Do-it-yourself budget odnushki repair

Changing your life for the better, you should start with yourself, your environment, goals, ideals, but it is important to bring changes to your own home. A beautiful, comfortable, cozy house is a guarantee of good mood, positive emotions, spiritual harmony. Therefore, do not be afraid to start changes in the apartment, even in the absence of financial opportunities. Repair is indeed a very expensive occupation, but if you organize it correctly, the result is always justified. The main desire and hands.

Prices on the building goods market have been biting lately, but with a competent approach to business, cost planning, it is easy to avoid overpayment and purchase high-quality materials. Having planned repair work in the apartment, it is worth initially carefully considering the sequence of actions. Initially, you need to decide on the following nuances.

1. The whole apartment will be subject to change, or maybe a separate room?
2. With what "scale" to re-glue boring wallpapers, change linoleum or change electrical wiring, heating, make other global changes?
3. How to replace old furniture, is it possible to restore it on your own?
4. Where can I get ideas for updating interior design, ways to bring them to life with minimal financial costs?

Repairing even one room a year is already progress

Often, budget repairs involve a gradual transformation of each individual room. For the case when the owners of the apartment live on one salary, this is an ideal option. Repairing even one room a year is already progress, do not despair when there are no financial opportunities to carry out repairs quickly.

When starting such an important matter as a budget apartment renovation with your own hands, it is worth very meticulously assessing the condition of the electrical wiring, water supply, sewerage, and heating. After making sure that everything is fine with these communications, you can proceed to the assessment of the premises themselves. As a rule, the following elements of the apartment are subject to alteration.

1. Walls - initially carefully study the state of the rough plaster, if it is strong, does not crumble, that is, there are two ways to update them.
2. Finishing for wallpaper - when the walls have already been pasted over with wallpaper a little easier, you just need to qualitatively remove the old ones, prime the walls and glue the new ones. If the base is uneven, you will have to putty the walls or sheathe them with drywall.

Preparing the wall for wallpapering
Finishing for painting - the base must be perfectly even, it is very difficult to hide flaws under a layer of paint, so maximum attention should be paid to preparing the base.

when the walls have already been pasted over with wallpaper a little easier, you just need to remove the old ones with high quality
The floor is usually wooden. Here proceed from his condition. If it is normal, and it is planned to lay linoleum on top of the floor, it is absolutely not required to prepare it additionally. When squeaks are present, the floor is cold or crushed, it should be leveled, and at the same time insulated with ordinary sheets of OSB boards, plywood, fiberboard. Updating the option when the floor is already covered with linoleum, its condition is satisfactory, you can simply paint the boring linoleum in a stylish print, there is simply an incredible range of paint and varnish products.

Usually linoleum is laid on the floor. It can be dyed in a different color or printed

Ceiling - this part of the room should be smooth and beautiful, since the most inconspicuous flaw on it will become a huge problem.After making sure that it is even, you can paint it with water-dispersion paint or wallpaper it, otherwise it is cheaper to order a stretch ceiling. Today, the price of stretch ceilings is quite affordable, and the excellent appearance, the absence of unnecessary labor costs for its installation, simply does not leave it competitors.

The best option would be to make a stretch ceiling

Starting work, be sure to take into account the following important steps that will need to be completed.

1. Decide on the design, materials, working hands.
2. Make a thorough, complete list of required building materials.
3. Study prices, find the cheapest store.

Renovations need to be done carefully. It is necessary to predict the budget

Remove unnecessary items from the room, remove the old foundations from the walls, floor, ceiling.

Before painting something, it is worth taking care of overnight stay outside the home for the family, paint and varnish products are very unsafe for people, especially children.

You can paint the walls yourself

Find a specialist who will take on those jobs that you can’t handle on your own.

Purchase building materials and start work directly.

You can hire a master for those jobs that you can’t handle yourself.

It is a mistake to assume that the repair of the premises begins with the ceiling, it should take the proper form last. You can start with the walls or the floor, depending on what you need to pay more attention to.

