9 ways to refresh the look of your summer house on a budget and easily

Do a general cleaning

After winter, the country house should be inspected from the attic to the basement, remove mold if it has appeared, dry the building by opening the windows and doors. During drying, it is worth getting rid of the trash if it is useless and takes up a lot of space. To quickly clean the premises, you need to follow a strict sequence: first a broom (vacuum cleaner), then a damp cloth. You should go through all the corners and the ceiling, removing dust and cobwebs, then disinfect the surfaces. The most budget-friendly way is to use acetic acid.

Update the Facade

Thanks to the exterior finishing, the country house will acquire an updated look and will look neater and more attractive. The most budget-friendly way is to paint the facade. To transform the house, you should use special paint for outdoor work, a roller or a brush. For quick and economical painting, you can use a spray gun: even the simplest device allows you to get an excellent effect. If you need to update darkened wood, you will need chlorine bleaching compounds.

Other methods of finishing the facade:

• Clapboard. An environmentally friendly and reliable material. You can easily do the cladding yourself, which will take just a few days.
• Siding. An artificial analogue of already painted wood. Relatively inexpensive and durable.
• Decorative plaster. An inexpensive way to clad a house made of aerated concrete blocks.

If desired, the exterior decoration of the building can be done by yourself without the involvement of qualified craftsmen.

Do interior decoration

The desire to return under the roof after relaxing or working in the fresh air depends on the interior of the country house. The most inexpensive materials for wall cladding: wallpaper, paint, clapboard. If the wallpaper is pasted well, you can use special paint for all types of wallpaper to quickly and inexpensively brighten the interior. If the walls are covered with clapboard, you can get rid of the annoying yellowness by painting the boards or bleaching them and preserving the wood grain. For capital alignment of walls, plasterboard or plywood is used.

Tidy up the frames

Windows are the “eyes” of the house. Painting the frames in a different shade will instantly change its appearance. After updating the frames, they must be washed without leaving streaks. And to decorate the windows and make them unique, you can hang boxes with soil and plant decorative flowering plants in them. With flowers, any unremarkable house will look well-groomed and elegant.

Refining furniture

Often, furniture that has served its time in a city apartment is sent to the dacha. But this is not a reason to refuse beauty. An old sofa can be updated by cleaning it and covering it with natural fabric or covering it with a cover. A bedspread that will hide the flaws will also do. Bright pillows are placed on top. It is better to buy a new tablecloth for the dining table – many modern products look like fabric, but dirt on them can be easily removed with a damp cloth. Old wardrobes, dressers and chairs can be restored (sanded and re-varnished) or simply painted.

Hang up new curtains

Even if you have old furniture in your dacha, you shouldn’t hang faded textiles on the windows. Time-worn curtains

will immediately catch your eye, as they take up a lot of space and attract attention. New curtains will refresh the interior, fill the room with light and coziness.

Bring treasures from the forest

If your dacha is located near a forest, you should take a walk through it in search of beautiful branches, from which you can easily make a hanger with your own hands. You can make a wreath from the collected pine cones or simply put them in a round vase. Forest moss can be easily stabilized in glycerin and then turned into a magnificent green panel.

There are also charming plants in the forest that will take root in a summer cottage:

• Ferns.
• Trembling bells.
• Forget-me-nots.
• Periwinkle.
• Berry bushes.
• Oregano.

There are other ways to get free seeds and tree seedlings. Don’t write off good old barter and good neighborly relations.

Decorating a Summer Cottage

A beautiful summer cottage needs an attractive background. The most economical, yet interesting way to decorate a garden is to use natural materials and old garden tools as flower beds: wide stumps, wheelbarrows, watering cans, wooden boxes and baskets. Stones that can be found in nature will be a good help in decorating the dacha. To make the area look more presentable, you can make paths from tree cuts or concrete tiles.

Organize a recreation area

To complete A canopy, which can be built from wooden beams, polycarbonate sheets or corrugated sheets, will suit the appearance of a summer house. An easier way is to buy a ready-made tent and assemble it as needed. Also, a recreation area can be organized from improvised materials – long slats and fabric that will protect from the sun. Under a unique canopy, they usually put bedspreads, mattresses, put sun loungers or hang a hammock. Such a cozy place will please anyone.

To transform a summer house, it is not necessary to invest fabulous sums: imagination, love for creativity and work are enough.