Home Improvement

 

Is it just a house or is it truly your home? A few inexpensive home improvement projects can be the difference and Overstock.com is here to help make them affordable.

Start with doors, the first impression of your home. It's also your first line of defense against thieves. A solid wood door with a couple of inexpensive door security features--peepholes, keyless door locks, doorknobs with deadbolts--will make most thieves look for an easier target.

You don't need to gut and rebuild your bathroom; new faucets--a bronze kitchen faucet or bathroom sink faucet, can give a bath a whole new look at low cost. Of course, if you'd like a bigger change, new showers, sinks, spas, toilets and tubs can be had, at lower cost and less hassle than a home warehouse, from Overstock.com.

Maybe you have a drab gray or beige or, heaven forbid, stark white wall; it is time for new wall coverings. Paint is good, especially when accented by dramatic wall borders, but wallpaper and wall paneling are even better. New technologies have made putting up wallpaper and wall paneling easier, so don't hesitate, decorate!

Now that the walls are gorgeous, look down. Does your flooring measure up to your walls? Probably not, so its time to consider new carpet, vinyl flooring, tile flooring, laminate flooring, hardwood flooring, perhaps even something a little exotic like cork flooring or bamboo flooring. Like wallpaper and paneling, the new stuff is easy enough for almost anyone to "do-it-yourself."

By the way, if you're hesitant, start with some home improvement books and videos from the Overstock entertainment store. Just remember, Home Improvement's "Tool Time" starring Tim Taylor isn't a how-to home improvement video, it's a how-to land a guest spot on ER video!