The new year is the perfect time to reset your space and refresh your surroundings. To help you make your home resolutions come true, we’ve rounded up three easy and budget-friendly home updates that you can do in one weekend. These DIY creative refreshes will completely transform the feel of your home.
1. Add Wallpaper to Unexpected Places
Wallpaper has a huge impact on the vibe of your home. A simple accent wall or unexpected application can completely transform your interior. And the best news? You don’t have to go over the top for this to work.
Add wallpaper to staircases for instant appeal. Adding wallpaper to stair risers is one of the easiest home refresh ideas with dramatic results because staircases are highly visual and rarely boast much decor flair. A vibrant print or pop of color will be a bold update that will grasp attention instantly.
Creating an accent wall is a timeless home refresh idea that provides maximum impact with minimal effort. Accent walls anchor a room and can add texture, depth or color without overwhelming the space. Take this one step further by making the accent wall an unexpected spot, like a half wall or the side of a staircase.
Want something even more unique? Turn your attention upward. Ceilings are rarely treated as design surfaces, but if you add a fun print or texture to a powder room or entryway, you’ll create a surprising element of depth and decor that truly stands out.
For all of these ideas and more, our removable peel and stick wallpaper is easy to install and gives you the freedom to take chances with decorating. With it, you can embrace pattern, texture, and color, to create bold and expressive interiors without worrying about long-term commitment because it can be left up temporarily or as permanently as desired.
2. Swap Hardware
Another home refresh idea you can complete in a weekend is to swap out the hardware in your kitchen or bathroom. Simply swapping drawer pulls, cabinet knobs, door handles or faucets is quick, easy and it transforms the look of your space more dramatically than you'd think.
Add sleek, matte black or brushed brass for a more modern look, vintage-style glass knobs for country charm, or hand-hammered metal pulls for a more craftsman feel.
Be sure to make the changes to all cabinets, doors and drawers. The updated consistency of finishes through the room will make your kitchen feel brand new!
Pro tip: For a curated feel, you can match the hardware to the wall treatment, like the gold accents complementing our Taupe Branches peel and stick wallpaper, seen here.
3. Rearrange & Restyle What You Already Own
This third home refresh idea is the easiest yet. Simply rearranging furniture and decor items can completely transform a room’s look.
In living areas, try floating furniture away from walls or facing it in a differing direction to change the entire room’s layout. In bedroom, swap the placement of your bed frame for a different point of view.
Or swap out decor elements from one room to another. For example, moving a stand-alone bookshelf from a guest room to a living space can really make a huge difference. Even simply swapping wall art from room to room changes the feel, too.
Pro tip: Simply moving items to layer what you can see from room to room can bring renewed depth, visual flow or cohesion to your space. This also works with varied wallpapers, like our Canopy Toile and Tiny Blooms faux grasscloth prints, seen here.
Whether you’re making one small change or trying several updates, these home refresh ideas prove that renewed style is within reach.