A responsible approach requires a bathroom, often in the absence of good ventilation, this is where such a hated mold appears. To prevent this from happening, you should definitely check the ventilation, if it is completely absent, you need to install it. For many years, the most popular material for wall and floor cladding in the bathroom has been ceramic tiles and their derivatives. It costs differently, it is quite possible to find a budget option, in extreme cases, you can always take plastic (lining). It washes well, does not absorb moisture, is easy to install, but “ages” a little faster. If you carefully plan everything, it is not at all difficult to carry out a budget apartment renovation with your own hands.

Bathroom remodeling should be done responsibly

Thanks to the availability of the Internet, you can find a lot of ideas for decorating your home. The main thing is not to miss something that can be given a second life. For example, to decorate the doors of an old wardrobe with inexpensive full-length mirrors, it will definitely not be worse than modern wardrobes. Apply mosaic, decoupage on the glass doors of Soviet cabinets, sideboards, or paint them in bright, rich colors, paste over with self-adhesive tape. All this is quite affordable.

Example of restoration of an old cabinet

When the household has a lot of things or objects that need to be kept away from prying eyes, you need to build the so-called closet on your own, simply by attaching sheets of chipboard, OSB-boards to special corners, and hiding numerous shelves behind fabric screens of interesting colors or prints. An exquisite option is very fashionable today - to decorate the hall or bedroom with "wicker" curtains. It is easy to make them, there are a lot of instructions on the Internet.

Being engaged in the transformation of your own home, you should always remember, getting rid of the old, life will definitely be filled with something new and beautiful, and order will reign in all its areas!

Hello, dear participants of Vdolevka! I want to show you our modest apartment. The repair is very budgetary, but large-scale: everything was replaced, except for heating radiators. Apartment 44 sq. m 2 bedroom Brezhnevka trailer layout.

My grandmother's apartment is 91 years old, after a stroke. A man of age wants to live in his apartment in which she lived for 45 years, moving is a big stress for her. At the family council, together with my grandmother, it was decided to make repairs in her apartment, since she does not want to live with us in our apartment.

The apartment was in a very paid condition, cold and very dark. The budget was very small, there was a lot of work. The task was to make a budget repair, a cozy, warm room for my grandmother with ventilation and simplify her care.

There were a lot of options, but we chose the best one for me and my grandmother. Make her room in the kitchen, move the kitchen to the living room. We chose this option because of the location of the bathroom and ventilation. Grandmother is semi-paralyzed. I wear it on myself in the bath, she lies in a diaper, but ventilation is needed.

They replaced everything, put good windows, insulated the kitchen and bathroom. We moved the kitchen without communications, I have been cooking for the last 4 years in multicookers and an electric oven. I wash the dishes in the bathroom in a basin, it’s convenient for me, I don’t feel any inconvenience.

And now a photo. I don’t pretend to design, the main task is more light and comfortable living for my grandmother.

I'll start with the hallway, it's small and narrow.

Let's go to grandma's room

My daughter wants to put up a Christmas tree

Our apartment turned out bright, and it is very pleasing. We moved a week ago.

Thank you all for your attention. Health to you and your loved ones.

thanks! each door with platbands and a box of 3 thousand? And how much did the entrance cost? ceiling 10000 - for all rooms (2 rooms, kitchen, hallway?)

what is the width of the bedroom (the passage between the bed and the wall)?

Armchair at the grandmother in the room do not do anything! Pull over with time. Here the people create such miracles with the like! You don't need a new one.

You are well done! Cheers to your grandmother!

And you don’t want to buy a stroller for her so that you don’t carry it on your hands before the bath?

What good fellows you are. Very light and cozy. And the decision to move the kitchen in this case is successful, and returning everything back is not a problem.

What is the distance between your kitchen cabinets? And is this location convenient?

health to you and your grandmother.

You would like a small dishwasher, which you can put on the washing machine and in general beauty

You are a big guy! Health to grandmother and children, and to you, of course - you are their hope and support

Marina, don't get carried away. Everything is fine with you, and if someone doesn’t like it or isn’t comfortable, it’s their cockroaches. Women have such a habit, from a lack of intelligence, to immediately talk about themselves to their beloved, although no one asked them if it was convenient for the guests or not.

