The Extreme Home Refresh Trend That Will Completely Revamp Your Space

With social media constantly exposing us to new lifestyle trends — some gimmicky and others genuinely effective — it's no wonder we're always looking for the next big idea to refresh our daily lives. In fact, according to a 2024 study from McKinsey & Company, 82% of consumers in the United States "consider wellness a top or important priority in their everyday lives." It stands to reason that this shift is influencing trends across many sectors. From diet fads and wearable health trackers to ultra-exclusive wellness clubs, we're always discovering new approaches that promise to transform our lifestyle.

That said, true wellness starts with a solid foundation, so it may be worth beginning your journey right at home. We're seeing this sentiment reflected in one of the rising home refresh trends — the 75-day home challenge. This trend puts a creative twist on the viral 75 Hard challenge, a daily routine with strict diet and exercise goals. Instead, the home version asks you to do one daily task that improves your living space for 75 consecutive days.

Upgrading your home can feel exhausting, especially when trying to tackle everything at once. Whether you want to design your interior to enhance your well-being or discipline yourself to finish the home tasks you've been avoiding, this trendy home challenge can help ease you into the process. When you have a clear vision of your goals and a list of 75 ways to achieve them daily, a true home transformation feels much more attainable.

The 75-day home challenge unlocks the power of consistency, allowing you to boost your daily living with individual, manageable home improvement tasks. To start your journey, define your goals by either considering what home wellness looks like to you or targeting aspects of your space that may be negatively affecting your lifestyle. You might find the purpose of your transformation is grounded in wanting a more functional space, clean living habits, or giving your home a more relaxing ambiance. If your home makes you feel scattered or overwhelmed, a good goal may center around organization. However, you may have a perfectly organized home but want it to feel more joyful — in this case, your goal could be to create the perfect mood-boosting home.

When visualizing your goals, it can be helpful to write down your thoughts on sticky notes or create a mood board — you can even come up with your own mission statement. When the purpose is clear, it makes it easier to understand what your journey should look like. Aside from completing daily home improvement tasks for 75 days, the challenge also encourages taking a daily progress photo. That said, you may also want to capture the imperfect areas in your home that you plan to tackle — this way, you can understand what's lacking in the "before," while giving you more motivation to achieve the ultimate "after" picture.

Prepare for your home refresh by creating a list of the daily to-dos that align with your goals. This challenge originally came from a TaskRabbit blog, which included a list of practical tasks for each day — from installing new faucets to organizing your junk drawer. However, you may find it more beneficial to tailor tasks to your specific goals. Building your own day-to-day guide not only makes it easier to stick to but also ensures that your daily tasks support your personal objectives.

If tidiness is your goal, consider including the simple habits of people who keep their home clean and organized, like taking time to regularly clean out your fridge or decluttering surfaces. For an emphasis on healthy living, you may want to assign tasks like stocking your pantry with healthy food, changing air filters, and disinfecting high-traffic areas. You might have goals that are specific to different rooms, like upgrading your home office to improve productivity while also building a relaxing environment in your bedroom. In this case, include tasks for each room, like putting more vibrant lighting in your home office and soft, warm-toned bulbs in the bedroom.

There's no need to overcomplicate your assignments — each task may seem small, but they're meant to build up to a bigger picture. Once you've outlined what the next 75 days will look like, you can get started and see the vision for your home refresh come together — slowly but surely.