9 AFFORDABLE WAYS TO UPDATE A DATED HOME WITHOUT REMODELING

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8 ай бұрын

9 AFFORDABLE WAYS TO UPDATE A DATED HOME WITHOUT REMODELING
Interior Designer: Kristen McGowan
I’m sharing with you 9 ways to update your dated home on a budget without any major renovations! These are DIY interior design projects that will help update your home and make your home look more on trend and expensive! Everything from shower curtain tricks, exterior and interior paint projects, window painting hacks, kitchen design tricks, easy weekend home upgrades, and more! If you are looking for a new home or thinking of refreshing your existing space, I hope this video gives you some easy tips and ideas you can use!
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@KristenMcGowan 8 ай бұрын

If you're looking for ways to update your dated home without doing a full remodel, I hope this gives you some DIY ideas that will make a huge impact for less!! What would you love to update in your home??

@mariamangion21 8 ай бұрын

I would love to update my bedroom!

@ingridmartin7986 8 ай бұрын

My staircase has carpet and that orange looking wood stain. I definitely plan to get to that.

@donnalegrand9133 8 ай бұрын

Thank you. I just ordered the white shower curtain. I knew my bathroom needed something, so glad you had this idea!!! I went with the 96 inch all the way to the ceiling one!!!

@Jade_902 8 ай бұрын

Kristen, I just thought of something while watching you show moveable kitchen islands. It would make a great craft island for my craft room 😊

@leannsmarie 8 ай бұрын

It's not a good idea to paint the brick outside one's home. It prevents it from 'breathing' and shortens its life. Staining them is a better choice. Also, you said to paint the mullions on your windows. You may have meant 'muntins'. Mullions are vertical shafts located in between windows. These elements offer structural support for the windows. Meanwhile, muntins are found on the window glass itself. They are vertical and horizontal elements that divide a window's glass into a grid.

@asayy2450 8 ай бұрын

I have a small, dated kicthen with upper cabinets and not much storage. I painted the top cabinets ivory which helped it blend into the walls and the lower cabinets sage green. Game changer

@verawallace9055 4 ай бұрын

Two of my favorite çolour along with blue

@MightyWomanOfGod9050 4 ай бұрын

We have a small kitchen and we added glass to our upper cabinets. Makes it look so much bigger!

@gloriaalex11 8 ай бұрын

If you don't have a light source inside your shower, raising the curtain to the ceiling will make it quite dark in there.

@123Rockchild 8 ай бұрын

Mmmmm…never thought of that. Thanks.

@robyntatelman7233 8 ай бұрын

I have an older bathroom, so I added some ceiling lights in the shower and it’s a huge difference🌟Check with an electrician.

@jacquewatson6736 8 ай бұрын

Use a clear liner with white curtains

@annlatham 8 ай бұрын

If you have a sheer shower curtain it will work 👍🏼

@FrankGutowski-ls8jt 8 ай бұрын

It would also cut off fresh air, so, if you should blow a big fart, you might not survive your own noxious gases!

@blackathena1565 8 ай бұрын

Ceiling mounted shower rod with two shower curtains?!? Brilliant!

@kaleighmjones 8 ай бұрын

My husband and I bought our house a year and a half ago and we have been trying to find a way to make it our own. Watching your videos are a HUGE motivation for me! I am now ready to go and see what I can do with my home. Thank you!!

@gastogether4ever 2 ай бұрын

I loooove built-ins!! They’re one of my favorite permanent design features

@platinumbranch2056 2 ай бұрын

I really like these ideas! WOW! I think the easiest for me would be swapping out my light fixtures and light switch panels as well as the outlets. Thank you for sharing!

@EmmyUnwindWorld 8 ай бұрын

I love how these tips prove that you don't need a massive remodel to transform your home. Budget-friendly updates can make a huge difference.

@aquarius3703 8 ай бұрын

We had our old white PVC windows sprayed black. I wish I could upload a picture. It really made a massive difference and the exterior of the house looks so much more modern. Love black windows! It was surprisingly more affordable than we thought it would be and waaay less than getting new ones! It’s guaranteed for 10 years too. Would highly recommend.

@angelfieseler5358 8 ай бұрын

Love too but smaller houses do not have an option for a mud room

@SharonRicard 8 ай бұрын

I was amazed at how these videos showcased creative and cost-effective solutions to breathe new life into an old home. From DIY projects to simple decor changes, these ideas have inspired me to tackle my own home improvement projects with confidence.

