Affordable Remodeling Projects for 2021

2021 is almost here and it is finally time to start something new. Aren’t we all tired of 2020 and excited to see it over?! Well, if you’re anything like us, you are probably getting a little claustrophobic being stuck in your house for the last several months of quarantining. During this time of staring at nothing but your own home, you can probably attest to getting increasingly irritated with several aspects of your home. Being forced to sit at home in the evenings, and maybe even work from home all day makes us all incredibly perceptive of every single detail of our homes, and for us daydreamers, remodeling has probably been on your mind more than once recently.

If that’s the case, these are 3 affordable remodeling projects you can take on!

Restoring Wood Floor Shine

Wood floors add a lot to a home, but after a while they get really dusty and scratched up. Instead of adding to the atmosphere, the drag down the appearance of a room and make it look “worn out.” All you need to do though is work on restoring the shine of your wood floors!

It’s smart to restore the wood shine of your floors every six months to a year, but if we’re being realistic, we know that’s a lot of work for any homeowner. Even if you’re able to get around to it every one to two years, that’ll be fine. It’s just important to give it attention from time to time to ensure it stays looking its best!

Replace Lighting Fixtures

That dusty, 90’s chandelier can go any day now – you don’t need to be afraid to replace it.

It’s actually quite incredible how much lighting fixtures can change a room. Usually when people think of DIY remodels, we think of repainting, recarpeting, changing trim, and other projects of that sort, but we never think about changing the lighting fixtures that have been in our homes since the day we moved in. If it hasn’t been on your radar till now, it’s time to consider it.

The neat thing about lighting fixtures is their ability to change the feel of a room. Extravagant, modern fixtures draw attention and add a unique quirk to a room. Traditional antique style fixtures look elegant while blending in with the scenery. Once you start looking, you’ll be amazed at the options and the way they can complement or contrast your current room designs.

Build Something for Your Laundry Room

By this point in time, we’ve all spent enough time in our homes to become painfully familiar with laundry chores. If you dread doing laundry, why not transform the space to make it more inviting and efficient?

Here’s a tip: be practical with your remodeling project. Can you build some type of new or replacement table to go in your laundry room that serves more purpose than just a table? Build something that you can fit baskets under. You can do a couple large ones for clean and dirty clothes, or even do several smaller ones with the names of each person in your household to keep laundry organized.

Get creative, search ideas on Pinterest and other websites, and see what other homeowners have done to make their laundry rooms efficient and easy-to-work-in spaces!