Home Improvement To-Do List Before the Holidays Hit

Posted by creed on November 8, 2010 under Newsletter | Read the First Comment

As the temperature continues to drop, there are plenty of home improvement projects you can perform to make your home more attractive and winter-ready as you prepare for those inevitable holiday visitors. It’s important as you create your list of wintertime projects to have realistic goals for how much you can accomplish. Failure to adequately plan can lead you to paying contractors for emergency trips and overtime rates.

Flooring

Winter is the perfect time to upgrade your home’s flooring. If you have the skills, it may be something you could do yourself as winter tends to be a great time for saving money on flooring projects. Just make sure you give yourself enough time – or hire a professional to make sure it’s done in a timely manner and before the holiday visits begin.

Windows

An easy and inexpensive way to improve the look of your home this winter is to upgrade your window treatments by shopping around for fashionable blinds, curtains and shades. You should find it easy to replace your older window treatments, and it can make a noticeable difference in a short amount of time.

Lighting

If some of your lights look like they’re from the ‘70s, it’s time for a new look. Shopping around at several home improvement stores should give you dozens of ideas for how to upgrade your lighting with contemporary fixtures that better match your home’s decor.

Garage

Another area of your home that you can upgrade in a hurry is your garage. If your garage is disorganized, spend a few hours cleaning and inventorying what you have. Make the most of your space by buying hooks to hang up items like a stroller, a plastic swimming pool, or gardening tools.

Organizing/thinking ahead

Whether it’s your closets, kitchen or bathrooms, there is some part of your home that could be better organized. Take advantage of all the hours you spend indoors this season to organize those spaces.

Take some time before the hustle and bustle of the holiday season to make a home improvement winter to-do list, and let us help you accomplish it all before the holidays.