home improvement

noun
UK /ˌhəʊm ɪmˈpruːvmənt/
US /ˌhoʊm ɪmˈpruːvmənt/

Work you do to make your house nicer or better.

Painting the kitchen was our first home improvement.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The act of making a house more valuable or comfortable.

They took out a loan for home improvement.

3. A TV show about fixing up houses.

We watch a home improvement show every Saturday.

4. Any change that makes a place feel more like home.

Adding a reading nook was a small home improvement she loved.