Ahead, you’ll find six of the very best budget-friendly revamp tips.
Measure twice, cut once
The moral of the story is: take your time! Take your time browsing for interior inspiration be it through Pinterest, Instagram or another platform. Pretty soon you will be scrolling through all your saved and pinned images and you’ll realise you’re leaning towards a certain type of look. Voila! You’ve developed your style and theme, and the good news is you haven’t had any nasty purchasing and returning disasters.
Invest
If you’re interested in splashing out, be design savvy and spend on items you want to last—be it new flooring, a bench top, a chair or a table. Spending large on items that are very trend-specific runs the risk of you losing interest in them quickly. At the end of the day, this is not in your best interest.
There’s nothing wrong with a bit of DIY
Refreshing, reupholstering or refinishing furniture and accessories or paint jobs are simple but cost effective ways to update the look of your space without the hefty price tag.
‘Replica’ does not mean bad quality
Today, nothing is unique – everything is a copy of something else. Designer items typically use more expensive materials and finishes. The good news is: there are often much cheaper alternatives that provide 90% of the same look you were going for. There’s a huge spectrum in pricing in the replica world, which is sure to suit everybody’s budgetary needs.
The importance of a second opinion
And a third and a fourth! Don’t blink twice if you’re thinking about asking multiple companies to quote the same thing. You may score yourself what you wanted at a quarter of the price!
Sales are the name of the game
Keep an eye out for sales, these are bound to save you anywhere from 10% to 50% of the cost. Sales usually occur during a change of season, the end of financial year or for a specific celebration i.e. Christmas, Boxing Day, Easter, Black Friday etc. There is no shame in being a Coupon Queen (we all do it!).
