50 People Share Small Upgrades They Made In Their Homes That Made A Massive Difference

King-sized bed.

Towel warmer in the master bathroom. We not only get warm towels (it’s on a timer) but also don’t need to wash our towels as often because they don’t start to smell after a few days anymore. 10/10 would recommend.

Spending a day mounting my artwork. It felt so much more like my home after that.

Putting extra shelving in the pantry. Why the previous owners only used one wall when there’s three is a mystery.

The toilet paper roll holders that are U shaped and don't have the spring thing.

This is your reminder to change your central air filter.

I got one of those floor vacuums like they have in hair salons. It just sits in the corner and I sweep stuff into it. I didn’t realize how rarely I swept until I got that thing.

Motion lights on the stairs. It is functional and looks great.

Replaced dated lighting fixtures - fixtures are now properly grounded, the interior looks more updated, and there is more/better light.

After living here for 35 years. We had all the windows in the house replaced 5 months ago. The house is so much more comfortable and quiet. It was expensive, but worth it.

Edit; Didn’t expect such a big response.

We replaced 11 windows of varying sizes with Renewal by Anderson. All had to be custom made because of their outdated sizes. The largest was 5’X7’. They are composite materials with heat reflecting glass. It is incredible to stand behind the window in direct sunlight and open and close them to feel the difference of the heat they block out. The house was definitely more comfortable during the hot summer, and the electricity bill was about 20% lower. They look beautiful and the crew of 6 guys removed the old and installed the new in one day and did not leave a mess of any kind. We ordered them in the last week in March, and they were installed in the first week in June. Total cost was $23K.

When you open the pantry door the light comes on and when you close the door it goes off.

Asking my ex-wife to move out.

A roomba.

living in a house with many small siblings, you have no idea how much time a roomba saved.

Dishwasher. It has changed our arguments over dishes.

I installed outlets with integrated USB power on every wall.

A thick Memory foam mattress.

Solar tubes. House would've been really dark without them, especially the kitchen and entry, we only need lights when it's dark out.

For a small upgrade: we added an attic fan to our brick home built in 1905 that doesn’t have AC. This paid off huge for dealing with the summer heat and kept our place comfortable. We ran the fan at night when it was cooler, then shut the windows and drew the blinds during the day to help fight the heat.
For a big upgrade: we’re the last house in our neighborhood to get rid of the old chainlink fence. We’re on a corner lot and that ugly fence wrapped all the way around. We just replaced it with a cedar privacy fence for the backyard and 4ft fence in the front. Even as soon as we demoed the chain link we were getting compliments from neighbors and folks walking/driving by.

Tushy bidet.

Under-sink water heater. Don’t have to waste 5 gallons of water just waited for it to get even warm.