Do you look around your house and think longingly of all the home improvements you would do if only you had the money? Sure, we understand, but the good news is not every home improvement has to involve a large personal loan or the hiring of serious contractors. Some home improvements can be done for very little — with minimal materials and with you or your family members doing the honors, or at the most, hiring a handyman.

Whether you're thinking of listing your house among Beavercreek homes for sale, or you just moved in and want to spiff up the place, you can tackle these projects with ease. Have a look at what our REALTORS®  have come up with as suggestions.

1. Get your entryway to do double duty by organizing clutter there. 
   Your entryway is a great place to organize clutter. Put up pegs or hooks for coats, jackets, and backpacks. Add a storage bench where you can store winter boots and your walking shoes, dog leash, and other essentials. Install a wall of organizing shelves and woven utility baskets for other "stuff." Add some mirrors or decorative items on the shelves or above them to boost the decorator's vibe.
   
   
2. Spiff up your front door.
   Spiffing up the front door and threshold can really add to the curb appeal of your home. Paint the door a stand-out color. Frame the door with millwork to set off the eye-catching door. Complete the masterpiece with brightly colored and contrasting containers with annuals or small flowering shrubs — try small rose cultivars. Some suggestions for your plant palate: cannas for height; impatiens for color and tolerance of hot days; purple petunia; angelonia; cleome (protect those roots from the sun!); lantana for butterflies; and tropical croton with its seductive colors (mind the frosts — it doesn't like the cold).
   
   
3. Give the fireplace a facelift.
   One easy way to brighten up the living room is to paint the fireplace. Before you begin, clean away loose grime. Then, apply a stain-blocking primer prior to painting. Next: paint with high gloss for a contemporary look.
   
   
4. Increase your kitchen storage.
   There's never enough storage room in the kitchen, right? If you have an extra wall, you can increase your storage space by adding open shelving. It can make your pots, pans, dishes, and so forth more accessible. Don't have an entire wall? A corner will do. It's a fact: lots of kitchen storage will boost the saleability of your home.
   
   
5. Change the mood out back with string lighting.
   Do you enjoy getting together with friends and family out back, on a patio, porch, a deck, or just in the yard around the barbecue pit and the picnic table? How simple to transform those spaces with strings of globe cafe lights: they're just right to turn your backyard entertainment area into a gathering spot. All you need to "expand" your square footage into an extra "room" in summer when you're entertaining is this low-coast DIY project. No way to hang them? Erect four 4X4 8-foot posts in whiskey barrels filled with concrete (topped off by flowers). Easy peasy.
   
   
6. Change the look with peel-and-stick wallpaper.
   No need to strain your rotator cuff or your budget by painting a bedroom or papering the walls. Jazz up the room with peel-and-stick wallpaper. If you don't like it, it's easy to remove. Try one wall to see how you like it.

These home improvement projects will get you going, but there are dozens more that can improve your home on a budget. Questions? Contact Wright-Patt Realty today.