12 photos showing that renovating your home using DIY can give great results
When you want a change in your life, this usually starts with your physical appearance - with a new haircut, a new look or maybe a diet and physical activity to get in shape. Immediately after doing this, you might move on to the renovation of your home: replacing curtains, fabrics and perhaps some furniture. However, when the desired change is significant, one can chose to undertake a major project.
In these cases, it is customary to resort to using professionals. But if your budget is very limited, or if you want to test yourself doing DIY projects, it is possible to obtain truly amazing results with very little effort and minimal expense. We show you below 12 photographs that demonstrate how DIY can completely transform your home:
1. An artist's closet
Even a simple closet can be transformed into a pleasant work of art: a paint brush and the desire to get busy will be enough to transform the most boring of closets; no wallpaper, just the brush strokes of a strong-willed artist.
2. From awkward angles to a handy bookshelf
Even a low, seemingly unusable corners can turn into useful spots. How about this bookcase entirely built by DIY? A truly amazing transformation!
3. From a messy balcony to a wonderful urban garden
The balcony can become a wonderful relaxation corner with a few little touches.
4. A brighter living room
If the living room seems a bit dark to you, you can easily increase the brightness levels with a few simple renovations!
5. Elegant dining room
Do you want to give more character to your dining room? Try repainting the walls and furnishing it with two-tone furniture.
6. A modern and elegant living room
Does your living room feel old and boring? Make it modern and elegant with a few simple steps; sometimes you just need to turn the furniture around and change its color to give it a better look!
7. A warm and welcoming bathroom
The bathroom should be a room where you feel comfortable, welcomed and pampered. If, on the contrary, your bathroom seems cold and inhospitable to you, enrich it using the right furniture and paint: it will be like having a spa inside your home!
8. An vintage library
Are you lucky enough to have a library at home, but it seems a bit old-fashioned? It doesn't take much to make it more captivating: light colors, some plants and the right furniture!
9. Guest room
Does your guest room look like a messy bazaar of useless objects? Take advantage of this to renovate it! Throw out all the junk and turn it into a wonderful living area - your guests will never want to leave!
10. From dining room to reading nook
Have you decided to move renovate the dining room and create a corner to read in? There's no need to call on a professional - just some nice decorations on the walls, a comfortable armchair and adequate lighting will do.
11. An "unfriendly" bathroom
Are you sure that your sterile bathroom couldn't be warmer and more welcoming? After all, the right color paint on the walls can be enough to make the atmosphere more welcoming.
12. A lovely attic
And finally, who said that attics can't be gorgeous and aren't able to provide proper relaxation? The difference is made by the decor.
Have you ever done any renovation work at home? What results did you get?
