Your home should be the place where you feel most at ease and more alive than anywhere else. But it's also a space that can make you feel less motivated and more discontented if it's anything but inspiring. So if you haven't been paying attention to your home lately, here's how to give it a fresh new overhaul so that it can be the space you've been longing for.

A fresh coat of paint could do the trick

Suppose your home has been feeling a bit drab lately. Then why not consider repainting the walls with a fresh coat of paint to make them come alive? For example, you could even think of doing an accent wall to highlight a focal area of the room if you feel it deserves that extra bit of attention.

Utilize every square meter of your home

Whether you have a small or large home, you should try to make the most of your home, including those areas you don't use. For example, you could convert that nook that would otherwise stick out like a sore thumb into a study or meditation space instead of just letting it go to waste.

Another example is converting your basement into a useful area such as a games room or an extra bedroom for example. Here it's about using your creativity to make your home appear as if it's a cohesive whole instead of disjointed bits that don't belong there.

Mix and match

There's nothing quite like mixing and matching up a space to give it a fresh new look. Furthermore, mixing and matching furniture, rugs, cushions, and even lampshades can completely transform the look of a room just by combining something old and something new to make it look uniquely special. Again, there is no hard and fast rule to mixing and matching because style is subjective.

However, if you do want to ensure that the design elements within a room flow nicely, you could always consult with an interior decorator to help you achieve the look successfully. Think of decluttering ancient furniture pieces and other knick-knacks, then reorganize what you have left to give the impression that your home is one that is cherished and looked after.

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Enhancing the value of your home

When making alterations to your home, it is also a good idea to keep in mind how this will affect your home's value should you decide to sell at some point. Furthermore, it's thinking about home renovations that would also appeal to potential buyers. For example, focusing on upgrading the kitchen is a good idea in terms of modernizing it and adding the necessary accessories to make it more user-friendly. Redoing your home's flooring is also a good idea if it looks a little shabby, as many potential buyers look at the condition of the floor as a deterrent or motivating factor when it comes to buying a house.

Speaking of making alterations to your home for potential buyers, you will want to document these changes for future reference if you do decide to sell your home. Instead of filing all your documents and receipts in a traditional storage cabinet, why not scan your documents and store them online for easy access? Use this tool to add pages to a PDF instead of saving many different files online. Furthermore, with this tool, you can make changes to your PDF file if you need to delete or reorder pages within the file itself.

Certainly, giving your home a fresh new look has never been easier if you know how to trick the eye into focusing on those elements that are meant to stand out. These are the little things that can make the most difference in creating an outstanding home space that's worth boasting about.

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 Contributed by John Dunbar