Here’s how to use your refund to refurbish or enhance your home.

$500 refund: It’s all in the details

• Hire a professional organizer
• Recaulk and repaint your baseboards
• Buy a new rug
• Add curb appeal

$1,000 refund: Think upgrades

• Upgrade your water heater
• Give your ceiling a lift

$2,000 refund: Add style

• Upgrade your home’s lighting
• Treat yourself to wood flooring
• Build a deck or enhance the one you have

$3,000 refund:  Add features with ROI in mind

• Add a backsplash to your kitchen
• Splurge on French doors

$5,000 refund: Go big with projects you’ll enjoy

• Put up a privacy fence or replace an old one
• Create a simple outdoor kitchen

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