You fulfilled all the requirements of your grandmother, it turned out conveniently for everyone.

Small “victims” in the form of washing dishes in a basin and the lack of a sink with a dishwasher do not count, because the convenience of a grandmother is a priority. You left her in your own apartment. and they settled their lives next to each other with comfort. And you and your children))) well, and granny too. And when everyone in the family is happy, this is happiness. Clean, nice, not vulgar, not collective farm, joyful and convenient turned out))) And then Khrushchev and Brezhnevka are so tiny that taking three steps to the side to the faucet in the bathroom is not straining. Everything is great with you. I have special respect for you personally precisely because of my concern for my grandmother. I also know that old people cannot be moved territorially. They no longer adapt to the new place. Your granny is also great, she understood everything, agreed to repair and move to a new room! You are all smart! Even from the photos and from the description, light and pleasant sensations remain.

In Khrushchev and Brezhnevka houses, even in the USSR, the sinks in the bathroom were often removed precisely because of the tightness, leaving only the bathtub. At the same time, washing machines were in the form of a round barrel)))) you can’t put it under the sink)))

Of course, the most economical option for repairing a odnushka is to do the work yourself.

In order for the result to turn out to be of high quality and beautiful, you will have to make every effort, obtain the necessary knowledge, and carry out all the manipulations with an accuracy of millimeters. How to make repairs in the apartment with your own hands, and not make irreparable mistakes? Do you want to do without the help of professionals and save a lot? In this article, we will talk in detail about all the nuances of independent inexpensive repairs in your one-room apartment.

Firstly, it is imperative to draw up a work plan, decide on design solutions, and think about purchasing materials.

The first stage will be the preparation of premises for construction work. Oddly enough, but you need to start the whole process with the arrangement of furniture. To do this, print out the technical plan of housing in several copies. On these leaves, you can create a new look with several options for arranging objects. Be sure to think about this question, as all further steps will depend on it. It is better to leave a minimum of furniture that you really will constantly use - daily and many times. The rest of the interior items - for example, various decorative elements, as well as furniture for rare use (mezzanines, and so on) should be placed as compactly as possible.

The technical plan of the apartment will help to arrange the furniture correctly

The second stage will be the development of a comfortable and multifunctional housing design. You should think about the layout and expansion of space. Of course, arranging furniture will help save space, but you can also visually expand the space. This will help us a few practical tips.

It is this factor that will greatly affect the appearance of the odnushka. Do not forget about the psychological factor - the selected shades will accompany you and all residents for many years.

• Brown, blue and green colors have a relaxing effect.

Many panic at the word repair. First of all, because this phenomenon is directly related to high costs. Yes, after the repair, many feel as if they were robbed. It is impossible to exclude expenses, but it is in your power to reduce them, without compromising the quality of the repair. So, how to make an apartment stylish, spending a minimum of savings on it?

The most important thing in repair is a quality foundation. This means that the floors must be even, the walls smooth and also even, and the corners must be strictly 90 degrees. What threatens such disproportion? Everything is known in the details. So, if you have uneven walls, this means that the skirting boards will not completely adjoin them, ugly gaps will appear that definitely spoil the appearance. Further, problems with uneven corners will show up when you install cabinet corner furniture. Well, on a crooked floor, lockers will stand shaky-roll. In general, if you decide to rely on independent forces for repairs, your work must be perfect. Filling floors, leveling and plastering walls, finishing walls, installing stretch ceilings - all this should be done by professionals. Believe me, having saved on the base, you risk later laying out a much larger amount to correct errors. Do not forget that it is very important to properly lay wires around the apartment, pipes in the bathroom. A lot also depends on the quality of the finish, namely its practicality and appearance. Even the most expensive ceramic tiles, laid out crookedly or cut off unevenly, will spoil the entire interior of the room.

