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Takeaways
- Get an idea of what painters and other craftsmen charge in your area before the move to compare to the prices in your new market.
- Before making a large investment of money and time look for quick and easy ways to freshen the windows, walls and floors of your new home.
- Floor treatments and options are a major trend in home decorating.
Did you know?
- Paint is a fast and inexpensive way to brighten a room.
Besides furnishings, your decorating decisions will involve the windows, walls and floors of your new home. Since moving can be a big expense, you may want to consider how much you spend for redecorating.
Here's How to Approach Decorating Projects:
- Before moving, check with painters, carpenters and craftspeople that you know to get an idea of what they currently charge. Compare these prices with those you receive in your new market. Get recommendations from satisfied customers to find the most reliable decorating help.
- Look for ways to freshen the windows, walls and floors of your new home before investing a lot of time or money - particularly if you're not ready to make a long-term decorating commitment.
- Be prepared to change window treatments that won't fit the dimensions or color scheme of your new home. If the fabric or color is part of an overall room decor, look for ways to adapt your current treatments. Add inexpensive, ready-made sheers in a coordinating color or in crisp white. Shorten too-short floor drapes to sill length for a casual look. Shutters, woven shades, or mini-blinds help create new effects. Add tiebacks, decorative trim, or ribbon to complete a new look.
- Change the curtain or drapery hardware for a new image. Wooden rods can be painted and brass and chrome rods add accent.
- Consider the exposure of each window. Those that receive excessive sunlight may require extra coverage.
Walls
There's nothing like paint for a fast and inexpensive pick-me-up for walls. Paint can help camouflage cracked walls or quickly adapt to the colors of your upholstery fabric or a bedspread.
Try these Tips to Add New Looks to your Walls:
- Paint one wall a different color for a dramatic effect. Or, paint the ceiling and/or molding a color that contrasts with the walls.
- Try texture paint, which resembles a stucco treatment, to add visual and tactile interest to a room. It's perfect for hiding uneven wall surfaces, hairline cracks and small holes.
- Try "stippling," a method of applying paint with a sponge in small points to achieve a decorative look. Consider hand stenciling a decorative border, or design a free-spirited wall graphic for a child's room.
- Instead of painting, apply a wallpaper to add pattern, texture and color to a room.
Floors
Floor treatments have become increasingly important in the realm of decorating. Hard-surfaced floors are popular, while a myriad of styles of carpeting make it a choice in almost any room. For a fresh look, add an area rug. Area rugs are stunning against hardwood floors and can give a rich, plush feel when placed over existing carpeting.
Contact a GMAC Real Estate Agent Today
If you are thinking of buying or selling a home, or want to talk with an expert Real Estate Agent, please contact a GMAC Real Estate Agent near you. An agent at one of our local offices will be glad to talk with you, and help you in all of your Real Estate needs.
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