10 things for your first apartment, which you need to do yourself

How to make your apartment beautiful and cozywith your own hands and save money at the same time? We have prepared some practical tips for arranging your own home without the help of outside specialists You have purchased your first apartment. You need to make repairs, buy furniture. But, as always, there is not enough money. Fashion catalogs, publications in interior design trade publications, reality shows on TV - literally everyone around is talking about how to quickly and without much expense turn an apartment into an example of design art. But you and I know that this is not as easy as it seems. In addition, you do not want to chase fickle fashion. In reality, each of us wants to live in a truly cozy and much-loved apartment. How to achieve this effect and not get into a renovation loan? Let's consider several simple and easy-to-implement options. Let your first apartment become the subject of your personal design pride. And we will help you with this.

Walls

We advise you to paint the walls without too much effort.in any of the pastel palette tones. White is also possible if you have a clear concept of your future apartment. The color of baked milk, pearl, mint, caramel pink will work well. Before painting, prepare the walls, smooth out any unevenness (if it is not part of the plan), apply a base coat. After painting, apply a so-called fixer to the walls. It will allow you to avoid frequent contamination and will make the paint brighter.

Furniture

The best option for arranging the firstapartments — this is furniture that you inherited and restored yourself. In this case, you can safely claim the Provence, Art Nouveau or minimalist style. There is nothing complicated in furniture restoration. You only spend money on varnish, paint and, possibly, new fittings. It is not difficult at all to get old furniture for restoration. Maybe you even have some at your dacha or at furniture sales. Furniture flea markets are very fashionable in Europe, where you can inexpensively buy an old thing in good condition. How did you make a light, pleasant and beautiful piece of classic interior design from an old, heavy and not very beautiful chest of drawers? 1. The fittings were removed for the duration of the restoration. 2. The old varnish was cleaned and degreased. The entire area of the chest of drawers was first wiped with a solvent, then with an alcohol-based disinfectant and finally sanded with very fine sandpaper (you can use a very fine cutter if you know how to use it). 2. The prepared surface was covered with a base for paint. 3. Pieces of washable wallpaper on a very dense base were glued inside the drawers. 4. The entire area of the chest of drawers was covered with white paint, except for the top lid, which was re-coated with a dense brown varnish. 5. After drying, the chest of drawers was covered with transparent varnish. 6. The cleaned and updated fittings were returned to their place. The result was a very beautiful thing that will decorate any interior.

Lighting fixtures, lamps

A handmade lamp or chandelierwill be your favorite interior item for a very long time. In addition, when creating your project, you can think over the design of lamps and lights yourself, and this is a very pleasant bonus. In the case of the lamp we took forexample, there is enough work for both husband and wife. The fabric base should be made of cotton or silk, you can use chiffon. Paint the frame with black varnish, or first with black paint and then with varnish. Look at a few more options for interesting handmade lamps.

Floor covering

Various types of rugs, carpets, floorDIY carpets add coziness to even the most minimalist room. Making the simplest carpet with your own hands is as easy as pie. You can use a variety of materials, from multi-colored yarn to makeup sponges dyed in different shades (yes, that happens).

Shelves

We have selected several options for easy-to-make shelves. Please note that you will need a minimum of parts, and the shelves look really stylish.

Decor

Beautiful decor will help to complete the picture.Hand-made things are the style and character of your future home. And it doesn't matter how artistically these things are made. Take a look at the selection we have made for you.