Inexpensive Home Improvement

If you’re looking to do some home improvement and make your home look new again, here are things to do and items to buy based on my experience.

Paint

  • Doors
    • Ultra Pure White (semigloss or glossy)
  • Kitchen and Bathrooms
    • Walls: Cream in My Coffee (semigloss)
    • Ceiling: Swiss Coffee (semigloss)
  • Baseboards
    • Ultra Pure White (semigloss)
  • Everywhere Else
    • Walls: Cream in My Coffee (flat)
    • Ceiling: Swiss Coffee (flat)
  • Home Depot has both of these colors premade on shelves so you don’t have to wait for them to make them.

Door Knobs / Handles

  • Oil-Rubbed Bronze Hinges
    • $23 for a pack of 12 (Dynasty Brand) on Amazon
  • Oil-Rubbed Bronze Door Handles
    • Bathroom Privacy Set (Dynasty Brand) – $20 on Amazon
    • Keyed Entry Set (Dynasty Brand) – $23 on Amazon
    • Passage Set (Dynasty Brand) – $24 on Amazon
  • Door Stops
    • Gatehouse 1-3/4-in x 3-in Universal Kick-Down Stop – $5.98 at Lowes

Outlets and Switches

  • Cooper Wiring Devices 10-Pack 15-Amp Tamper Resistant White Decorator Duplex Electrical Outlet – $26 at Lowes
  • Cooper Wiring Devices 10-Pack 1-Gang White GFCI Nylon Wall Plates – $7 at Lowes
  • Cooper Wiring Devices 10-Piece 15-Amp White Single Pole Decorator Light Switch – $17 at Lowes

Baseboard

  • LWM 623 1/2 in. x 3-1/4 in. x 96 in. Medium Density Fiberboard Base Moulding – $4.58 at Home Depot

Carpet

  • Seneca Seneca Berber Indoor Carpet – $0.65 / sq ft at Lowes

Curtain Rods

  • Double rod set for $22.50 on Amazon

Bathroom Accessories

  • Oil-Rubbed Bronze 4-pc towel bar, toilet paper holder, towel ring, double robe hook – $28 on Amazon
  • Oil-Rubbed Bronze Bathroom Faucet by Designers Impressions – $40 on Amazon

Various things to get at Marshalls, Ross, or TJ Maxx

  • Bathroom soap dispensers, soap dishes and the like.
  • Bathroom mats
  • Rugs
  • Mirrors
  • Home Decor (paintings and such)
  • Towels
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