For some reason, we mistakenly believe that expensive building and finishing materials look better, and as a result, they are a 100% guarantee of a successful repair. Unfortunately, this is not so. Of course, we do not put you in front of a choice between the cheapest and most expensive material. This is not entirely true, because first of all we should talk about quality and reliability, whether it is a building mixture, a finishing material or an interior item. Quality is above all, the rest is up to you. And it should fall on the most profitable options for the wallet. Repair is serious business, so take it seriously. Compare different options, read reviews about finishing materials on the Internet.

We will not go into details about which building material is better to choose, because. as mentioned above - the main quality. Consider the interior elements that form the basis of design.

Let's start with the design itself.It’s not worth spending money, I’m hiring a designer to tell you which corner to put the sofa in and which TV. To date, a lot of interesting options for the design of apartments of various sizes and designs can be found in the public domain on the Internet. This is easy to do, you just need time to choose one or another design option. It is not necessary to repeat it exactly, you can just see what color variations are combined, what is more suitable for one or another type of finish, and finally, how upholstered furniture looks in the interior of the room.

The main components of the interior are finishing material for walls, furniture, decor items and floors.

Let's start with the floor. Many cover it with linoleum, which is quite justified. This material is cheap, relatively practical, but if we are talking about a stylish apartment, this is definitely not what linoleum should decorate. Options: laminate, self-leveling floors. Laminate is cheaper than self-leveling floors and it looks very nice. This is a versatile material that can be matched in style to any interior.

Wall decoration - there can be a lot of variations on this theme. Cheap options - wallpaper. But, you have to really work hard to find cheap wallpapers of decent quality and with a pattern not a la "I'm visiting my grandmother." Did you know that many designers offer their clients not to cover the walls with anything at all, leaving the brick for everyone to see. The idea is very interesting, but requires a style specification (combine this option with a fireplace - it will be ideal). Expensive decorative plaster can be replaced with a regular one applied with a relief roller, all this splendor can then be painted in any color, but just carefully select the paint.

Interior items - it is on them that a huge part of the funds is spent. Minimalist style to help you. Buying cabinet furniture is not cheap. However, as practice shows, it is much cheaper and more practical to buy interior items separately.

Pay attention to the junk that is left of the former situation. Now this is called vintage, and if you skillfully beat this style in the interior (including wallpaper, purchase a couple of antiques, hang black and white photographs), then you won’t have to buy anything. A rocking chair will perfectly complement the interior, they are usually cheaper than ordinary soft chairs.

To make everything inexpensive and beautiful, not everyone can. But I tried. The most typical categories of building and finishing materials are listed here. Any little thing such as floor skirting boards or wall borders is not included in the material. I warn you right away: it won’t work out very cheaply - this is a repair.

The most acceptable ceramic tiles in terms of "price-quality" - in the "Stolichny Dvor". A large selection, but there is a minus: the required tiles in the required quantity are often not available. You will have to wait up to 45 days for your order from the warehouse.

If you don’t have that much time, there are inexpensive collections at DV Keramik, at Krasny Mammoth — but there are also absolutely exorbitant prices, at least for a student. But in these stores there is a large selection, which cannot be said about Bayard, Stroyka, Kovcheg and the Domovoy store. In the "House of Apex" is still more expensive.

Outcome: tiles on the floor and walls, plus all sorts of decorative things - 14,000 rubles. Store "Capital Yard", st. Pacific, 204, building 3.

In the building of the "Capital Courtyard" there are many pavilions of entrance and interior doors, about seven or more. There you can find options for both 7 and 15 thousand - the price includes a canvas, a casing and a box. Is that the hinges and handles are not included in the price. "Doors Center", "Doors 27" and "Doors Market" in other parts of the city give out about the same price tag, and sometimes even more. Cheaper doors, namely for 4,000, can be found in Bayard, but this is taking into account the still valid New Year's discounts. In "Door Service" you can find a decent option, and even with decor, for 3,500.I opted for the "Door City": here I found a good option for 5,200 - this is for the canvas along with the box, casing, hinges and handle. Full set. And cute.

There was also the cheapest option that I saw - but this door was without glass and generally with a minimum of decor.

