5 simple and easy ways to make your home look ‘a million bucks’ on a budget.

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As a homeowner, you’re always on the lookout for quick ways to increase the value of your home without spending a fortune or sacrificing your weekends to renovations.

One simple and straightforward way to enhance your home is by upgrading your electronics with the help of a local electrician.

Here are 5 simple and easy ways to make your home look ‘a million bucks’ on a budget:

Install LED Downlights

LED Downlights are great way to make your home look modern without spending a lot of money. LED downlights provide better lighting and use ~80% less energy than traditional bulbs— so you’ll save on your power bill. LED bulbs also run at a lower temperature, which reduces fire hazards and stops rooms from unnecessarily overheating.

You can choose a warm white, cool white or neutral (daylight) tone colour. You can also upgrade to a ‘smart light’ that connects to your wifi and can be controlled from a phone.

Tip: Have you ever wondered what Kelvin numbers mean ? The lower the number (e.g. 3000k) the warmer the colour of light. Cool coloured lights are usually higher than 5000k. Check the box before buying a light — or better yet, use a local electrician.

Upgrade Your Outlets

Old electrical outlets can make your home look tired. Especially when the white plastic has discoloured into yellow!

Upgrading your existing electrical outlets or adding new ones is a simple task than can be done by a local electrician in a few hours (depending on how many outlets you’d like to replace).

Have you got phone charging cables lying around your kitchen and living areas? It doesn’t cost much more to add USB ports to your new outlets, making it even easier to charge devices around the home.

Add A Feature Fan

A feature fan can bring a living or dining room space to its full potential. It can create a ‘WOW’ moment in your home when guests first walk in the door.

Replacing an existing fan is quite simple, but you’ll need a local electrician to ensure it’s installed correctly to the appropriate settings.

At Electrical Embassy, we’ve tried and tested thousands of fans and in our experience found that not all fans are created equal. Once you’ve found a style that you like, share it with our team so that we can procure the best quality product for that style and price.

TIP: When considering a fan brand and model, ensure that the supplier/brand has a good after-sale warranty and support.

Install Outdoor Lights

Nothing makes a backyard look like ‘a million bucks’ more than garden and pool lighting.

Outdoor lights, including pool lights can be controlled via smart bluetooth/wifi enabled remote switches. This can reduce the need for trenching cables around your backyard.

Outdoor lighting comes in many shapes and forms, and can be place around your home to highlight pathways, light up your pool or feature a part of your garden. e.g. Tree lights.

Automate Your Home

Automation is no longer reserved for million dollar homes. It’s now affordable and easy to install with the help of a local electrician.

There is a range of different automation technologies that can enable you to:

Automate lights in rooms, based on time, voice or sensors
Turn on and off devices (at a power point level)
Automate your air conditioning
Set up smart alerts (water, fire or security breech)
and so much more!

When you combine smart devices with physical sensors, you can automate lights or devices based on movements around your home.

e.g. Walking to your front door could trigger pathway lights so that you can find your keys and get inside safely. It could also act as a security ‘heads up’ for when others are waiting outside your front door!

Bonus tip: Upgrade your kitchen pendant lights.

Installing pendant lights can make an old kitchen feel new again. Pendant lights can range between $100 up to $1000 per light, depending on the design. Talk to your local electrician, as they can get a competitive price. (Bunnings are not always the best!)

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