Moving or Just Moved? Here are Some Touch-Up and Fix-Up Tips

Your home is one of the best places for inspiration.   If you are moving, minor improvements are not a bad idea to improve your home for sale.  You’ll need a keen eye for detail, if not you may want to enlist friends or family to help.  With the use of effective tools, you can turn your home into a haven of relaxation and happiness.

Helpful Tools

You can improve the look of your home by some simple and easy fixes.  If you struggle with design ideas, do your research online.  Great sites like Houzz.com will help give you great decorating ideas.  Here are some great tools to have in your decorating arsenal.

Measuring Tape

Measuring tape is an essential tool for moving.  It will help you understand if your furnishings will fit in your new home, what size window treatments or throw rug you will need.

Ladder or Step Stool

Whether you are unpacking, staging or decorating your new place, a ladder or step stool will come in handy for all of those hard to reach places.  You’ll find that you will use this for painting, hanging pictures and storing things in hard to reach places.  If you don’t have one, you may consider the investment.

Painting 

Moved into a place with a neon yellow wall that doesn’t quite go with your plaid couch?  You may need to paint right away.  Therefore, you will have to head to your local DIY for some painting tools.  Unless your project is large, you could start off with the basics like a brush, roller and drop cloth.  If your room has lots of edges and you are not confident in cutting an edge, you may want to consider an edger.  Either way, painting is one of the cheapest ways to redecorate your home.  Keep in mind that your paint choice can make a big difference in the brightness and character of your home.

High-quality paint brushes ensure your paint gets easily absorbed into walls and pieces of furniture. Be sure you’re comfortable with the grip and handle. Bristles also count in having the enamel of your paint evenly stick to chosen surfaces. Lastly, choosing the right bucket can aid you in easily finishing up your project.

 

  • Green tools for gardening

Beautiful gardens make your home extra pleasant. You can plant them right in front of your home or even simply at your doorstep. Plants are refreshing to look at, as they also have therapeutic effects on their owners. Owners get to de-stress as they cultivate their plants from seedlings to sprouts.

 

If you’re starting out on a garden project, invest in a couple of shovels, rakes and pruners. You’ll first need to gauge the thickness of your soil and which plants you’ll have in your garden. There are shovels which come in different formats, and can serve different purposes.

Home decorations and interior adjustments don’t need to be difficult. Tools are available to aid you with your every need. Upon using them, you’ll be sure to maintain a home, pleasant enough for you and your loved ones to live in.

 

Author Blurb:

Leslie Bass is a lifestyle expert who’s passionate about this century’s revolutionary ideas.  She strongly believes the most moving concepts can come from these various fields: beauty, health, technology, and automobiles. She’s a freelance writer for about 6 years now and also writes for Trade Tools.

 

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