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New Home Design Hacks That Will Blow Your Mind, Not Your Wallet

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With a weekend or holidays coming up, there’s no better way to spend the leisure time than showing your old house some extra love and care to give it a brand new look. Though a bit of DIY may be overwhelming, it doesn’t have to be. With the minimum effort, these 5 DIY house hacks can help you have the most astounding results. Sounds good enough to be true? Read on for yourself and see.

  1. Switch old drawers to stylish shelves

If you want to save money and the world (at least a tiny bit), then the key to success is upcycling. If you have an old set of drawers that you will not need anymore or just don’t have the space for them, then you can put them on the wall as an artistic, makeshift shelf.

Shelves with old wood effects will be perfect, but you can produce an authentic, deteriorated look at a fraction of the price with a little paint and lotion (more on that later). Instead, charity shops can be your best friend to pick up vintage furniture that may not be suitable for their original purpose, but that is ideal for an upcycling project.

  1. Artificially distress furniture with lotion

Distressed furnishings used to be something you would never want. It’s a warning that your furniture was aged, battered, and repaired in desperate need. But as with most trends in home design, an antique is the latest, and getting distressed furniture is now very much in vogue.

You could buy an old piece of furniture from your furniture store of selection, or buy a piece of chemically distressed furniture, but there is a much cheaper and quicker way to get your furniture to have that elegant look. There is a whole range of options to convert your furniture to get that look, including using steel, wool, sandpaper, and candle wax with a variety of different paint styles used in the coating.

  1. Get creative with hidden electronic fittings

Most households will now have a few routers spread around to meet the increasing requirements of the internet that a house full of computer crazy little demons will have. Particularly if any of the kids have found Minecraft, or if you are in the habit of getting a bit crazy with shopping online on your iPad when you’re sitting down with a cup of tea.

A fake row of books combined with a wooden crate can clean up a nifty DIY router. Grab some old books that you are never going to be reading, or dive into the discount bin in the charity shop. Take 4 or 5 hardcover books, then cut out the spine pages. Take the back and the front of the two books you want to start and end your fake stack, and glue the spines and cover the front with a tiny wooden case, the kind you might see in a fresh fruit stall or garden center. If you don’t want to use a case, you can glue the spines into a bit of cardboard and just place the router behind it instead of putting it in the box. That should hold everything together.

  1. Remove carpet indentations with ice cubes

If you have a mark on your carpet created by a couch, a television set, a bed, or even just a groove worn by pacing or opening and closing a screen, this is a nice trick. Placing an ice cube on your carpet will clean out any awkward marks. Get your furniture off the path first, then simply place an ice cube on the mark if it’s a huge line-like open door mark or a seat drag.

Allow the cube to melt overnight so that the fibers are plumped up by the water. Protect the carpet with a blanket and use a fork to fluff gently any stray fibers that have remained flat. In the case of recurring dents, you may have to repeat it.

  1. Keep Rupert off the floor using Velcro

Sure, maybe he’s not named Rupert, but somewhere around the house, we all have teddies, whether they belong for little ones or they are a childhood friend you just can’t let go of. Keep them clean and off the concrete, and at the same time fix the clutter problem by securing them with a velcro stripe to the wall.

Not only does this DIY trick keep the space looking tidy, but it’s also perfect for a children’s room as a fun way for them to highlight their cuddly friends while keeping the floor clean. Even if they don’t use it, when you are vacuuming or cleaning up for a play date, you’ll have a nice place to put the teddies. You can opt for Velcro to keep off a number of other things from the floor as well.

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Modern Kitchen Trends 2020

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Modern kitchens are one of the best alternatives for many reasons. Our lives are full of chaos and chores where we have really less time to spend in our house. Modern kitchens will let you dedicate yourself to other tasks and activities that you cannot usually do in your house. The kitchen must be simple, practical, organized and functional but without leaving aside a beautiful design, this space will never fail to transmit the warmth of home that you will find in these kitchens of past years.

Modern kitchens will serve as an inspiration as one of the spaces of the house that is being modernized and updated in recent times. The design of your kitchen is one of the most important decisions that you must make while you design your house because the appliances require a lot of choices and installations.

Modern white kitchen:

The white colour is one of the main colours in interior decoration, it will never fail to provide your kitchen with a very powerful visual effect by increasing the reception of light and will bring you a sense of cleanliness with amplitude. Ideally, combining the white colour with other colours that will bring vibrancy to your kitchen will be a good idea. The white color can be combined with as many colours as possible since it has the power to blend with any colour around it. White colour has very good compatibility to get blended with all types of materials also. Wood, granite, vinyl are the materials that will make a perfect combination with white. With vibrant colors like white present in your kitchen, you can choose any decorative style for your kitchen. It can be in Nordic look or in retro style by matching it up with lacquered furniture and the white pickled wood. You can combine your kitchen with aluminum accessories to obtain a modern result. And when it comes to walls, you can choose smooth walls or tiles. White color is perfect even for the ceilings.

Appropriate colours for modern kitchen:

It is true that colours we choose to design our home interiors will have a great impact on us. The area in the house must contain the colours that transmit creativity, sociability and enhance calmness in the environment.

If you choose to use a range of cool colours such as purple, green or blue, these colours will make sure that they transmit the kitchen to be clean, efficient and all the above. These colours are meant to provide beautiful aesthetics and professionalism in the kitchen.

You can also choose warm colours such as orange, yellow or red, these colours create more welcoming spaces. These shades of colours will make your kitchen transmit all the warmth. You gain a lot of positivity because of these colours. One of the best options is also to combine your kitchen with cold and warm colors.

Modern kitchen in contrast colours:

One of the best options is to combine the colours to achieve a neutral look is to combine it with various shades of green, red, blue, and beige. Of the colours you choose, one should be the main one that serves as the base and another one will serve as a secondary shade, and the third one will be the most striking colour that will be used only in small strokes in the smallest elements of the kitchen. And based on this, the first two colours will be similar and belong to the same branch of colours. Shades like pastel pink, lavender, pale pink have the strongest compatibility that has a white base.

What advantages do modern kitchens have?

Currently, there are different designs for modern kitchens. Its popularity has indicated that users who want to have one have a huge variety of models, colours, features and various functionalities to decide from. But, in common, what are the qualities that will make modern kitchens so welcoming?

Firstly, it is the creative design that draws consideration of the potential buyers. Currently, the kitchen has winded up to be a separate space apart from the eyes of guests and is frequently blended with the rest of the house, so you have to attract people who see it as much as the rest of the decor. Therefore, the kitchen not only has to comply with the purposes linked with it but must also present a style compatible with the rest of the house.

Thus, this kind of modern kitchens, with their thoughtful design, bright surfaces, and global thought directed both at remaining functional and gratifying to the eye, develop as a great option when it comes to understanding the overall decor of your house.

Kitchens are not those spaces anymore which are just dedicated entirely to perform functions related to food, but also are places of friendship and other social activities. Therefore, modern kitchens are also defined by the presence of items like stools and chairs that let you cook, eat and store different objects in the most unique way. In this way, the attention that these types of design plans lend to the function of the kitchen as a place for socialization has won the hearts of many people, who have preferred this type of kitchen to be included in their house.

The surfaces of modern kitchens are wear and tear-resistant and, particularly, very easy to clean. With the fast-paced life we are living now, we are very appreciative that one of the dirtiest spaces of the house can be cleaned instantly and easily. Therefore, the substances that modern kitchens are usually made of are characterized by being ready to be easily cleaned and be much more repellent to stains, bumps, and humidity than the more traditional design, such as wood.

The modern style also provides the chance to have kitchens with integrated furniture and appliances, which makes them ideal and perfect for small houses where you have to take benefit of every last crack possible. Modern kitchens are hugely versatile and adaptable, which makes them a perfect choice for those houses where a shortage of space is a major problem. The islands, that ordinarily substitute conventional tables in the designs of modern kitchens not only improve their storage space but also add a new place to keep appliances that sometimes do not fit in the usual design, such as an oven or a dishwasher.

 

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2020′s latest flooring options.

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TOP FLOORING OPTIONS FOR 2020

Flooring trends keep changing throughout the years as homeowners obtain new tastes and also technology enables a greater variety of flooring designs. Flooring finishes varying from ebony to driftwood became very famous in recent years. Few unique trends that had picked up are allowing flooring imperfections such as the mineral streaks and knots to create a natural look. It was also a significant year for faux flooring. Tiles that resemble wood were, particularly, in trend. 2020 is expected to bring with it the latest and exciting trends.

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Trend #1. Fumed Wood Flooring – Stronger Color & Grain

Fuming provides the wood rich dark tones and improves the natural grain of the wood. The final look is much more luxurious when compared to stain wood flooring. Using liquid ammonia on the wood risks damaging the fiber and could reduce its structure. To maintain expectations and safety concerns–do lots of research if you are planning to use fumed wood flooring.

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Trend #2. Bleached & Blanched Woods

Bleaching your current wood flooring or replacing it with ready-made blanched flooring will never fail to give your current wood flooring the bleached look which is often expensive and tedious work.  The 2020 bleached and blanched trend is continuing to be very popular. Although we expect this trend will transform all styles of homes since it is so breathtaking.

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Trend #3. Distressed Wood & Concrete Tiles

The distressed floor style has been around for quite a while but has become even more popular just recently. Next year, expect to see more homeowners choose for that luxury aged look in their flooring. Distressed flooring undergoes artificial aging and styling methods that provide it a slightly worn finish. Distressed concrete flooring can be integrated into most types of decors but works best in industrial and contemporary home styles.

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Trend #4. Wood Flooring Laid Out In Pretty Patterns

All of us are very much familiar with the basic side by side format of wood pieces laid on a floor –a description that usually relegates them to practical rather than decorative methods. But if you have been considering combining a unique twist to one of the spaces in your house, you can now add patterned wood layouts back to your list of stylish flooring options. 2020 brings with it a new look. Specifically, we are seeing an increase of Chevron or Herringbone-pattern designs in homeowner’s kitchens, bathrooms and more. Patterned floors are officially here, and you should not miss out.

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Trend #5. Vintage Black & White

Vintage has always been about bringing back the warmth and memories of decades past. In 2020, black and white tiles are earning a strong comeback. It’s not the same old black and white tiles that enhance historic homes. Alternatively, it’s bold, graphic, and more luxurious.  More and more homeowners need a unique twist to the vintage flooring style. This incorporates smaller tiles with bolder graphic patterns. This absolutely blends vintage with contemporary for the perfect look and feel.

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The general feeling moving into 2020 is that no one is convinced anymore with traditional materials. Homeowners need flooring materials that have been given proper treatment to make them unique in design and texture. Whether it is fumed wood, blanched flooring, textured tile or wood resembling tiles; buyers are looking for fresh and exciting choices. Fortunately, 2020 addresses quality, variety, style and it is not going to disappoint anyone.

 

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