Need help with how to tone at home with weights....

passionately_kate

Thinking of getting some like 5-15lb hand weights to use at home for when I'm sitting around and not at the gym. What do you guys think? would they actually do something? and thinking of getting an exercise ball cuz my dad said its better to sit on those instead of the couch cuz you have to balance. I duno, I don't want muscle, i just wanna lose weight and tone lol I know about cardio but not much about weights. suggestions please (Please be aware I dont have a lot of room at home lol)