Easy DIY Upgrades to Make a House Look Expensive

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Paint Your Old Kitchen Cabinets

This job is a tad more involved than replacing hardware, but the results are undeniable. After choosing your color and prepping your cabinets, you’ll find that the actual job of painting this essential kitchen item is quick and easy.

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Invest in Consistent Finishes and Fixtures

One absolutely essential item of luxe home decorating? Matching fixtures. Before you begin installing new light fixtures, faucets, door handles and cabinet hardware, think hard about your personal style, which material (brass, brushed nickel, stainless steel) best reflects that and which is the most timeless. Then, make each fixture consistent throughout the home.

This is a vital home decorating task that won’t be instantly recognized by visitors, but will create a more polished, put-together look for your entire home.

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Replace Bright with Beige

So you want a bright color for a cheery look to your bathroom or kitchen. Go for it! Just don’t paint the entire room that color. Brights tend to look cheap and quickly lose their appeal, especially to would-be buyers who can’t see past a coat of paint.

Instead, swap bright paints for grays, whites and beiges, and finish the room with temporary decoration in bright colors that compliment the room.