From Drab to Fab: Simple Family Mountain Cabin Upgrades

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Your family’s mountain cabin gives you the respite of sole retreat from the noise of city living. But as the years go by, your private mountain hideaway might require a little facelift. Ready to switch up the look and feel of your log cabin or cabin-style home? It doesn’t have to be any big ordeal. Easy updates can be just what you need to turn your mountain retreat from drab to fun and functional while offering a comfortable spot to kick back with your loved ones.

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Update the Interior with Paint

The quickest way to refresh your cabin’s look is to give the interiors a fresh coat of paint. Use a paint color that suits the hillside, like earthy or soft neutral tones for an attractive and pleasant feeling. 

Moreover, a new layer can also make space more extensive and feel fine. Trim and doors also need to be painted for an upgrade as they are small details that create a big impact on the overall look of the cabin.

Transform the Interior with New Flooring

The look of tired, worn-out flooring is pretty unattractive and as a result, it is always recommended to replace old carpets, linoleum, and tile with premium and durable options such as hardwood, laminate floor, or luxury vinyl plank.

These materials look good and are low maintenance, which is ideal for a cabin that will see a lot of outdoor action. Moreover, you might want to consider some rugs to hide high-traffic points or use carpets to add a splash of great colors and textures to rooms.

Next Level With the Perfect Lighting

Remove old fixtures and update them with stylish energy-efficient ones that provide better light and artistic effect. Add dimmer switches to make the room feel warm and inviting later in the evening. 

Or else, if your cabin is quite dark, don’t forget floor lamps, table lamps- or wall- lamps and incorporate them in a variety of ways to brighten dark spaces. Do not forget to keep warm light bulbs glowing for a snug landscape.

Get a much-needed kitchen and bathroom makeover

Such modifications can create wonders in boosting the overall impact of your living space, especially so in confined places like kitchens and baths. To modernize the kitchen, for example, one could swap in new cabinet hardware, add a new tile backsplash, or reshape outdated appliances with green appliances. 

These modifications will help give the space a cleaner, more engaging appearance while not necessitating a full renovation to take place. For the bathroom, simple upgrades like new faucets a modern vanity, or even a new shower curtain can have a large impact. 

Mountain Cabin Upgrades

In conclusion, intimate family mountain getaways don’t need an extreme home makeover. For additional tips on how you can redo your mountain cabin in a thoughtful and homely way that is perfect for your family capture everything that was described in these paragraphs over the previous two entries. With basic upgrades, you can significantly transform your mountain pad into a comfortable yet stylish nest for some useful shelter time.

This is a contributed article.

Published by Peter Wyn Mosey

Peter Wyn Mosey is a full-time writer living in Llanelli, South Wales, with his wife, dog, and two cats. By day, he provides content, blogger outreach, and ghostwriting across a wide variety of niches and has had hundreds of articles published. He has written and performed comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and has featured on Queen Mobs Tea House, Little Old Lady Comedy, and Robot Butt. He is Editor-In-Chief of The Finest Example and posts most days on https://peterwynmosey.com

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