@beingkitschroeder2507 8 ай бұрын

I love a house with ALL the rooms: Formal Living and dining, a study, and a combo family room/kitchen, plus a sunroom. I use them on the daily. I also love cream painted cased widows and doorways. My dream house has a staircase similar to your parents' home. I love hardwood floors, built ins and bay windows. I think it goes back to my twenties, when I was a realtor in Boston's Back Bay and Beacon Hill neighborhoods.

@KristenMcGowan 8 ай бұрын

Me too!!😊👏🏼

@robyntatelman7233 8 ай бұрын

I added lights to my shower ceiling and they were not expensive and it made such a big difference and it didn’t cost that much, check with an electrician, bright and happy now.

@mariamangion21 8 ай бұрын

I discovered your channel about 2 years ago & totally love the cozy vibes of it 🥹 You’re such a kind, honest and outgoing person! Your videos are a breath of fresh air!

@darlaburnett8666 8 ай бұрын

OK, so I really really like your idea and suggestion of making your living room possibly your office decorating it or making it the room that you need. I’m basically a single almost 60-year-old woman that lives in a house by herself and sometimes I feel like the living room is too much I don’t need it, so the suggestion that you made and showing some of the pictures I’m thinking wow that’s what I should do is I should flip-flop the small bedroom that I was going to make into an office into my living room with being able to leave a lot of my decor in the living room just moving my couch out of it in the TV out of it into my bedroom. Space, lol I really really like that idea! Thanks, Kristen

@jodyfletcher4311 8 ай бұрын

Loved these ideas!!! Thank you!!

@davebrit-wf3gm 4 ай бұрын

I'm always on the lookout for cost-effective home improvement ideas and this video delivered. The down-to-earth approach and creative suggestions really made a huge impact.

@beingkitschroeder2507 8 ай бұрын

Yay! I'm here for it!

@michelemonet7616 8 ай бұрын

Great tips, as always. Thanks so much!

@sarahbraga2747 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing. Learned a few ideas.

@jennyberry2610 8 ай бұрын

Happy Sunday Kris✌

@happyx2 8 ай бұрын

Great info! Thank you!

@RGarcia-sm3bo 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, Kristen. Very helpful ideas .

@jeannettechiocca7457 3 ай бұрын

Great ideas! Thank you!

@123Rockchild 8 ай бұрын

Great points to consider! 👍

@chalktalkwithshari4173 5 ай бұрын

I love the idea of painting the windows black.

@silviaedwards1510 8 ай бұрын

I love all your decoration tips, and definitely I can use a few of this ❤, thank you 🙏

@robinbirdj743 3 ай бұрын

Great ideas! ❤

@widowswatch6610 8 ай бұрын

Great update ideas .

@MsSassyMT 8 ай бұрын

Great tips.

@michellepowell2602 8 ай бұрын

Great video! I absolutely love your content in your videos and your design choices! Your videos are always chock full of great inspiration and information.

@MF-sk8ww 5 ай бұрын

You are loaded with brilliant ideas. I really enjoy your videos.

@nonnieTerri 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! What great ideas.

@patriciaskitch2341 8 ай бұрын

Kristen another fabulous video with excellent, inexpensive decorating ideas. Thank you!

@bbs32 7 ай бұрын

I love your ideas! These are exaclyt what I need right now! thank you!

@melaniegriswold1581 8 ай бұрын

You always give great ideas when there is a smaller budget. Thanks😊❤

@lisadavis7748 8 ай бұрын

Great ideas, thanks.

@sandraelliott8447 7 ай бұрын

So many fabulous ideas! I love your channel and cannot wait to get started!😊

@leilasafari1917 7 ай бұрын

Handy and generous, Thanks Kristen!

@joan01sessions 8 ай бұрын

Great ideas

@SupriyaBaruQA 6 ай бұрын

Always great ideas from you. Huge fan 😊

@calliebolstad1345 8 ай бұрын

Great ideas!

@donna2843 8 ай бұрын

Love the idea of repurposing kitchen cabinets to the garage!

@brendasparks6234 5 ай бұрын

Great ideas, thank you

@amykrupa-wyckoff4601 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for more great tips, Kristen. I have learned so much after finding your channel, and it was at the perfect time as we have been building our dream home. You have inspired me and given me so much information and it has made this whole process so much easier, and it's coming together so beautifully. Only a couple more months and we'll finally be living in it and I am just so excited to decorate with all that I've learned from you. Appreciate all of the content and your time into it, it is so incredibly helpful! Have a blessed day!

@Joliepinkyswear1 8 ай бұрын

So many great idea. I'm in the process of upgrading out 25 year old home and it's great to see so many inexpensive ideas to offset the more costly renos we are looking at.

