WHAT TO RENOVATE BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE WHEN IMPROVING AN AGING HOMETIPS TO REFRESH AN OLD HOME ON A SMALL BUDGET 19

It started small — a shelf. Or maybe not even a shelf — more like the suggestion of one. My partner said we needed “a better place for the keys,” and instead of buying a bowl, I decided I'd build something. Wall-mounted. Minimalist. Elegant. Or whatever people call it when they're about to drill blindly.I marked the spot above the radiator,