How to save money on kitchen renovations?
How to make your kitchen stylish at the lowest cost? How can you save money and what style to choose for the interior? In fact, the techniques that will help you cope with a budget kitchen renovation are not complicated, and everyone should know about them.
1. Correct style
Small kitchen in Scandinavian style
When starting repairs in the kitchen, you should immediately decide on the style in which the interior will be decorated. The most laconic and practical is the Scandinavian style. First and foremost, it is ideal for small spaces. Secondly, the furniture and decoration used by Scandinavian designers are extremely practical and multifunctional..
Laconic kitchen design in Scandinavian style
Usually, these are light-colored painted walls, a plain kitchen backsplash made of simple tiles, compact storage systems and cozy decor elements (for example, a small ethnic-style rug under your feet or several indoor plants on the window).
Styles such as Provence, hi-tech, Art Deco require financial costs and the choice of more expensive furniture, fittings and household appliances. While the Scandinavian style is more democratic in this matter.
Functional Scandinavian decor
2. Solid color finish
For budget repairs, it is better to choose a monochromatic finish.
For inexpensive repairs, a monochromatic finish is considered beneficial. You will need less wallpaper and ceramic tiles if there is no pattern on them. The most budgetary type of finish is paint. Whichever material is chosen, it is important to treat the walls with a primer. This will prevent the development of fungi and reduce the consumption of paint or wallpaper glue when finishing..
Before painting or pasting wallpaper, it is worth treating the surface with a primer
Stylish bright kitchen
3. Brick wall
Brick wall in the interior of the kitchen
Aligning the walls is an additional expense. You can bypass it by exposing the brickwork. True, this is a very dusty process and you need to prepare for it (take out all the furniture from the room, seal the sockets with construction tape, put on a respirator and glasses on your face). After exposing the wall, you can leave it as it is or paint it. When choosing the latter, it is worth remembering that the paint will have to be renewed every five years..
Brickwork as a decoration of the kitchen interior
Stylish and budget kitchen design
4. Linoleum instead of tiles
Linoleum prices start at 150 rubles (in relation to October 2015) per square meter. At the same time, the cost of a tile for the same square starts at 300 rubles. Based on this, the first option turns out to be more profitable, given that special glue, grouting and the work of specialists are required for laying the tiles. Of course, linoleum is not so durable, but changing it is not difficult and does not require large costs.
Linoleum imitating parquet
Linoleum in the interior of the kitchen
Linoleum is more profitable than tiles
5. Save on furniture
You can also save on kitchen furniture. Open shelves and roof rails will be an alternative to wall cabinets. If you need lockers, you can make them to order and assemble them yourself. It will come out cheaper than buying a ready-made headset. As well as the restoration of the table and chairs for the dining area, which can be touched up and refreshed without a lot of costs.
Open shelves instead of wall cabinets
Open shelves in the kitchen
A budget alternative to ready-made kitchen sets
When it comes to not only budget repairs, but the design of a small space, you need to know a few design tricks. We have collected 20 ingenious ideas for arranging small kitchens.
