fix up — Informal. a position from which it is difficult to escape; predicament.
grace — William Russell, 1832–1904, U.S. financier and shipping magnate, born in Ireland: mayor of New York City 1880–88.
illuminate — to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject).
paint — a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
renovate — to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair.
spruce up — trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper.
trim — to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
burnish — To burnish the image of someone or something means to improve their image.
colour — The colour of something is the appearance that it has as a result of the way in which it reflects light. Red, blue, and green are colours.
color — the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths
finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
furbish — to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often followed by up): to furbish a run-down neighborhood; to furbish up one's command of a foreign language.
garnish — to provide or supply with something ornamental; adorn; decorate.
gild — to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.
idealise — to make ideal; represent in an ideal form or character; exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence.
idealize — to make ideal; represent in an ideal form or character; exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence.
ornament — an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part: architectural ornaments.
perfect — conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type: a perfect sphere; a perfect gentleman.
prank — a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature.
frill — a trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other; ruffle.
gussy up — to enhance the attractiveness of in a gimmicky, showy manner (usually followed by up): a room gussied up with mirrors and lights.
jazz up — music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.
decorate — If you decorate something, you make it more attractive by adding things to it.
polish — to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
prettify — to make pretty, especially in a small, petty way: to prettify a natural beauty.
