Seven Ways to Improve your Home this Winter

Winter is a great time to carry out some interior home improvements. By carrying out home improvements in the winter it means you have a great interior for your Christmas & beyond. Here at George Hill Timber, we have all the tools needed to upgrade your home without costing you a fortune too. Here are seven ways you can improve your home this winter.

Pick up a paintbrush

Nothing peps up your home more than a fresh coat of paint. With a few hours of hard work, some good interior paints and a selection of paintbrushes and rollers, you can really make a big difference to your home's interior. You can simply refresh your current colour with a lick of paint, opt for a totally different colour, create a feature wall or even experiment with some eye-catching and unique colour blocking on your walls. Using warm colours can make your home feel extra cosy this Christmas.

Replace your skirtings or architraves

It is the little details in our homes that can make a big difference. Skirting & architraves help to finish a room, making it look aesthetically pleasing and covering awkward or messy joints. However, they can easily become scuffed, chipped and a little run down over time. A simple way to make your home look neater and tidier is to add skirting & architrave (if you don't already have it) or replace it if it needs some TLC. Wooden skirting and architrave is classic, versatile, durable and easy to maintain.

If you want to make your new skirting & architrave really sing, consider painting them in a bold, bright colour to really make them pop. Here at George Hill Timber, we stock the highest quality skirting & architrave boards to give the finishing touches to your home without demanding a high price. 

Upcycle your furniture

If you have a piece of furniture in your home that you've fallen out of love with, give it a new lease of life with an upcycle. There are so many ways you can change up your furniture to give it a whole new look. You could use a wood stain, furniture chalk or cupboard paint to change its colour, or use mouldings and wooden trim to add detail. For example, dowels and half dowels are ideal for adding to the front of wardrobes, drawers or bedside tables to create a bespoke look.

Christmas is the perfect time to get new furniture for your home as it means you & your family can cosy up on the couch & watch Christmas films in comfort. Here at George Hill Timber, we have everything you need this Christmas to maximise your comfort at an affordable price. 

Revamp your kitchen

Why not put the time spent indoors because of the bad winter weather to good use by giving your kitchen a revamp. With a little time and effort, you can totally transform wooden and shaker style kitchens with just a few pots of paint, some paintbrushes and rollers. Ronseal's One Coat cupboard paint is available in a variety of colours and requires just one coat to transform wooden and melamine surfaces without the need for priming.

Make furniture look built in

A simple way to make your home look sophisticated is to make stand-alone furniture, such as bookcases and wardrobes, look built-in. Doing this will give your home a more high-end finish. You can use skirting, architraves and mouldings to create the look. Make sure you measure and plan well in advance before purchasing the wood you need. Making your current furniture look built in is far more cost-effective than buying new fitted pieces. 

Add interest to your walls

Mouldings have proven very popular in recent years, having moved from simply a practical way to conceal joints and rough edges to a great decorative feature in the home. Add some interest to your walls by using mouldings to create wall panelling. Adding wooden mouldings to your wall can create a classic panelling look and is simple and easy to do. One of the easiest ways is to measure out rectangles on your wall and cut lengths of moulding to stick on before caulking. You could also use mouldings to create large rectangular frames on the wall to fill with wallpaper for a bold and stylish look.

You can also lean into the festive spirit and customise your walls with different Christmas decorations like tinsel, stockings, sparkly lights & so much more. 

Create a picture rail

Use decorative moulding to create a picture rail on your walls, especially if you want to add some traditional, period architectural features to your home. These work really well on high ceilings, helping to add interest. To make a real statement, why not try painting the ceiling above the picture rail in a bold colour, while keeping the rest of your walls neutral.

You can find all the materials you need to give your home a winter update at George Hill Timber. 

We hope you all have an amazing Christmas & our tips provide you with a festive feeling within your home.