Outcome: the simplest and most inexpensive door, along with all the necessary ones - 3,000 rubles. Shop "DoorCity", st. Pacific, 204, building 3.

Based on this information, you can roughly estimate what prices for entrance doors are in these stores. The average price for a solid steel door is 10 thousand, you can also find a simpler (less durable) one for 6-7.

Everything is more complicated here. Linoleum is divided into several categories. There is a thin and not very beautiful household. There is a commercial one, it is denser. And there is something in between, it's called semi-commercial. This is where I took it. The thickness and strength of linoleum should be chosen based on what kind of floors you have in your apartment. That is, if you just have cold concrete, then take a dense coating. But we must understand that the steeper the linoleum, the more expensive it is.

Not a very large selection in "Bayard", the same amount of linoleum in the "Capital Yard". The prices of these stores are about the same (and for everything). Household linoleum here starts from 300 rubles per square meter, semi-commercial - from 400. But there is a semi-commercial one for 600, so be on the lookout. At the same prices, you can see linoleum in the StroyPol online store. In "InteriorPol" the choice is much larger, the prices are about the same.

And "Asterlin" and "Majordom" offer linoleum more expensive, sometimes even significantly.

Outcome: 48 m 2 of household linoleum - 14,400 rubles. Shop "Stolichny Dvor" (address above).

These are all kinds of sinks, bathtubs, toilets, faucets, faucets and other things. And the prices for them in the same store can vary by 30 thousand or more. That is, if you want a fancy toilet with some kind of automatic flush and a cistern built into the wall (this is to make it less noisy), and even decorated with some stickers, then be prepared to lay out an average of 30 thousand. It's the same with baths: you can take the simplest one for 7,000 and not bathe, or you can buy a shower cabin for 80,000 and then gnaw on doshirak until your salary. I chose a more or less budget option, but I'm sure that if you know where to look, you can buy even cheaper. I will immediately announce the list of stores where prices for plumbing are relatively high: Red Mammoth, Golden Plumbing, Brownie. From inexpensive stores, one can single out Leader-DV, Capital Yard and all of the following.

The largest network of wallpaper stores in our city is Kovcheg. This is judging by the amount of advertising, of course. The choice here is really huge, the prices are very different. I went here for a long time and I can say for sure that you can buy inexpensive wallpapers here. And also low prices for wallpapers in "Bayard" and "Red Mammoth". There is a good selection as well. Paints are available in almost any major building materials store, and the prices here are about the same. Colors can also be viewed in DV Ceramics.

• non-woven wallpaper (2 rolls measuring 1 * 25 m) - 2,200 rubles; paint and color - 3,000 rubles;
• vinyl wallpaper (8 rolls 0.5 * 10 m in size) - 2,400 rubles;
• paper wallpaper (20 rolls 0.5 * 10 m in size) - 2,200 rubles. Everything was purchased at the Ark store (address above);
• ceiling paint - 2,000 rubles. Shop "Bayard" (address above).

As a result, building materials for cosmetic repairs in a small one-room apartment, together with the services of a master, cost only 130 thousand rubles. Not so expensive.

And now - a few important tips, without which everything written above does not make sense:

1. Hire a familiar master. Do everything so that it is services that cost you inexpensively, otherwise all past savings on goods will not bring results. It is easier to find such a person through friends. It is cheap. And he, as they say, must have golden hands - this is also important if you do not want to redo everything later.

2. Watch out for discounts. It is beneficial, for example, to buy materials for the New Year. Some stores have periods when any discount is doubled. This is where all your friends and acquaintances who have discounts at hardware stores come in handy.You should not miss a single opportunity, because when 10 percent turns into 20, then for this amount you can buy something solid in an apartment.

3. Buy online. This is assuming you know exactly what you want.

This small one-room apartment with an area of ​​36 m² is a new project by designer Anna Kovalchenko, whose work we have shown more than once in the Kvartblog. Anna shared with us how to make a small apartment stylish with a modest renovation budget.

- Anna, please tell us a little about the apartment: what is its area, how many rooms does it have?

The apartment is located in Vnukovo - just a five-minute walk from the international airport. Its area is 36 m², including one room, a small entrance hall, separate bathroom and kitchen.

