Friday, April 5, 2013

10 home improvement projects under 5 thousand dollars.

Here is the list of  ten different home improvement that will no cost more than five thousand dollars and will make a big difference in the way a house looks, feels and value.

1- Opening a wall and building a pass through will open up two rooms into one bigger and cozy space. Knowing how to properly design and finish the opening will bring an elegant touch to the space. Usually done between the kitchen and a family room.

2- Installing crown molding or a coffered ceiling to a room. Nice details to be added to a living room, dinning room, family room or master bedroom suit.


 3- Installing a fire place mantel. It can be build as the center of a built-in cabinet and host a multimedia center as well. Perfect for a family room.

4- Upgrading the trim work to a more stylish selection of molding design all around a room, bigger baseboard, adding back band to the casings... and maybe building a window bench.

5- Adding a custom build island to the kitchen. Island are usually different on color and style from the rest of the kitchen, so its possible to add it to an existing kitchen as long as there is room to install it.

6- Installing an skylight. A proper installed skylight, bring light and space to any room and it can a beautil fixture as long as the interior installation blends with the room decor.

7- Customize walking closets interiors. A well thought closet interior had become a decisive factor to make up the mind of a potential buyer in many cases, people love well organize, functional closets.

8- Refacing your kitchen cabinets. Sometimes upgrading your existing kitchen cabinets, keeping the boxes and replacing only the doors, adding decorative light balance and crown molding, new counter tops and back splash is a more cost effective solution that free capital to invest in others areas of the house.

9- Installing pocket doors. It is a great way to pick up usable floor and wall space in small room.














10- Installing wall molding or wainscoting. Wainscoting adds elegance to stairsways and its also a different design for bathroom interiors for houses with multiple bathrooms, nice design for a powder room.