You don't need a fat budget to give your home a noticeable boost. Invest a little and get a big improvement in how your home looks and feels. The editors of This Old House give you their top tips.
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Add Carved Corbels Under Your Breakfast Bar
How to do it: Check salvage yards for Victorian-era ones with patina for an extra flourish in the eating area.
Estimated cost: Two 30-inch-high-by-19-inch-deep Queen Anne-style corbels, about $95; Capitol Salvage
Wallpaper a Door
How to do it: Use paper and paste left over from a big job to dress up door panels, letting stiles and rails frame the decoration. For slab doors, trace a shape on the back of the paper, cut it out, and center it on the door.
Estimated cost: Nothing
Create Cubbies in a Bookcase
How to do it: Cut vertical dividers to the depth of the unit minus 3/4 inch, and secure them in place with glue and finish nails. Face dividers with 1x1 trim flush with the shelf fronts.
Estimated cost: One sheet of 3/4-inch plywood and three 1x1 strips,$26; Home Depot
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