If you have been thinking of giving your house a spruce-up for ages, either for yourself, or to improve your chances of selling your home then you are able to make some huge changes, that don’t necessarily have to cost a small fortune. There are lots of little things that can be done inside and in the garden, that can make an enormous difference.

The problem is we all assume that home improvements are either hard work, need DIY skills or simply require loads of money, but this doesn’t have to be always the case. If you’re creative you can make a massive change to your home; read on for my top ten suggestions to get you started.

1. A fresh lick of paint
Paintjobs can very easily become grubby, especially if you have kids putting their chocolate fingers across the walls. re-decorating can literally completely alter the look of any room, not only is it functional, it can look great too and will easily lighten up any room. Be certain to get the best colours of course, and definitely go for neutral colours if the plan is to get rid of your home. B&Q voucher codes are a great way of getting cheap paint.

2. Wash your carpets and curtains
I’m not implying you have a dirty home here, merely that we can all become accustomed to the step by step build up of muck, which if washed would make a massive difference and really make any room dazzle.

3. Buy new lampshades and light fittings
Lampshades and light fittings are the kind of finishing touches that are able to make a room appear much more impressive. If you shop around you can find cheap lampshades as well as great value fittings too that can actually look quite expensive. Take a look at Habitat voucher codes to save yoursel a bit of extra cash.

4. Put up some pictures
The right pictures can liven up a room; again if you are planning on selling your home be very careful to choose neutral pictures, however if you’re just improving the house for yourself then go mad and select whatever floats your boat, a very cool image can make a big difference to any room, plus with the likes of Amazon now providing art you don’t have to spend a fortune.

5. Spruce up your landscape
By adding new lawn seeds to your lawn you can get rid of ugly bald areas, also try potting a lot of new flowers, plant seeds are extremely cheap but are able to make a huge difference to the look of your outside area also try adding some low lighting, it can have a really beautiful effect at night.

6. Bathroom
Purchasing a fresh new bathmat, shower curtain as well as a new hand towel will freshen up your bathroom as will lightening up the grouting on your bathroom tiles.

7. Kitchen
A lot of people always worry that doing up their kitchen will cost an arm and a leg but there are inexpensive, easy ways to give it a facelift including putting down new lino and stripping and painting kitchen cupboards and fitting in a different sink needed

8. Flowers and candles
It might seem a little feminine but adding a few well placed big candles and a bouquet of flowers makes a really nice addition to a room.

9. Scatter cushions and throws
If your couch and arm chairs have seen better days but you are not in a position to acquire new ones then try disguising them with a colourful throw and / or placing some scatter cushions on them Debenhams voucher codes seem to be promoted all over at the moment so do a quick search before you buy.

10. De clutter
The solution here is to be brutal! Do you actually need or want all the items around the room? I’m certain that if you answer that honestly you could easily bin a great deal of junk. Even if you can’t allow yourself to throw stuff in the bin, just shove it under the stairs out of the way!