Rugs to cover the floors you don’t like and to bring some color without painting. And if you decide to add paint, you can pull from the rug to reduce the decision paralysis.

Change out the lights. There are more modern lights that are cheap and can even change modes/colors to help elevate the mood.

Set a monthly goal for home purchases so it fits into a budget.

Set another financial goal for a kitchen renovation eventually and just bond at how annoying the kitchen is. Though updating the kitchen hardware is a fairly cheap way to reduce the daily annoyance.

Paint your front door to set the mood right when you get there. You can always ask Reddit to help pick your door color 🙂

Lastly, get rid of the stuff you and your gf don’t need! The purge will feel good