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5 Easy Ways to Spruce up Your Home, No Supplies or Tools

Beginner-Friendly DIY Projects

In these troubling times, while we're all urged to apply social distancing and stay put at home to respect the quarantine and lockdown, it's understandable that everybody's agitated, trying to make sense of what's going on, and what the new ordinary is. Stuck at home, without access to the outside world aside from the internet, we know how it feels to do and try anything to ease the boredom and stay productive - and we agree. You're staying at home for an indefinite period, and what better time than now to give your place a deep cleaning and bit of sprucing up?

In this blog post, we take a look at some of the best ways you can manage a routine during the quarantine by tidying up your house, and the simplest ways you can do that, even without needing specific materials or advanced tools. From basic reorganization of your rooms to establishing a regular schedule for a general house cleaning, this article gives you 5 easy, beginner-friendly DIY projects that you can do to spruce up your home.

If you are interested in a formal course or would like to get qualified as a pro on all things about home improvement and DIY remodeling projects, we encourage looking at professional bodies and schools in home redecoration and interior design, such as the Home Improvement Experts (www.hiexperts.com), the Penn Foster Career School (www.pennfoster.edu), the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education (www.instituteforapprenticeships.org), the Best Improvement (www.bestimprovementqc.com) and other similar companies offering courses specializing in home improvement and interior design.

Reinventing Your Home Under Quarantine

Creating a good routine during the lockdown is great to keep yourself occupied. One thing you can include in your everyday activities is, as cliché as it may appear - household chores! Not only will you get to keep your home tidy and clean, you and your family will get to have a nice regular routine to help you keep track of the days and keep a sense of productivity and fulfilment even with the anxiety and dread that this Coronavirus pandemic has given us.

Reorganize Your Bedroom

We're all guilty of letting our bedrooms get just a little bit too disheveled that you need to dig through a pile of clothes before you find your charger or earphones. Now that we're cooped up in our homes and are likely just relaxing in the comfort of our rooms, you should make good use of the time and reorganize your room like you've always wanted!

This could give your room a fresh new look, just by reshuffling the furniture and contents of your room - whether it's swapping your dresser and vanity around, or just rearranging the inside of your closet. Plus, since we're not supposed to head out of our homes anyway and are urged to observe social distancing, you wouldn't even have to buy anything!

Make More Space

We've all come to a point that we feel we're running out of space to put our things in, making the house feel just a bit too small. The good news? With minimalist designs getting increasingly popular nowadays, home depots and warehouses have jumped on the trend and have generated multi-functional household furniture that lets us save space while keeping the aesthetic we want for our home.

Lucky for us who are stuck at home, there are DIY techniques to do this so you don't need to go out and buy anything at all! From makeshift storage benches to under the stairs compartments, we're sure that with a little bit of effort, you'll be able to make more space in your house and give you a fresh start for the lockdown.

Declutter Your Kitchen

Several research studies have shown that clutter, specifically in the home, makes an influence on your focus and overall mood. If your kitchen is a wreck, with utensils and kitchenware scattered around and dirty dishes left in the sink, we guarantee it won't make the idea of making a home cooked meal appealing in any way.

You can start decluttering your kitchen by reshuffling the contents of your pantry, fridge, and kitchen cupboards. To keep things all the more organized, you could label racks of kitchenware, condiments, types of food, and other cooking essentials.

Retouch Your Home Furniture

Regardless of how "long lasting" and "heavy-duty" the paints and varnish you purchase are, none of them are invulnerable to the deterioration that years of use bring. If you've got a reserve can of varnish and paint lying around, you could give your wooden seats and tables a fresh coat of varnish, provide some needed love to chipped off paint or put a fresh coat on fractures in your walls. Your furniture will look good as new when you're done!

General House Cleaning

We realize that cleaning is anyone's most dreaded chore, but with the extra time and energy that this quarantine has granted us, it's about time you give your home a much-needed and long overdue deep cleaning.

We know it's easier to just clean whichever dirt is visible and not making much effort to clean hard to reach places, but trust us - it will be worth it. Your future self will love you for the work you put in if you ensure that every nook and cranny is sparkly clean, smooth and dust-free.

From washing windows, pressure cleaning your garage and front yard, vacuuming your floors, scrubbing every surface of your house with soap and disinfectant, take advantage of the lockdown and get some spring cleaning done!

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