— What were the main problems of the apartment? When you started work, how did you start the changes?

The main problem was the small area of ​​the apartment, the size of the tiny bathroom was especially embarrassing. I wanted to combine the bathroom and toilet in order to enlarge it a little, but then decided not to do this - at the request of the client. The ceiling was terribly uneven and low - only 250 cm. The floor, walls, balcony were in a terrible state: a lot of effort had to be expended to prepare the apartment for repairs.

What was the main goal of this project? What is its feature?

- The apartment was intended to be rented out on Airbnb: it was assumed that the main guests would be transit passengers awaiting departure, as well as aircraft crews. Most likely, this dwelling will be rented out for short periods - from several hours to 1-2 days maximum, so I had to make a comfortable hotel room, at the same time cozy at home.

— How did you choose the colors for this apartment?

— The owner of the apartment is an ardent admirer of the Scandinavian style in its classical sense: white walls, calm restrained colors. I offered a choice of two concepts: with green as an accent or in black and white. The client chose the second option, considering it more neutral and suitable for a rented apartment. The black accent walls were decorated with Swedish wallpapers by Boråstapeter, while the rest of the walls were painted with white Dulux paint.

For the floor, a light laminate was chosen, imitating natural wood as much as possible, which visually stretched the height of the room.

- The description says that you changed the arrangement of the furniture. Curious to know how and why? What has improved since the change?

- The room had to be divided into a bedroom and a recreation area. The double bed was placed in a kind of niche, and a sofa with a coffee table near the window. They decided to abandon the cabinets so as not to clutter up the space. To store clothes, they put a small chest of drawers and a floor hanger. The furniture was chosen as compact and functional as possible, it was mainly purchased from IKEA and Hoff.

In the bathroom, we made a custom-made wooden countertop and installed a Melana countertop sink. The wood has been treated in a special way so that it does not deteriorate from moisture and splashes. White Metro tiles on the walls visually expanded the bathroom, black and white tiles on the floor echo the wallpaper in the hallway.

What has changed in the kitchen?

- The black kitchen set was purchased at IKEA, the overhead shelves instead of the upper cabinets were made from a furniture board. The black washing machine and refrigerator look stylish and organically fit into the space between the cabinets.

What is the total budget for this project?

- We met somewhere in the 1.3 million rubles, including furniture, appliances and decor.

— On the example of this apartment (if possible, point by point, it would be more convenient), please tell us, due to what it began to look more stylish and interesting? I'm guessing there are a lot of ideas that readers can pick up, they're quite doable!

one.If you choose neutral, restrained tones for decorating your apartment, use an abundance of different textures and patterns - they will not let your eyes get bored.

2. Add comfort with textiles and light: soft blankets, decorative pillows, candles, lamps with soft lighting will create a relaxing and comfortable atmosphere.

3. Divide the lighting into categories: for example, bright work lights for the cooking area in the kitchen and a decorative lamp with soft light above the table.

4. The dimensions of the furniture should be proportional to the size of the apartment: for small living rooms, do not choose bulky sofas and armchairs.

— What is your favorite decision in this project?

— I really liked how the entrance hall turned out: the plaid wallpaper looks very stylish and unusual.

How long ago was the project done? The apartment can already be found on the website

— The project was completed in December, and now this apartment can be rented.

Also to your attention is a video example of another budget option for repairing a one-room apartment (but that's a completely different story):

Spring is a period of renewal. The mass exit of all living things from hibernation encourages action. I want to go somewhere, do something. Energy over the edge, but with the channel - so far there are problems. Where would you send her? Seasonal discounts in hardware stores suggest the thought: “But why not make repairs?”

Why not? But the thought of colossal time and money costs scares. However, you can update the interior without starting the "construction of the century." How? Read the Cleo review.

You are lucky if you are the owner of an apartment with perfectly smooth walls that have been processed for painting. There is no need to invent anything here. Choose a new color and repaint - 70% of the repair is completed. The house looks completely different, and the costs are minimal.

