Decorating your home is exciting, but with so many angles to cover it can be a daunting task. You’ve got to choose a colour scheme, decide on the right paint or paper, pick some furniture and keep it all in budget. However, with a few tips and tricks you can save a lot of money, freeing up extra cash for you to spend on your home. Here are some of the best decorating trends which save you money.
Buy Online – More and more people are buying kitchens, bathrooms and furniture online. If you’re willing to forgo seeing the product first hand and instead have your purchases shipped to you it could save a great deal of money. You do have to be careful if you use this method and be sure that you’ve precisely measured out the dimensions, but aside from that it’s a safe and affordable way to buy in large items such as baths and even whole kitchens.
Who needs carpet? Original floorboards offer an easy, attractive and affordable alternative to carpet and look good with all different styles of home. We’re not talking about the tacky laminate flooring that you click together like a jigsaw puzzle, but the original, good quality floorboards that your house was built with. By ripping up the carpet and sanding your boards down you’ll reveal attractive flooring which is already there. No need to pay for more carpet, all you need to buy is a belt sander (costing around £50) and get to work! Sanding down the floorboards can be tiring, but you’ll save a lot of money and it looks great when it’s done. Just add two coats of wood protector to finish it off. Read the rest of this entry »
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