When you first move into a new house, or rather when you first bought the house, you knew that there were things that you would want to change or adapt or make your own. And you bought the property willing and happy to make those changes – perhaps not immediately but when you were ready financially.

Moving all of your furniture into the home will already make it feel more like you live there but you also want to add those touches that will make the house come alive. Perhaps this means an extensive renovation or adding on a few extra rooms for an expanding family.

But it could also mean doing some little things like replacing the gold plated, ornate and expensive bathroom cabinets with something more user or child friendly. It could also mean retiling the bathroom or painting stencils on the walls.

The point is you don't have to spend a fortune giving your home an overhaul because small changes go a long way. Think for example about the lounge – it has a brown, old looking carpet and even though you have nice furniture, the room looks drab.

What if you removed the carpet to find parquet flooring beneath – it would completely change the way the room looked and felt. And you could get a lovely Persian rug just to keep the space warm.