In other cases, designers offer the following solutions:

• Wallpaper. Use to decorate one or more walls, zoning the space.

• Acrylic paints. Make a painting on the existing coating, using templates or your own developments.

Again, it all depends on what is available. There are plenty of repair tips out there. But all of them are designed for situations where the current state of the floors does not suit the owners. What if everything is fine? If good-quality materials were initially chosen and the presentation is preserved, but you want to add some variety or just refresh the coating?

In the latter case, everything is simple when it comes to a tree. Polish or mastic will help restore shine. Before processing, you can also mask chips and cracks using special tools: putties, pencils or wax mixtures.

If you want something new, then there are only two options - to paint the floors in whole or in part.

Despite the abundance of various coloring compositions and examples of their use, experts do not recommend repainting a laminate, parquet or wooden canvas completely. In their opinion, such a coating will not stand the test of time. But a partial change in color is a more acceptable option. Moreover, drawings can be applied according to templates. This means that even a non-specialist will cope with the task.

However, we wrote about this method a few years ago. It is a pity that over the past years, manufacturers have not pleased us with new inventions.

In the process of repainting, you need to consider the following points:

• Use polyurethane or alkyd paints
• Before starting work, check the materials for compatibility (if the remnants of the floor covering are preserved somewhere in the pantry, this is the most suitable surface for pre-launch experiments)
• Clean the surface with sandpaper, and then wash the floors from dust
• Use an oil based primer
• Coloring in the direction of laying, in two layers (the second after the first has dried)
• Finish off with a protective coat such as a water-based lacquer

By the way, in addition to the floors themselves, there are also skirting boards. It seems to be a trifle, but it plays an important role.At the overhaul stage, few dare to spend money on expensive high skirting boards, preferring the usual size. Meanwhile, a non-standard decorative element can become an accent detail in the interior. No wonder it is regularly used by professional designers. So why don't amateurs try this technique in the process of redecorating? Moreover, manufacturers offer a huge selection of models from the latest composite materials.

Well, if it seems to someone that the price bites, there is an alternative. A little trick will achieve the same effect, but at minimal cost. You will need: a paint brush, paint, primer, liquid nails, ordinary baseboards and sealant. The idea is simple - you need to create the appearance of high skirting boards. To do this, just above the existing finishing elements, additional elements are glued to the liquid nails. The seams are treated with sealant, then the entire surface is painted in one color, including the area between the skirting boards. Voila - a fashionable design accent is ready!

With upholstered furniture, the easiest thing is to change the upholstery. If you are not sure that you can handle it yourself, then you can turn to specialists. Masters who are ready to help pull a sofa, armchair or chairs, apparently invisible. The prices for their services are quite reasonable. What can not be said about the materials. This is where the difference in cost comes into play. But if the family budget allows, you can go for a walk - the end result is worth it: expensive fabrics look better and last longer.

And what about cabinets, chests of drawers, bedside tables? They are undergoing a makeover! You can’t even imagine what a huge number of ways of alteration are offered by connoisseurs. Russian-language search engines alone show fifty million links to sites dedicated to this topic. Naturally, you cannot describe them in one article. But a short digression is possible.

Let's start with the popular. Which brand of furniture do you think is most often upgraded? Have you thought about the Swedish concern? Right! This is not surprising, given that in almost every apartment you can find items made at the factories of this foreign giant. Comfortable, yes, but boring. So consumers want diversity, so that it is not like everyone else.

Do you think the Scandinavians are offended? Do they somehow struggle with those who post instructions for updating and their typical furniture on the Web? And here it is not. As the saying goes: "If you can't win, lead." They have organized entire clubs dedicated to reworking their products. Search the web - very useful and interesting resources.

There, for example, you can find recommendations for turning an ordinary corridor bench into an original bench. And all you need is: fabric, cotton cord, foam rubber, a glue gun and a sewing machine.

There is a description of how to make a designer thing out of a banal coffee table. With a little talent, a permanent marker and polish works wonders.

