With Christmas and the New Year mere weeks away, you may be looking for some quick projects around the house to make your entertaining spaces look their best. Welcoming family, friends and out-of-town guests can be quite a bit to handle around the holidays but you’ll want your home looking clean and fresh as you celebrate the many events of the season.
Paint projects such as painting major rooms may not be in the cards before you have guests over for Yankee swaps or potluck dinners, but you may find time to get a few smaller paint projects completed that will bring your home to the level you hope for to make a positive impression.
Here are a few paint projects that you could tackle before the company heads to your home this holiday season.
Entryway Refresh
There is nothing that shows wear and tear like a main entryway. From shoes being kicked off and scuffing the trim and walls to the dog slobbering on your foyer surfaces.
A quick paint project that will be sure to make a big difference as you take coats from your guests would be the entryway. Depending on the size of your front hallway, mudroom, or coat closet area, you could do a cleaning of the walls and some touch-ups of any scuffs, smudges, or scratches that have occurred over the years. If you have a day or so, you could repaint one coat of the current color to give it a clean, new look.
Rejuvenate the Bathrooms
Family bathrooms are always a high-traffic area in most homes. If you don’t have a chance to repaint the bathroom before the holiday, you may have time to put a fresh coat on the door to the bathroom that may have fingerprint/handprint smudges or stains from constant use.
Bathrooms tend to be the smallest rooms in a home with little furniture to remove, making them excellent spaces to complete a quick paint project before the family arrives this December.
Switch Up an Accent Wall
If you are looking to have a space look a little different since the last time you had friends and family over, painting an accent wall may be a time saver and give a space a transformation that will have your guests saying “What’s different in this room?”
Guest Room Pick-Me-Up
If your family plans to visit for longer than an evening, you may want to refresh the guest room so it is looking its best during this visit.
Whether you choose a new wall color, a luxury comforter and new pillows, or just decide to touch up the paint on all the surfaces and trim, your guest room will look sharp for guests who plan to stay the night (or longer).
Front Door Switcheroo
Sure, painting the whole house would be close to impossible before your guests arrive for holiday dinner, but you might have time some weekend to repaint your front door so that it looks perfect as you begin this holiday entertaining season.
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