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.
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2. Cover a Tissue Box
Slip some stylish covers over your tissue boxes.
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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.
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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!
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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.
14. New Legs
Swap the legs of your sofa. These fun finds easily attach with screws.
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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.
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19. Medicine Cabinet Makeover
Line the inside of your medicine cabinet with removable wallpaper.
Shop Removable 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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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.
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29. Add Decorative Vent Covers
Replace ho-hum HVAC vent covers with classy brass ones!
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30. Make It Matte
Modernize vintage art by painting the frame matte black.