Do-it-yourself beautiful repairs in the apartment

Old furniture, boring colors, uncomfortable zoning, scattered things because there is nowhere to store them ... All this can really interfere with life. At some point, it becomes completely unbearable, and the person makes a volitional decision: changes are needed. We will help you! We will fill you with inspiration, put together a collection of ingenious solutions, impressive interior changes and photos of great ideas for apartment renovation.

Photos "before and after" clearly show how good, constructive ideas and a couple of interesting techniques can transform any room. Colors, materials, new flooring and functional furnishings will change the apartment in ways you don't recognize. Narrow spaces will appear wider, gloomy ones will become pleasant, and in the same square there is room for all things. Magic? Not at all! Only skilful room planning and the right furniture.

Design project from All Design

Do you want a minimalist apartment decoration? Great idea! Stylish, functional, nothing more. Minimalist white is a great choice for small rooms that need optical magnification.

After opting for minimalism and white, look for furniture with simple shapes and clean lines. To avoid the feeling that you are in the operating room, set accents with wood elements - parquet or laminate flooring, wooden furniture. Live plants will perfectly fit into the environment and add coziness.

In narrow rooms, light is of great importance. White walls and reflective surfaces keep the sun out of the way. Our tip: Avoid vertical placement of dark colors, and only place dark surfaces horizontally.

Design project Dziurdzia Projekt

The attic floor is often neglected, not used at all. But attic rooms have their own charm, their own individuality. From a technical point of view, waterproofing and window openings should be carefully considered if none are available.

Design project Superpozycja Architekci

Every housewife dreams of a large, beautiful kitchen with everything you need. When considering the design of your stylish new kitchen, consider the architectural features of the room and take into account the location of drainage and ventilation.

Design project Kliff design

The layout of the rooms in our apartments often leaves much to be desired. There is only one way out - imagination and creativity. Light pastel colors gave the room a fresh and relaxed mood. Our tip for narrow spaces: Avoid tall furniture like wall cabinets and bookcases as they visually take up too much floor space.

In the Scandinavian style, light is at the forefront. In no case should dark furniture be allowed to take away at least a piece of the available lighting. The dominant color is white. Several accents of gray and greenery of plants diversify the interior and make it cozy.

Minimalism is the perfect solution for the interior of a small room. The same color of walls and ceilings, painted white parquet and gray textiles create a single image. Tip: replace the handles on the cabinets with the push mechanism for opening the doors, as shown in the photo. The laconic facades have almost merged with the wall, making the room seem larger.

Most often, in the nursery, we need to find a place for the bed, for the table, and for the closet ... And it often happens that, having placed the bed, we can no longer find a place for everything else. Our advice: don't buy ready-made furniture.Order furniture made for a specific room.

When making custom-made furniture, you will proceed from the individual characteristics of the room and the needs of the person living in it. You will be able to make optimal use of every centimeter of space. In the photo above, you can see a built-in wardrobe and custom-made shelves at the head of the bed.

Design project Czysta Forma

At a certain moment in life, all children come to the stage when a person has his own view of what his room should be. The child has constant and serious hobbies, interesting topics for him. And in adolescence, when the time for wallpaper with bears passes, the child wants to participate in equipping his own room. A good solution for the decor of a teenager's room is functional furniture with a simple but practical design and color accents, set with the help of individual pieces of furniture and textiles.

In the design of a nursery, it makes sense to abandon themed wallpapers and furniture, which in a few years will cease to be interesting for the child. Our tip: bean bags and ottomans perfectly fulfill the role of multifunctional furniture, which will definitely please the little family members.

With the help of accents in the design of the nursery, you can play up the child's hobbies. At the same time, it is necessary to think over how these accents can be changed in the event of a change in the interests of the owner of the room.

Design project Tutaj Concept

This toilet used to be a pitiful sight - small, narrow and dirty. The designers extended the room and managed to find a stylish combination of all kinds of techniques: gray-blue colors, the floor is decorated with ornamented tiles, one wall is painted in a calm gray tone, the other two are covered with photo wallpapers that create a feeling of endless perspective.

A narrow bathroom with an awkward layout and a protruding water pipe is not the most attractive sight. Randomly scattered things do not add beauty to her. Our tip: combine two matching colors.

In this project, the designers combined white and wood, placing them on all surfaces. Glossy options were chosen for white tiles and furniture. Together with the mirror, reflecting light, they make the room brighter and visually enlarge it.

Design project Bluecat studio

A design project designed to renovate a small bathroom on a limited budget. The blue and white interior looks fresh and modern, and the bathroom is cozy and beautiful.