@firestick4991 8 ай бұрын

A friend of ours was moving and gave us his entire living room set, rug included. He has good, clean taste, so we got lucky. Cream white everything. Large rug, matching tables. It was amazing! It was so unexpected. But if you want something new, keep an open mind and be open to good stuff coming to you from unexpected sources. You don’t always need to buy brand new things if what you currently have doesn’t suit you. Just be clear about what you want, keep putting it out there and when the opportunity comes - jump on it!

@FrankGutowski-ls8jt 8 ай бұрын

Such advanced thinking! Waaay beyond typical clueless YT viewers like hers.

@mercedesyoung5906 8 ай бұрын

Great tips 😊

@SKGHEALTH 8 ай бұрын

Great idea

@Clauds71 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic 😀👍

@lindapeterson5388 8 ай бұрын

You are fabulous with very educational information. You are a delight! Thank you.

@Stellaperez658 8 ай бұрын

Kristen you know sooo much about decor n I love your chnl. Love to watch! So many great tips!! Thank you.

@grizeldareed5709 8 ай бұрын

I was so happy to learn that the windows could be painted and I will certainly give it a try! thank you for such a cost effective idea!

@LilybelleAnnabelle 8 ай бұрын

Great vid. Ty

@marilynweist2645 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for your great advice! Love it! ❤

@FrankGutowski-ls8jt 8 ай бұрын

She steals most of it.

@sorayabejar7108 7 ай бұрын

Hi Kristen. Love your ideas. I love the reading nook the best. ❤

@ceeyaaa 8 ай бұрын

I love the idea to paint the windows black

@jo-annmaruszak9885 8 ай бұрын

Great video ❤❤❤❤😊

@emilywilkinson2663 6 ай бұрын

These tips are amazing. Thank you. I never know where to start with my home and you've helped so much!

@lisamiller7143 8 ай бұрын

Great ideals

@mgju8833 8 ай бұрын

I enjoyed very much this video.

@maxinemuhammad5979 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic vid so helpful and informative Aldo inspiring loved it . Will be using some of them for sure 😍😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

@yvonneschermerhorn866 6 ай бұрын

Very helpful.

@Scarlet-qg1xi 8 ай бұрын

Black windows are a passing fad…like open shelving in a kitchen.

@vaderladyl 8 ай бұрын

Yes, only few houses can look timeless with black casing, besides it is ruining very nice looking wood

@123Rockchild 8 ай бұрын

But if you like it, why not?

@anotheramy71 8 ай бұрын

And PLEASE do not paint over wood window casings.

@SuperBless 8 ай бұрын

Kristen you are the best

@lindahoffa4653 4 ай бұрын

Great tip…window masking paint had never heard of it! Thanks, always enjoy your videos.

@reginagutierrez7137 6 ай бұрын

You are amazing!

@bettyeriley-lee7520 7 ай бұрын

Staircase runners are good ideas for my home. Thank you!!

@ritamott4294 7 ай бұрын

Thank you all I can tell you because I have learned so much inches our watching your videos. Thank you so much.

@dixierachell 8 ай бұрын

I do not like open shelving. I have too many dishes. Plus the items on the open shelves will get dusty. But I love the shower curtain idea.

@FrankGutowski-ls8jt 8 ай бұрын

Smart. Exactly right. She’s clueless. Steals others’ ideas. Loser.

@kathygreer2097 8 ай бұрын

Same

@cherrybb3888 7 ай бұрын

Agree. I am definitely going to look at a new more subtle shower curtain as mine is a loud color with geometric patterns.

@kathyorourke9273 8 ай бұрын

Whoa! This was a GOOD one. Really!

@lauriepayseur5897 8 ай бұрын

Great ideas and so true!

@lauriepayseur5897 8 ай бұрын

When did anyone EVER think that fluorescent lights were a good idea…. And WHO? I feel the same about LEDs. So unnatural and cause headaches!

@yolandacollazo1254 8 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏼

@MEHEKMOHSINI-ym8hf 8 ай бұрын

Thank u for all your lovely n sustainable ideas , lots of luv n bestest wishes for u dear Kristen , from Mumbai, India ❤❤

@emms443 2 ай бұрын

Controversial kitchen cabinets 😅 Yes, I LOVE kitchen storage!

@luzziesar1751 8 ай бұрын

Love your videos, Kristen. Can you do more room makeovers?

@louisefromNY 5 ай бұрын

I agree! I have to do everything myself and everything on a budget. This was a great video with great before and afters.

@louisefromNY 5 ай бұрын

What a fabulous video! I am going to steal your idea. The new masking liquid in order to paint my huge 80s kitchen windows black. And updating old lighting fixtures in the bathroom! Thank you 😊

@svetlanasm4239 8 ай бұрын

As always, a very interesting video, thank you Kristen

@goodingestions8752 8 ай бұрын

Such great ideas, Kristen! Your videos are so beautiful and fun to watch.

