New Year’s Resolutions: Home Improvements

Looking for New Year’s resolutions you can easily stick to this time? Try sprucing up your home with small but lively changes or new additions. A simple décor improvement is a great resolution that can help set a positive tone for the New Year.

A favorable home environment can give you a healthy foundation to enhance other areas in your life. Make your Habitat apartment an even more welcoming and warm place in 2015 with any of these effortless updates:

Hearty Kitchen  

Many say that the kitchen is the heart of a home. It can be a comforting place where you relax and dine, or it can be an exciting space where you cook and entertain. In 2015, vow to utilize this vital hub more with just a few new accessories.

Treat yourself to some new kitchenware this year—like a handy cast iron skillet or a trendy pour over coffee maker. You can also spice up your kitchen by replacing old cookware or plain dishware with new vibrant ones. You’ll enjoy your time in the kitchen more when you have inspiring tools to work with.

Become a better cook or baker by investing in various cookbooks or researching new and adventurous recipes online. Making more home-cooked meals is definitely a healthy and financially savvy New Year’s resolution! Expanding your recipe repertoire and upgrading your kitchen tools are simple ways to ensure you spend more quality time in the kitchen in 2015.

A Little Greenery

While there are pleasant views and outdoor community areas to enjoy—like Gunbarrel Commons Park—at Habitat Apartments, there’s also something special about having plants in your own apartment. Plants can liven up any home’s atmosphere. Adding them to your apartment is an easy way to make your surroundings brighter, especially during the winter.

A low maintenance succulent plant is a majestic little addition to any home. Succulents love sunshine and dry climates so they’ll thrive in your Boulder home! You can pot a few different ones together or pot them separately—you can even pot and grow one in a jar. Succulents are vibrant accents to any apartment that conveniently don’t take up much space or energy to maintain.

Space & Light 

If you don’t want to take down your holiday lights, you don’t have to! String lights not only make for excellent additional lighting and fun decorations year-round, but they’re also a great way to conserve space in your apartment. Rather than rely on floor or table lamps for lighting, you can string up lights and keep your home feeling festive throughout the year.

Illuminating your home with indoor string lights is a basic and fun decorating plan for the New Year. If you want to brighten and open up your space even more, consider hanging a large horizontal mirror in your living room. Wall mirrors create the illusion of more space and when coupled with hanging lights they’ll reflect a bright and open place.

While cleaning and de-cluttering your home is always a solid New Year’s resolution, sometimes it’s also necessary to update your Habitat with new items in order to let fresh ideas flow. So donate or recycle your unwanted kitchen items and replace them with useful ones for 2015. You can also try adding vivid plants or fun lights to brighten up your place in the New Year.

This year, strengthen your resolve by creating a more welcoming and spacious home with a few new accessories and decoration changes. Your improved apartment may give you the enthusiasm needed to achieve your other New Year’s resolutions!