These top three home renovation projects can help make your home more valuable, as well as make it more attractive. Because so many home decor projects tend to get expensive quick, they can feel out of reach to the average homeowner. By finding the best home renovation project with the best return on your investment, you’re sure to get an affordable project that you’ll love for years to come.

Walls

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A common area when redecorating your home, a wall can be a cheap place to start your home décor project—if you’re able to do the majority of the work yourself. Wall sconces add a versatile touch of class to any dining room, foyer, hallway or bedroom wall. Another great product that would do is the wall clock. These functional and elegant time pieces add a sophisticated decorative touch to any room on a budget.

Trim

Another affordable home renovation project is to install trims. Best of all, you don’t have to be a master trim carpenter to learn the basics of good trim work. With so many books, the Internet and videos on trim work, it’s easy to get an understanding of how it works. A small investment in a few tools and you are on your way to a beautiful and cost effective renovation project. Start with small projects like trimming a wall mirror, then work your way up to more complex projects like crown molding.

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Trim work can have a great return, especially if you visit a local tool rental company for compressors, hoses and pneumatic nail guns. They will have all of the tools you need for your weekend warrior trim project—in most cases, rental companies even have the nails!

Front Entry

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Repainting the front door and installing new door hardware is a cost effective way to gain curb appeal when renovating your home. A new front door window insert also helps to increase the value of your home with an attractive and affordable renovation that can be easily done by most DIY aficionados. An outdoor fountain is another budget friendly feature that adds significant value to the front of your home with just a small investment.

Flooring

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Another economical yet often neglected area of home renovation is flooring. These materials can be very uncostly if you’re willing to install composite flooring like snap-lock, click-lock, and floating laminate flooring. These products can be inexpensive to buy and install, they look great and have a relatively high return on the initial investment.

Water fountains have always been a favorite amongst homeowners with big gardens and even bigger budgets. Nowadays, however, fountains as small as a drinking glass can be found on many home décor stores for a pretty affordable price – perfect for the office, living room, and even dining room!

But why exactly should you even bother with a tabletop fountain? Here are a couple of the more important reasons why:

A flowing, soothing sense of tranquility

If you have taken the opportunity to mull around a flowing stream, then you will know exactly what this means.

Gently flowing water, with a soft babble that trickles down our ears, has a way of calming us down. It drowns out the excess noise from our surroundings and allows us to focus on a single stream of steady, rhythmic sound. Some people fall fast asleep while listening to the music produced by the water.

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Even the mere sight of watching water flow is a relaxing pleasure to the eyes. The way the surface of the water breaks and releases sparkles of light adds more to the calming effect. This is particularly true for those who work in front of computer screens for extended periods of time. Taking a moment to shift your eyes away from the computer screen and unto the sight of flowing water definitely takes a whole lot of stress away.

A stand-alone work of elegant art

Every single tabletop fountain incorporates some form of art, which is something that can add a substantial amount of aesthetic beauty to any space.

These fountains are miniature works of art, especially when there is crystal clear water flowing as intended with the design. Many fountains, however, can still be very attractive even when they do not have any water flowing through them at all. This effectively makes them valuable additions to any room, especially if the surface they are on is devoid of any other artistic additions.

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The style of the fountain can also dictate what kind of aura it exudes. More modern pieces with abstract or contemporary designs can pique a person’s curiosity. Oriental designs of bamboo and stone can evoke a sense of mystery and wonder. Monolithic designs of solid granite for strength and fortitude. The list is endless as the various art styles out there.

A humidifying effect throughout the room

You would be surprised to find out that even small tabletop fountains can help humidify the air.

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The presence of constantly moving water makes the air in an air-conditioned room breathable and less likely to dry your nose and sinuses out. Why does this even matter? For starters, dried-out nostrils and sinuses are more susceptible to damage and infection. This is why some people’s noses hurt when they stay in air-conditioned rooms for long periods of time, and these same people are more likely to develop respiratory diseases.

Keep all these in mind and it’ll be easy to see why a tabletop fountain is a good idea for both the busy office worker and the artful homeowner!

Finding ways to make your home look more attractive can be tricky, especially if you want your own home to stand out from the rest of the Joneses in the neighborhood.

If you want to spruce up your home décor in a unique and interesting way, then you will definitely want to consider some of these more distinct pieces to really bring your home to life:

Indoor Fountains

The sound of flowing water has always been a quick way to soothe people, but not everyone has the luxury of living near a body of water. There is one problem: traditional fountains are costly to install and maintain. This has given them a rather unique reputation of being luxurious and extravagant.

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More recent fountains, however, are smaller, come pre-assembled and require very little maintenance. These types of indoor fountains make for a very attractive addition to any home, especially since they come in a variety of unique designs – from sleek, spherical and space age ones to earthy, solid and tribal ones.

Tiffany Windows

Churches and cathedrals traditionally use stained glass windows to great effect. Not only are the designs themselves hauntingly beautiful, but the way light passes through and plays around in the building makes for a mesmerizing scene indeed.

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This same effect is achieved by installing tiffany windows around your home, which can be hung the same way as paintings. Put them in front of a light or a window and the beauty of their designs will be made even clearer to all who see them.

Ceiling Medallions

Too many homeowners focus on filling up space and plastering walls with décor that they fail to notice a whole lot of room in their homes: the ceiling. You can easily eat this space up by placing a few lights or accents, but one of the more interesting ways that you can use this space is to install a ceiling medallion.

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Ceiling medallions are unique in that they wrap around a focal point on the ceiling. This allows a medallion to bring a person’s attention to that focal point, which is often a light attached to or hanging from the ceiling. Simply match the design of a medallion to the theme of a room and you will effectively integrate the ceiling to the rest of the room’s décor.

Pedestals

Excellent tabletop décor needs excellent tables for you to put them on. If you don’t have those tables, then the next best thing is a dedicated pedestal for highlighting your more precious pieces of art.

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There are, however, some pedestals that are designed as art pieces in and of themselves. Everything from slick black monoliths to deceptively shaky but structurally secure designs is fair game for pedestals. There are even pedestals that serve the same functions as stand-alone art pieces.

Just remember these four unique but tasteful pieces if you are on the lookout for new additions to your home’s décor. They can definitely make your guests and visitors go “Wow!” once they see how your distinct tastes have such a powerful impact on your home!