30 Quick and Easy Mini Makeovers for Every Room

Need a lift? Here are the HGTV Magazine editors' favorite easy home upgrades.

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Mini Makeover Magic for Every Room

Even the smallest makeovers can have a big impact in your home. Changing switchplate covers, swapping in new lampshades, upgrading your cabinet hardware — there are so many little ways to update your home (and some are nearly free). Tap through to see the HGTV Magazine editors' all-time favorite projects to give your home a dash of makeover magic!

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1. Wallpapered Panels

Highlight the panels of an interior door with removable wallpaper. If your door is flat, cut out rectangles of wallpaper to mimic paneling.

Shop Tiger Print Wallpaper

Yellow Tiger Removable Wallpaper

Silverpegasus Tiger Print Removable Wallpaper

Hiding Tigers Wallpaper

2. Cover a Tissue Box

Slip some stylish covers over your tissue boxes.

Shop Tissue Box Covers

Rubber-Coated Tissue Box Cover

Sedona Tissue Box Cover

Checkered Tissue Box Cover

3. Add Tassels

Give a basket some flair by hot-gluing tasseled trim around the rim.

4. Upgrade Your Lampshade

Wrap a lampshade with grosgrain ribbon in different colors; use fabric glue to keep it in place.

5. Painted Hardware

Update old metal hardware with spray paint in a splashy color. Just remove the pulls or knobs before painting, then reattach when dry.

6. Add Pebbles

Cover the soil of a potted succulent with small white pebbles so it has zen garden appeal.

7. Marbelize a Vase

Dress up a simple glass cylinder vase with marble-print contact paper.

Shop Contact Paper

Glossy Marble Paper

Marble Contact Paper

8. Colorful Mats

Switch out the mat in a picture frame with something colorful. You can find precut mats at art supply stores.

9. Makeover Your Mailbox

Personalize your mailbox with house number decals in a sleek font.

10. A Knockout Door Knocker

Add Old School charm to your front door with a new knocker!

Shop Door Knockers

Arthur Door Knocker

Vintage Pineapple Door Knocker

Cast Iron Owl Door Knocker

11. Pom-Pom Pillows

Make plain pillows more playful by attaching a pom-pom to each corner using heavy-duty fabric glue.

12. Reimagine Metal Hooks

Give metal hooks a designer look with wood beads. Paint the beads with craft paint, then adhere to the hooks with a strong glue.

13. Bring in a Runner

Replace your old kitchen mat with a statement runner. A washable one is perfect in front of a sink or stove.

Shop Runners

Jonathan Adler Waterfall Rug

Colca Wool Rug

Izmir Persian Style Floor Runner

14. New Legs

Swap the legs of your sofa. These fun finds easily attach with screws.

Shop Furniture Legs

Ture 180

Greta 170

Harald 170

Barbro 100

15. Colorful Windows

Paint the inside of a window frame an unexpected color.

16. Glam Magnets

Add some glitz to your fridge: Spray-paint magnetic letters gold.

17. Bolder Bulbs

Replace the candelabra bulbs in a chandelier with round globe ones to give it an old-meets-new look.

18. Instant Closet Upgrade

Swap out that mishmash of hangers in your closet with a streamlined option in a pretty shade.

Shop Hangers

Wood Suit Hangers

MIZGI Premium Velvet Hangers

Velvet Hangers

19. Medicine Cabinet Makeover

Line the inside of your medicine cabinet with removable wallpaper.

Shop Removable Wallpaper

'Small Dumbo' Wallpaper

Agate Wallpaper

Family of Cranes Wallpaper

20. Trim It

Dress up plain curtains by adding iron-on trim in a bright color.

21. Make It Monogrammed

Personalize pillow shams with your monogram. No embroidery skills needed — just use large iron-on letters.

22. Paint a Planter

Upgrade a terra-cotta pot with faux limewash: Thin out white craft paint with water, then brush on and let dry.

23. Customized Coir

Make a statement with a coir doormat using a stencil and a thick coat of flat latex paint.

24. Layered Rugs

Layer a faux animal hide on top of a rectangular area rug.

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Cheever Faux Cowhide Rug

25. Gorgeous Garden Tools

Spray the handles of garden tools with colorful Plasti Dip (a rubber coating sold at hardware stores).

26. Paint a Lamp

Brighten up an old floor lamp by spray-painting the base a fresh hue.

27. Create Art With Sharpies

Channel your inner artist and color a white plastic tray — with a Sharpie! To make this design, fill in a herringbone stencil with two colors.

28. Instant Entry Upgrade

Make over a messy entryway by scooping those sneakers off the floor and into a sleek shoe cabinet.

Shop Shoe Storage

Boho Rattan Shoe Storage Cabinet

Shoe Storage Cabinet

29. Add Decorative Vent Covers

Replace ho-hum HVAC vent covers with classy brass ones!

Shop for Vent Covers

Decor Grates Floor Register

Farina Brass Floor Register

30. Make It Matte

Modernize vintage art by painting the frame matte black.

30 Quick and Easy Mini Makeovers for Every Room

Related To:

Shop This Look

Mini Makeover Magic for Every Room

1. Wallpapered Panels

Shop Tiger Print Wallpaper

Yellow Tiger Removable Wallpaper

Silverpegasus Tiger Print Removable Wallpaper

Hiding Tigers Wallpaper

2. Cover a Tissue Box

Shop Tissue Box Covers

Rubber-Coated Tissue Box Cover

Sedona Tissue Box Cover

Checkered Tissue Box Cover

3. Add Tassels

4. Upgrade Your Lampshade

5. Painted Hardware

6. Add Pebbles

7. Marbelize a Vase

Shop Contact Paper

Glossy Marble Paper

Marble Contact Paper

8. Colorful Mats

9. Makeover Your Mailbox

10. A Knockout Door Knocker

Shop Door Knockers

Arthur Door Knocker

Vintage Pineapple Door Knocker

Cast Iron Owl Door Knocker

11. Pom-Pom Pillows

12. Reimagine Metal Hooks

13. Bring in a Runner

Shop Runners

Jonathan Adler Waterfall Rug

Colca Wool Rug

Izmir Persian Style Floor Runner

14. New Legs

Shop Furniture Legs

Ture 180

Greta 170

Harald 170

Barbro 100

15. Colorful Windows

16. Glam Magnets

17. Bolder Bulbs

18. Instant Closet Upgrade

Shop Hangers

Wood Suit Hangers

MIZGI Premium Velvet Hangers

Velvet Hangers

19. Medicine Cabinet Makeover

Shop Removable Wallpaper

'Small Dumbo' Wallpaper

Agate Wallpaper

Family of Cranes Wallpaper

20. Trim It

21. Make It Monogrammed

22. Paint a Planter

23. Customized Coir

24. Layered Rugs

Shop This Rug

Cheever Faux Cowhide Rug

25. Gorgeous Garden Tools

26. Paint a Lamp

27. Create Art With Sharpies

28. Instant Entry Upgrade

Shop Shoe Storage

Boho Rattan Shoe Storage Cabinet

Shoe Storage Cabinet

29. Add Decorative Vent Covers

Shop for Vent Covers

Decor Grates Floor Register

Farina Brass Floor Register

30. Make It Matte

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