@thebritishindian1 8 ай бұрын

It’s amazing how something as simple as making shower curtains fall from the roof completely changes the energy of the bathroom. I also loved those front room offices! Great video because the examples were excellent 👌

@Mechaniclemaniac 8 ай бұрын

Hi Kristen! Met ya tonight at the Tarantula Hill as we were all leaving.You're a genuine sweetheart and deserve all of your success. Keep up the good hard work. God bless.

@kirstymacfarlane1620 8 ай бұрын

When we did our kitchen 5 years ago, we got rid of our upper kitchen cabinets and put in shelving. It looks great! We only replaced 2 of the upper cabinets over by the window and cooker. Glad we were ahead of the game 😂😂

@sharons5714 Күн бұрын

I have no desire to have open shelves in my kitchen. I use my upper cabinets, and a closed door keeps things in them cleaner.

@kirstymacfarlane1620 Күн бұрын

And you're telling me this because? @@sharons5714

@Almondamande 8 ай бұрын

❤❤❤thank you - you are the best. My safe card !!!!

@cristineramos6051 8 ай бұрын

I think that people will end up regretting storage. Small spaces in particular. Painting out with melamine white paint preferable if you can’t afford to update the space.

@aquarius3703 8 ай бұрын

Vinyl also works really well and is really affordable. Just takes a bit of time and patience. We had dated kitchen cupboards but liked the layout and the cupboards were /are in good condition. I just took inspiration from pictures of modern kitchens and went from there. There’s so many lovely colours to choose from now as well. I’d definitely do it again!

@FrankGutowski-ls8jt 8 ай бұрын

Right. She’s clueless.

@kyhi6900 8 ай бұрын

The thing about taking your shower curtain up to the ceiling is you lose light unless there’s one in the shower it’s too dark

@msan4278 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for this amazing video! Great tips! Have a great week, Kristen!

@missfizz2386 8 ай бұрын

We did practically all of these in our 1970s house we had. All of your advice is sound especially fixture updates and removing the upper cabinets...that absolutely opened our small kitchen space up. It instantly felt so much larger. And the bathroom curtain rod being up high made a huge difference in our current home. Brings the eyes up.

@FrankGutowski-ls8jt 8 ай бұрын

Nonsense based on wishful thinking.

@kathygreer2097 8 ай бұрын

What did you do with all the stuff that was in the uppers?

@missfizz2386 8 ай бұрын

@@kathygreer2097 We had a pocket door pantry in the kitchen (in addition to an accordian door pantry) where I added a storage shelf to hold those items including our trash and recycle bin. I moved my spices to a drawer as well. I did some mental rearranging prior and utilized the space better that we already had. I hope that helps.

@terrizimmerman5297 8 ай бұрын

Build-In shelves would be amazing in my home.

@paulenedean3774 8 ай бұрын

Agree with EVERYTHING you said, you’re a great interior designer. Thank you for your advice.😊

@doudou53d44 8 ай бұрын

Always good ideas! Thank you Kristen 😎🐈‍⬛🐕‍🦺

@FrankGutowski-ls8jt 8 ай бұрын

She just copies stuff off of other sites. Not original.

@doudou53d44 8 ай бұрын

@@FrankGutowski-ls8jt well than, go and watch those channels and don’t look here. I don’t understand.

@Sue-bx4co 8 ай бұрын

Any tips on upgrading patio door vertical blinds?

@cechernandez 7 ай бұрын

Loved this..we have an apartment with older granite counter tops 😌..all of the other fixtures and cabinets are pretty modern but the countertops really date the place helppp!!

@kellykersten8828 5 ай бұрын

Especially remove the upper cabinets over the bar or the peninsula whatever that is

@lbmartinet 8 ай бұрын

Floor to ceiling, install it on the ceiling w a thin track and use a long liner with a long sheer window panel ❤

@Rositasparks 8 ай бұрын

So helpful! Especially the shower curtain hack 🚿 ❤ 🏠

@KristenMcGowan 8 ай бұрын

I’m so glad💗

@alessandraforlani152 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for these amazing tips! Would you please recommend a paint for the window trim (metal). I would love to paint my metal window frames that gorgeous black. Spray paint is out of the question. Thanks so much.

@klgraf 6 ай бұрын

Really beautiful spaces. I'll start with ceiling, wall, and trim paint, faucets, light fixtures (all DIY)....but it is still an early 2000s builder tract home. Hard to overcome that without $$$