How to reduce repair costs without compromisingaesthetic component? Practical advice from a professional and implemented projects as examples No matter how much money you allocate for repairs, saving is never superfluous. A reasonable approach to spending is a guarantee that you will get what you want at a lower cost. The famous Russian designer and decorator Zhenya Zhdanova told us how to save money during construction and repairs. Zhenya Zhdanova, designer and decorator Founder of the interior boutique DivaDecor. Winner of the Design Debut 2012 competition, finalist of the Pinwin 2013 and Pinwin 2014 competitions. Creates incredibly stylish interiors, her projects are published by famous websites and publications. She says about herself: “I am a real perfectionist. Until my interiors are impeccable, I continue to work, creating harmony and beauty.” divadecor.ru As part of a charity master class held to raise funds for the arrangement of a shelter for young mothers and their babies "Mamin Domik", shared her invaluable experience in interior design and decor and showed, using her own projects as an example, how you can really reduce your repair costs. The information partner of the event was etk-fashion.com. We visited this wonderful master class and are ready to share with you valuable advice from an experienced designer.
10 ways to save money on renovations
Think carefully about the placement of plumbing, electrical appliances, lighting fixtures, sockets and switches. These changes will not be cheap.
Use abrasion-resistant materials.
Lighting can help emphasize dignity and hide flaws. Combine the decorative and technical light and remember that there should always be a lot of lighting scenarios.
Combine budget materials with expensive ones. With this approach, inexpensive ones will look more noble.
Look at flea markets and antique shops, there you will find a sea of inspiration and unusual things with their history.
Zhenya Zhdanova, designer and decorator:— You can hang one beautiful chandelier — and everything will sparkle. You can buy inexpensive things and “bring them to mind”. Bring things from your travels. Do not forget about the second life of old things — with the help of imagination, their role can change beyond recognition (a cup can become a lamp, and a suitcase can turn into a mini-garden). divadecor.ru
Remember that high-quality furniture can change furniture, give it style, charm and nobility.
Watch for promotions and sales.
Pay attention to the change of expositions of interior salons: interior items from the exposition are sold with excellent discounts.
Bring lovely things to the heart for the interior of travel and travel.
Remember that you can always buy an inexpensive piece of furniture and change it beyond recognition, turning it into a real designer thing.
Saving in the hallway: three ideas
If there is no way to hide all that is superfluous in the cabinets, turn the open storage system into an element of decor.
Inexpensive frames can be purchased in IKEA, and the facades and accessories to buy separately.
Under the cabinets you can lay inexpensive base tiles.
Saving in the bathroom: five ideas
The floor area is much smaller than the area of the walls. Therefore, with a combination of expensive and budget tiles for the floor, it is better to choose a tile more expensive, for walls - cheaper.
Minimize the number of curbs.
Under the bath can be laid inexpensive base tiles.
We select overhead mixers (built-in - less budget option).
It is not necessary to lay the tile to the ceiling. The required height of laying tiles in the bath and shower zone is 220 cm, in the area of the sink and toilet bowl - 120 cm. You can simply paint over the wall.
Saving in the Kitchen: Five Ideas
You can buy standard frames and choose facades to them. By the way, there are many companies on the market that offer original facades to IKEA frames.
If you are staying on standard facades, complement them with beautiful and high quality fittings.
If the flooring is tile, do not forget to use the budget base tile under the floor cabinets.
Kitchen apron is, as a rule, 2-4square meter. If you save on many other items, then you can afford to use even a fairly expensive tile. Thanks to this, the overall impression of kitchen design will rise to a higher level.
If you still use inexpensive tiles, try playing with the layout. You can create simple patterns from a budget mosaic of different colors.
Zhenya Zhdanova, designer and decorator: - Even if you are making a simple kitchen, you can always leave yourself some room for maneuver at the decor level. divadecor.ru
Saving in the Bedroom: Three Ideas
The headboard (or the wall behind it) is the main accent of the bedroom. If you can not buy or order a beautiful original headboard, make it yourself.
If you can not afford to cover all the walls with expensive wallpapers, stop at one - at the head of the bed, combining with more budget options.
Consider lighting scenarios. Perhaps you do not need a central chandelier at all.
Saving in the living room: five ideas
Textiles play an important role in creating coziness. We save on a large - for example, on curtains, and on cushions for a sofa we buy a small cut of more expensive fabric.
Roman curtains require less fabric than classic curtains.
Technical cornices, hidden in niches, will cost cheaper than decorative ones.
Small interior design elements (chaotic and coffee tables, ottomans) are the least expensive way to make space more original and individual.
We use non-standard solutions and give things a new life: as an option - a coffee table can be made from pallets (pallets) or old tires.
Zhenya Zhdanova, designer and decorator:— I love small tables and transformable furniture — these are things that can perform many roles in a room. I love poufs: you put a tray on the pouf — it becomes a coffee table, when guests come — the pouf becomes a seat. For small spaces and budget renovations, nothing can replace a pouf. divadecor.ru
Saving in the nursery: five ideas
Create a room with the growth of the baby: let the room grow with him.
Think of the main theme of the interior (the child is the main inspiration).
Use budget furniture, but add to it originality and uniqueness.
Some elements of decor can be created byhands. At the same time, even if the result is not perfect, it's nothing to worry about: first, the baby will soon be replaced by hobbies - and the decor can be changed, and secondly, children see the essence and do not fixate on trifles.
Involve in the planning and implementation of the interior of the child: often children have a more original view of many things.
What you shouldn't save on
Qualified builders.Cheap labor in most cases guarantees that the materials will be damaged in the process, and the repair will have to be redone very soon. Plumbing. A cheap Chinese faucet can lead to catastrophic consequences. This is one of those things on which saving will cost you more. Electricity. For safety reasons, everything related to electricity should be done exclusively at a high quality level. And redoing work in this area is long and expensive. Items that form the basis of the interior. You should not save on those finishing materials, furniture, decorative elements that you will not want to change for many years. Otherwise, they will fail much earlier than you expected. Lighting in the kitchen. A dark room will never be comfortable and cozy. Most often, the optimal solution is a combination of technical lighting in the cooking area and one or more lamps above the table.
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