While it is always nice to sit and dream of your next home, one shouldn't do this at the expense of their current home. You'll find that their are a hole host of tasks you can complete to give your house a good face lift. They can involve a complete remodeling or the simple addition of some cool chairs in the living room.

I wrote this article to teach you some of the steps you can take to give your house a face lift. While adding additions and new bathrooms can be quite nice, we'll stick to the basics in this article. Choose a few of these tasks, or even all of them and you'll be too busy enjoying your current home to have time to dream about the future one.

One of the first things you can do without having to do any work is to go shopping. The addition of a nice area rug, new artwork, or even just some cool chairs will add a new dimension to your room. You can try to find pieces that match well with your current setup, or you could buy a completely new setup for the room. Which one you choose will depend on your budget as well as your particular preferences.

Changing the window curtains will change the entire outlook of a room. Most people don't realize until they try it, but when you place a different type of curtain on the window the entire window will look different. Think about getting thermal curtains so that your new look will also save you money on heating and air conditioning.

While we are on the subject of functional interior design makeovers we should talk about fire places. A new fireplace will certainly add a cozy feeling to the room and can be used to heat specific areas rather than entire rooms. You could turn down the heat for the whole house and use your electric fireplace to heat up the room you are in.

The addition of new paint to the walls is also something you may want to look into. Changing the color of your room can make it look completely different. It will also make the walls look clean and new. You'll find that buying a can of paint or two is not costly at all. You can paint it yourself or have somebody else do it for you, the choice is yours.