Spring Home Improvements

Spring is the season for home improvements. As the weather improves this is the time to make sure that your home is well maintained. Here are a few DIY projects for you to tackle this spring.

Update the insulation in the attic. This will help to save on energy consumption and will keep your home cooler in the summer and warm in the winter.

Clean out your gutters as they may be full of leaves from the fall.

Clean your deck and patio furniture as it will have collected dust and dirt over the winter months.

Home Design and Maintenance

Revamping Your Home Décor without spending a King’s ransom:

Paint is the classic makeover potion. Instead of repainting a whole room, just paint one wall in a focal color or paint a contrasting rectangle over a sofa to use as a “gallery” space. You can also paint the insides of bookshelves in an unexpected color or paint your ceiling a lighter version of the wall color.
Update your window dressings. IKEA and other home stores have reams of ready made draperies you can hem to the right size (or leave to puddle on the floor), or you can make your own from sheets or lengths of designer outlet fabric. Hang from an attractive new curtain rod.

Spring Maintenance Tips for Inside the Home:

Try out your air conditioning system. If you wait until the first hot day to check your AC and it doesn't work, you will have a long, hot wait before the repairman can get to it.
Check and clean the clothes dryer vent and stove hood.
If you have a coil-back refrigerator, vacuum the coils at least twice each year. Your refrigerator will run much more efficiently with clean coils.
Remember to inspect/replace your HVAC filter monthly. Clean everything, top to bottom. Use non-toxic soaps for better indoor air quality.

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