undersized. Light cleaning once a week will make a world of a difference in making any home brighter and inviting. Also, clean your windows frequently. Clean windows will let more light in!

Use bright colors when decorating.
Bright colors are great for gloomy times. Dark spaces are very uninviting. In such bleak times, why not surround yourself and your loved ones with bright and cheery colors?

You don’t have to milk your bank dry or buy a new house in order to have a place that you love. Don’t allow the slump in the economy to darken your home; brighten it up inexpensively with new colors and new furniture.

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