Design project Studio monocco

The idea of ​​indirect lighting is very popular and works wonders, especially in small spaces. Create glowing "ribbons" on long bathroom elements - on the bathtub itself, washbasin or cabinet. Glossy surfaces enhance the aesthetics of the effect by reflecting soft light.

A safe bet is the bathroom interior in black and white. This design project is interesting for its extravagant black floor and brick-like wall texture, unusual for a bathroom.

Design project Dziurdzia Projekt

You have a very small bathroom, but you wouldn't want to give up a bathtub. A small bathtub designed for seating can be a way out. Our advice: choose narrow furniture and light colors.

Even the smallest bathroom needs storage space. A stone stand for small items and compact built-in cabinets with glass facades will come in handy and will present a narrow room from the advantageous side.

Of course, if a washing machine also needs to be placed in a small bathroom, the room will become even smaller. In this case, you need to find a very clever solution. Designers fit the washing machine into a series of built-in wardrobes, combining the entire lower level under one worktop. A wall cabinet with mirrored facades was placed at the top.The entire interior is designed in gray and white colors, which could have looked rather boring if it were not for the bright green accents, placed with the help of textiles and trifles.

Few people have the opportunity to order turnkey renovations and spend large sums on finishing the apartment. Fortunately, today there are many ways to save money on renovation repairs by doing it yourself. In this article, we have selected the best recommendations for those who want to make inexpensive but high-quality repairs at home.

The budgetary renovation mainly includes finishing works, ceiling and floor renovation. If the estimate allows, windows, interior doors, and plumbing elements are also subject to replacement. It is not recommended to make major changes in the space of the apartment in the mode of saving money. Such work should be carried out by professional craftsmen with experience in repair work, otherwise there is a risk of spoiling the appearance of the room, making mistakes in calculations or running into low-quality building materials.

How to make an inexpensive DIY repair? First you need to determine what work will need to be done in the process. The standard stages of a budget room decoration are as follows:

• Drawing up a work plan and estimates based on your budget;
• Selection of building materials;
• Preparing the room for renovation work;
• Rough wall decoration and floor filling (if work is being carried out in a new apartment);
• Wallpaper gluing, flooring installation, ceiling decoration;
• Arrangement of furniture, lamps, decor elements.

As you can see, all these works can be done independently, with a little skills in the field of construction and repair.

Following the instructions above, repairs should begin with an estimate and selection of suitable building materials. An estimate should be drawn up sequentially for the decoration of each room and for a specific type of work. You should not buy materials with the hope that they will someday come in handy - you should proceed solely from the repair plan and budget.

The first stage of the renovation also includes the release of the future room from furniture, decor elements and part of the decoration. Nothing should remain in the room that will interfere underfoot or deteriorate during repairs. If old wallpaper hangs in the room, it is necessary to remove them and carry out preparatory measures for finishing the walls, the same applies to the floor and ceilings.

When purchasing building materials, do not limit yourself to visiting one store - you should take into account all the inexpensive centers in your city. The assortment in them can be strikingly different, as well as the prices for the same type of product. Of course, in case of budget repairs, it is better to turn to the most advantageous offers. You can greatly facilitate your task and save money by ordering building materials in online stores with delivery.

When choosing budget building materials, it is worth remembering one rule: what looks expensive is not always of high quality. You shouldn't buy cheap materials that imitate wood, stone or tiles just because of their appearance. It is imperative to pay attention to the technical and operational characteristics of the goods.

The decoration in different rooms of the house has its own characteristics. Therefore, before starting the repair, you need to decide which rooms are in particular need of updating the appearance. In the living room, bedroom, nursery and hallway, inexpensive DIY repairs can include the following types of work:

• Plaster and wall plaster;
• Pasting new wallpapers;
• Wall painting;
• Assembly or installation of flooring;
• Ceiling decoration.

In the kitchen and in the bathroom, finishing work also includes:

• Floor and wall decoration with ceramic tiles;
• Surface treatment with water-repellent compounds.

Here we have listed those types of repair activities that you can carry out on your own with some construction skills.However, it is often necessary to do such work indoors, which should be handed over to professional craftsmen:

• installation of suspended ceilings;
• replacement of plastic windows;
• repair of electrical and plumbing.

Although the listed works cannot be classified as economical (due to the use of additional labor and building materials), if necessary, they can also be carried out as part of inexpensive repairs.

