Sooner or later the value of an apartment decreases and the tenant or owner has to renovate it. But what if your wallet doesn't have that much money for a redesign? With a few tips you can give your own four walls a beautiful and new look even on a low budget and with these ideas and suggestions you can renovate the entire apartment cheaply.
Tipp 1: Do it yourself!
A first option for renovating your apartment cheaply is to do it yourself. Because some renovation work can be done yourself or with the help of friends. This requires some time and manual skills, but it is much more affordable than if you had to hire a company to do it: depending on the duration and type of redesign, a renovation company costs several hundred euros. For painting work, for example, the price is calculated per square meter painted - an expensive affair in a large home.
But you can also tackle painting, as well as wallpapering the walls. You can also easily lay the floor yourself. There is such a thing on the Internet, for examplepractical instructions for laying laminate: Click laminate in particular can be laid quickly and easily.
Tip 2: Borrow instead of buying
Purchasing a tool box, a drill or paint rollers is quite expensive. It is much cheaper to simply rent the tools. They can be borrowed for free from friends or acquaintances. If no one you know has the tools you need, you can also borrow them on a daily basis from a hardware store. This is an inexpensive alternative to purchasing, as work usually only occurs rarely and the devices are not used that often. However, a few things should be taken into account when renting:
Preparation
First of all, you need to take care of purchasing the material in a timely manner. It is advisable to request the tool from the hardware store in advance so that it is in stock when you need it. The opening hours of the market should also be taken into account, as these vary greatly. Therefore you shouldcheck the internet in advance, when the hardware store in your area is open. Any Sundays that are open for shopping can also be taken into account. You should then go to the hardware store – ideally one or two days before the start of the renovation – to make sure that the tools you need are available.
Rental fee and deposit
It often happens that the price of renting a machine is paid, but the accessories needed for it are not included: an extra fee is sometimes charged for these. For this reason, you should check everything to ensure it is complete when you pick it up. If you want to borrow tools from a hardware store, you often have to pay a deposit.
Cheap beautification measures
Even if you do most of the renovation work yourself and can rent the tools cheaply, some improvements still require you to dig deep into your wallet. That's why we're introducing you to a few affordable, yet beautiful ideas for redesigning your apartment.
Carpet and PVC are significantly cheaper than laminate and parquet. Do you really want a floor with a wood look? Then you should choose laminate: Laminate is not only very easy to lay, but also looks good and is also an inexpensive alternative to parquet flooring. The flooring is also durable and practical.
See pictures atWandAlthough they look great, they are in most cases very expensive. But there are other inexpensive options that also look nice:
– Wall stickers, which are available in a wide variety of designs, can also add cool accents to the home, for example. For example, stickers with coffee motifs are suitable in the kitchen.
– Posters or calendar photos are also more affordable than pictures, but are characterized by just as beautiful motifs.
– If you are artistically talented, you can also immortalize a hand-painted picture on the wall.
– With photos it is also possible to design the wall beautifully and also give it a personal touch.
If you want to paint the walls, you can also save on wall paint by highlighting just one wall in the room or adding individual accents with colorful stripes.
The bathroom doesn't always have to be re-tiled straight away, as that will be expensive. If you have a small budget, you can also use alternatives. If the tiles have lost some of their shine or you no longer like the design, it is possible to replace them with aspecial tile paintto give a new color. Another variant is tile film, which is already cut in common formats and can be glued individually to the tiles.
Purchasing furniture is expensive. But with a few simple andaffordable furnishing tipsyou can easily spice up old furniture and decoration:
– If you no longer like the color of the kitchen front, you can simply cover it with a pretty adhesive film – and the kitchen will look like new again! A coat of paint also completely changes the appearance of the kitchen fronts.
– Other pieces of furniture can also be painted and give your own four walls a new look: a simple wooden chair, for example, becomes an eye-catcher in the apartment when painted red.
– Flea market decorations are affordable and often still in good condition. Maybe you'll find an eye-catching vase at the next flea market that could serve as a color accent in the living room...
– Some jobs are easy to do yourself – this saves you a lot of money.
– You don’t have to buy expensive tools: hardware stores often offer a rental service.
– Decorative elements such as wall stickers often look just as good as an expensive picture. Old furniture can be made to look like new again with paint or foil.
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