And if you want something completely strange, then you can take the advice of designer Andrias Bend from Sweden and convert the chairs into ... a floor hanger. How? You just need to go beyond the usual, twisting the structural elements in a different order. What will happen? See photo example.

The rest of the modifications are as follows:

• Coloring. Moreover, there can be a lot of variations: in one color or several, with or without ornament, with the effects of aging, gradient and many others. With certain skills, any piece of furniture can be turned into a masterpiece.

• Decoupage. A technique well known among furniture restorers that is easily mastered by amateurs. Master classes are abundant on the Internet: videos, step-by-step instructions, secrets, descriptions of the features of materials.

• Mosaic. Decorators often resort to this technique, despite the laboriousness.The pieces are disassembled by color, adjusted to the desired shape and size with wire cutters, then laid out on tile adhesive with gaps, which are subsequently filled with special mixtures - seams. The output is a designer art object.

• Use of mirror inserts. The advantages of such modernization are speed, relative ease of execution of work, guaranteed impressive results.

If all of the above seems too difficult for you to implement, then you can simply replace the fittings. Believe me, sometimes it is enough to screw the original handles to an ordinary wardrobe or chest of drawers to change the whole style. Try it!

Rather, not even with the windows themselves, but with their framing. How about changing curtains and curtains? As in the case of wall painting, new fabrics in the interior can work wonders, completely changing the familiar look of a home. Pick up something radically different from the previous version in color and style. Play with new shades, supporting them with new pillowcases for sofa cushions, bedspreads, rugs.

Owners of golden hands and sewing machines can easily save tens of thousands of rubles by sewing curtains on their own. The rest will have to be smart. You can reduce costs by:

• By reducing the length of the cornices. Often, if a workshop is engaged in sewing curtains, the maximum size from wall to wall is taken as the basis. But you can limit yourself to a minimum by calculating the length of the window (plus 20 centimeters on each side). The consumption of fabric will decrease - that's the savings!
• Using decorative curtains. You can protect yourself from light by installing blinds or rolls. In this case, there will be no need for sewing full-size curtains. Make them narrow and drape. Yes, you will have to fork out for the curtain. But that's a completely different expense.
• Carefully choosing a manufacturer. Of course, when it comes to dense materials for curtains, the difference in quality is visible to the naked eye. What about thin veils? Can you distinguish Italian tulle from Turkish tulle by eye? That's it. So why overpay?

By the way, curtains can be used not only for decorating windows. You can add variety to the interior in another way. But it is suitable only for those whose apartments have open shelving. In recent years, designers have increasingly resorted to this technique, using curtains instead of blind doors. Original and quite comfortable.

In addition, in a similar way, you can zone the space, fencing off, for example, the kitchen from the living quarters. In fact, the layout is changing, but instead of expensive work on the construction of additional partitions, only the installation of guides is carried out. Budget? Undoubtedly!

For some reason, when carrying out cosmetic repairs, the issue of lighting is omitted. The maximum that fantasy is enough is to replace all the burnt out light bulbs and change the warm light to cold or vice versa. Meanwhile, the replacement of shades and lampshades alone can significantly change the overall style. And you don't have to buy something new. You can also modify existing structural elements. Lots of examples! For example, using ordinary twine, you can turn a banal table lamp into an eco-style art object.

Inexpensive, but how effective. Or another option that does not require large expenses - decorating a lampshade ... with buttons!

How much easier. And the result looks amazing, attracting the attention of others. Well, why not a budget way to update the interior?

Oh, and don't forget the switches. Usually they are hardly noticeable. But why not fix it? Again, back to the question of low cost and minimal effort. Do you know how you can make a quick upgrade to switches? With regular nail polish! You just need to twist the existing lids and lower them into a bowl of warm water, into which varnishes of different colors were previously poured. You just need to do everything very quickly!

The output will be catchy and unusual lighting elements. And each drawing will be unique.How much do you think such switches could cost if some well-known design company produced them? That's it. And you will spend pennies.

So let's recap. The common belief that there is no repair without big expenses is wrong. People's ingenuity and numerous tips from practitioners allow you to change the situation with a minimal budget. Good luck with your interior renovation!

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