5 Ways to Upgrade Your Home in 2019

Use the energy of a new year to upgrade your home! With these changes, you’ll find you enjoy spending more time at home with your family.

Install a USB power outlet

We all know how annoying it can be to keep track of phone or head phone charging cords. With this simple outlet change, you will no longer need a base for your charger. There are alot of affordable outlet options available which you can install yourself.

Install a dimmer light switch

If you want the freedom of a variety of lighting levels in your home, then get dimmer switches. You can install a dimmer switch on any incandescent or halogen light. Most fluorescent lights are not compatible with dimmers. Make sure your dimmer switch is compatible with LEDs.

Install a ceiling fan

Get additional air flow in your home and enjoy energy savings all year round. In the cooler months, a fast counter-clockwise running fan will cool any room. In the summer months, run the fan clockwise slowly to move cool air up and disperse hot air from the ceiling.

Upgrade your light fixtures

Replacing old light fixtures is a low cost solution to improving your home without an expensive remodel. Be practical about your light fixture if it’s the main source of light in a room. The fixture should be functional and able to serve the needs of the room. You can also be creative in the placement of your new fixture to make the room truly pop.

Heat your Bathroom Floor

If you’re already planning on replacing tile in your bathroom or a particularly cold room, this is a simple upgrade to make. The energy used is equivalent to an electric blanket and removes the need for a clunky heater. You can install a simple cable mat which is difficult to damage after the tile is laid over it.