In addition to giving up complex installation work and saving on building materials, there are other tricks that will help reduce the cost of repairing an apartment. At the same time, the decoration and the interior will have an excellent appearance.

Still think that a budget do-it-yourself finishing option cannot look stylish and expensive? In our gallery, we have selected photos of inexpensive repairs, which convincingly prove the opposite.

If you want to better understand how to make inexpensive repairs in an apartment in practice, we suggest watching a video with the process of finishing work on a real object.

Making repairs on a limited budget with your own hands is quite difficult, but doable. The main thing is not to be afraid of bold decisions, to use modern and high-quality materials, to act according to the plan. And thanks to the tips listed above, you can reduce the estimate for expensive repairs.

Dear readers, for a long time we have not had such extensive posts-tutorials on apartment renovation. I am pleased to offer one of the reading aids.

This summer we did a phased decoration of a two-room apartment. First, all the furniture and things were dragged into one room, locked and sealed. After the renovation of the adjacent room and kitchen, everything was moved to the finished premises and the remaining room, corridor, bathroom and toilet were completed. In general, it is not the most convenient repair option. Task: to make good-quality inexpensive repairs from budget materials. Terms: June 10-July 24 - the first stage, August 4-September 10 - the second stage. Estimate: 295800r (only work + stretch ceilings) All work, except for the installation of interior doors and the installation of two of the three windows, was done on our own. There are a lot of photos, so I will post as much as I can and free time appears. So, this is how the “object” appeared before us

the parquet fell off by itself, dismantling consisted of collecting it from the floor and folding it into bags.

This pipe leads to the coil in the bathroom.

Here is such a horror object, we dismantle everything that is possible

First of all, the windows are installed, this window was installed by another company with which the customer agreed earlier

a cold cupboard can be seen under the window, and a radiator hangs behind a door leaning against the wall. The logical solution was to insulate the cabinet and install a new radiator in its place.

on the Perlfix assembly glue we glue the extruded polystyrene foam, then the gypsum board on the same glue

Getting started plastering

first of all, we put our branded beacons

in some places we use the combined technology of leveling the walls, from above the gypsum board is glued to Perlfix, and from below the layer is plastered less

Waste plasterboard can be embedded in a thick layer of plaster

we change the hot water and cold water pipes, the piping to the coil, fill the grooves with plaster

When plastering corners, do not forget about 90 degrees, and of course, verticality

we form the entrance opening using a plank box

We install the window sill and slopes

We bought a special grinder for sanding the walls, it connects to a vacuum cleaner, a great thing

before leveling the floors, we fill in all large defects of the DSP floor

We level large differences without beacons with a semi-dry screed

In the corridor we break part of the old screed with a large crusher

vacuuming, priming, making a rough leveling, vacuuming priming.

we divide the corridor into parts using scrap materials.

slippers for “walking on water” are made of OSB, self-tapping screws and a glamorous strap with rhinestones

During the installation of the stretch ceiling, a force majeure arose, the baguette was torn from the wall

And this happened due to the fact that a thick layer of soft seal was laid between the gypsum wall and the ceiling

the cracks were repaired with pearlfix, putty and the ceiling was put on. That is why it is better to stretch ceilings before wallpapering. Another reason why you should stretch the ceilings before finishing the walls is a possible hit during the installation of the baguette into the electrical wiring (for example, as in this video) And finally, even with the most careful installation of the ceiling, there is a risk of damage to the wallpaper, therefore, we glue the wallpaper only after the stretch ceiling, and we lay the floor coverings after them too.
This miracle of technology is called construction stilts, with their help, all work at a height, including stretch ceilings, is done many times faster. In Russia, these are practically not sold, and if they are sold, they are expensive. We bought it via e-bay. We want to buy something else later, but more on that later.

a mandatory attribute for finishing, this is a vacuum cleaner. As they say, cleanliness is a guarantee of quality

1. A good mine with a bad game.

Silk made from 100% polyester. Tiles “like stone”, linoleum “like parquet”, laminate “like onyx”, “Trekhgorka” like Ralph Lauren. Porcelain stoneware "python". There is something "artificially aged" ... It's embarrassing to even think about it. Alas, the number will not work. Flip through good interior magazines. There, everywhere, stone is stone, tiles are nothing more than tiles, and wood is just that tree. If you don't have the money for parquet, and plain laminate is beneath your dignity, look for a good engineered plank. The result is a floor that looks much more expensive than the money spent on it. Cement tiles are a good alternative to porcelain stoneware for kitchens, bathrooms and hallways. The result will look a hundredfold more expensive.

