When you need to fix up that recent real estate investment or prepare your home to sell, but you don’t want to spend a lot of time or money on it. Here are some tips that are quick, easy, and inexpensive ways to fix your repair top.
Paint – When you are trying to improve the appearance, a little paint can go a long way to improve it. A nice freshly painted surface can make it look like new. If you find a paint job that looks good, you might want to consider brightening the trim with a coat of semi-gloss. Be sure to choose a neutral beige or white color when painting the interior.
Cabinets – Have bathroom and kitchen cabinets got you down? Spruce them up with a coat of paint to give them a new and improved look. If the cabinets are stained or heavily colored, use a semi-gloss white. A quick coat of paint on cabinets is much less expensive than replacing them and can make them shine. Go a little further and buy new hardware for the cabinets. You can buy simple round handles inexpensively at any home improvement store.
Disconnect switch and outlet covers. Do not paint over switch plate covers. They’re cheap, so just buy new ones and replace them for a fresh, clean look. If the problem is that the entire switch doesn’t work, replace it for as little as $2.
Give it a new trim – If that trim doesn’t look right, just replace it. You can get the durable foam trim that looks just like the real thing at Lowes or Home Depot. You can find it unfinished or already painted depending on what you are looking for.
Give it new doors and handles – go ahead like the exit covers, bite the bullet and replace the doors. The doors are cheap; You can usually replace an old door with a new six-panel hollow-core for around $30. Then take and give even more by replacing your old and worn door handles with new ones. This can give you a fresh, less dirty look. Door handles will cost anywhere from $10 to $20 depending on the style you choose.
On the subject of doors – Improve the entrance to the house by replacing that front door to make the house brighter. You can get a nice heavy door for around $140, but if you don’t want to replace it, try giving it a coat of high gloss paint. Use a color that makes it stand out like red or green.
Make the postman smile – buy a new mailbox that will turn heads. For around $30 to $40 you can get a mailbox unlike anyone else on the street. If you add another $60, you should be able to get a nice new post to put on.