Your home, like life, is a series of evolutions and special moments. Tackle these mini projects yourself — and sometimes with help! — and you'll create a space that's truly your own.
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Restyle your bookcase - Strip off those garish dust jackets, assemble an arsenal of pretty like-colored objects, and paint the back wall of the shelf a calm — or glamazonian — hue to make it all pop.
Wrap books in shimmery marbleized paper - Available at craft stores, it makes even the fluffiest beach read look smart. Luxe much?
Good lighting changes everything - This update doesn't require an electrician: Mount a plug-in sconce to spotlight a painting or your nighttime reading. Illuminating!
Class up cabinets with knobs that wow you - You can swap out the pulls yourself in minutes.
Visual mishmash out, big beauty moment in! - Take down all the pictures in a room and rehang them as one statement-making gallery wall.
Upgrade your shower nozzle - It's not your water pressure, it's your showerhead. Switch it out for Waterpik's Torrent PowerSpray. It feels like a downpour. In the Maldives. ($35, Waterpik)
Include a surprise in each room - It worked for Holly Golightly and her bathtub sofa.
