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Go Green

Forget the diet or the gym membership—this year, make your resolution a resolve to go green. Install weatherstripping around your windows and doors, and recaulk the seals around the moving joints. Put a door sweep under your home’s doors to keep out the cold, or hang insulated thermal curtains in a bold color to bring some cheerful hues to your cold interiors.

Open Your Cabinets

The style gods have spoken, and this year, kitchens are all about minimalist looks. That means an open cabinet, where the contents can really do the talking. But you don’t have to install a whole new cabinet—just take the doors off the hinges and fill the screw holes with wood putty. Sand them down and repaint.

With brand-new interior updates this good, you may even be able to forget about the cold—at least for a little while, that is!

Erin Vaughan is a blogger, gardener and aspiring homeowner.  She currently resides in Austin, TX where she writes full-time for Modernize, with the goal of empowering homeowners with the expert guidance and educational tools they need to take on big home projects with confidence.