2. Leave the ceiling alone.

Everyone has become obsessed with ceilings! If you think sensibly, riveting attention to the ceiling, you only remind everyone of its existence. And according to its height. Ceilings two-sixty high will not turn, even if they crack, into majestic vaults melting somewhere in the unthinkable heights. This cannot be, no matter what "decorator's tricks" promise you. Just accept it. Tall doorways can do much more for your home than a ridiculous five-layer neon-lit ceiling. Let the interior doors be two, say, twenty high. And lower the door handles a little, by five to seven centimeters. By taking a non-standard approach, you will be pleasantly surprised by the result.

3. When choosing paint for walls, think about the movement of color around the house.

Adjacent spaces should contrast. If you have a bright living room, paint the hallway a deep, relatively dark color. The cost of the paint will be the same anyway, and the result can look really expensive.

4. Buy modular laminate cabinets from a store, and order the doors for them in a good carpentry workshop.

This will give you significant savings that, however, no one will ever notice. The same is true for kitchen furnishings.

5. If you nevertheless purchase ready-made cabinet furniture, let the veneering of the facades be dark and the panels of the doors simple (rectangular).

Remember, light wood always looks cheaper. Avoid yellowish and reddish veneers. And, saving on the furniture itself, spend on good handles!

6. If you don't have the money for a good carpet, look for a viscose carpet or mixed fibers, imitating a silk or wool pile carpet.

Choose the color and texture that suits you and order a piece of the size you need. For additional little money, its edges are swept with braid.

7. Place the curtains on a thick lining.

Even an inexpensive curtain fabric will greatly benefit from this. Look for fabrics that are 3 meters wide. This provides significant savings. If you are not ready to spend a lot, give up printed textiles (fabrics with a pattern).When cutting fabrics with a pattern, due to the need to properly dock the canvases, a lot of scraps remain. The more rapport, the more waste. Do not use curtain tapes for curtains. Have the seamstress fold in the "hand" folds. It's not that expensive, and the lace-up pleats look very cheap.

8. Set-headset-kit. Identical things in the interior are permissible only in one case: if they are paired things that form a symmetrical composition. Leave chandeliers, table lamps and sconces from one set to those to whom God did not give imagination. They also get sets of upholstered furniture "sofa-two armchairs" and similar tender sadness. For details, see the next paragraph.

9. Ready-made solutions.

Bad news: none. At least for us. The shower room is erected in a building way because it is a room. If you don't run a student hostel or an underground striptease massage parlor, a shower cubicle (it's a sad structure of yellow acrylic and skewed doors) won't work for you. Don't splurge on designer plumbing. Let the appearance of the bathroom fittings (kitchen, bathroom) be dictated by the function. Buy washbasins and faucets with simple shapes, without inappropriate decor. The toilet should be invisible and do its job. Nobody will admire him, right?

10. Paintings, prints, prints, photographs and posters frame in simple but deep frames with glass and always in mat.

Even a picture printed on a home inkjet printer (or a naive child's drawing) looks very significant in such a frame. Play with the dimensions of the mat. Small work in a very wide mat looks very "designer". And by the way, cardboard for a mat can be of almost any color.

11. Comfort. Another collective fetish.

According to my observations, what is called "comfort" in our Palestinians is, in 99 percent of cases, poetic tightness. In many ways, this is a bodily memory of a bygone childhood, of a warm and affectionate meager Soviet life with carpets teeming with saprophytes, a kind grandmother, Czechoslovakian crystal and an unreadable Dreiser in the polished Polish wall "Hanka". All the more comfort will not be added by the expensive devilry such as a round bed with music and a minibar, a bar counter with a built-in aquarium, etc. The same is true of such rich things as a lambrequin, a garland and a swag. Do not worry: in a good, thoughtful interior, comfort inevitably comes naturally. So…

12.… Goodbye, Sera the gypsy!

Duvet covers made of coarse calico in fine Nefertiti, towels in scarlet roses, "ripped-eyed" shades of pillow cases, nylon blankets with Shanghai leopards. All these are attributes of collective farm chic, forgive me for being straightforward. They will not add comfort. Coloring is often necessary for these items solely to hide their extremely lousy quality. Keep linens and bath towels just white (options: ivory, ecru). But from the finest Egyptian cotton.

13. However, with ivory it is also important not to overdo it.

Peach, beige, sand ... The average nuance is good for chain hotels. Because their stenciled interiors are bound to please everyone. You should like your interior. After all, he is a manifestation of your essence, right? Take in your hand the palette fan of any paint manufacturer. