Home renovations can be costly but if you’re looking to make improvements on a tight budget, these tips and tricks will help you renovate your home without cutting corners or breaking the bank!
Planning and Budgeting
Step one is to make a plan for your renovations and set an overall budget. If your home requires a lot of work, then prioritising tasks according to urgency can help you figure out where to start. When adding up your anticipated costs, remember to factor in a little extra as you’ll often find during home improvements unexpected things crop up that can push you over your budget.
DIY Solutions
There are lots of home renovations that are suitable even for DIY novices and these can save you precious money on labour costs.
Minor Plumbing Jobs
There are lots of smaller plumbing jobs that are suitable for beginners, like fixing a dripping tap, installing a washing machine or unblocking a sink, for example.
Home Improvements
Putting up shelves, building flatpack furniture and hanging pictures by yourself will save you paying someone else to do it, and also give you a great sense of achievement when you step back and admire your handiwork!
Painting and Decorating
If you’re redecorating, you can save money by stripping wallpaper yourself, fixing minor holes in plasterwork, painting walls, hanging curtains, and upcycling furniture or household items.
Shopping Smart for Materials
When it comes to buying materials, don’t be afraid to shop around and haggle with suppliers, whether they’re local or online. It’s a good idea to look out for sales or consider buying wholesale or in bulk to save money.
Shopping secondhand or using recycled or upcycled materials can also save you precious pennies and is great for the environment too!
Maximising Space and Light
Clever use of space can make smaller homes appear larger and brighter and give the illusion of renovations. Even if you don’t have the budget to stretch to knocking down walls and adding in skylights, less drastic measures such as repainting walls and ceilings in light colours and using large mirrors and statement lighting can improve the aesthetics and functionality of a room.
Affordable Upgrades for Each Room
Renovations don’t have to be large scale. If your home is in need of a little TLC, consider smaller, more affordable alterations that can still have a big impact. For example, reupholstering a tired old armchair in your living room rather than buying new, regrouting the tiles in your bathroom or kitchen, or using a tin of paint and new handles to spruce up an old chest of drawers.
Leveraging Multi-Use Tools
When you’re tackling home renovations yourself, purchasing tools can take a significant chunk out of your budget. Investing in versatile tools, such as rotary tools, can be a more cost-effective solution as they can then be used for a variety of tasks, from cutting and sanding to engraving and polishing, meaning they can be used for any future DIY renovation projects.
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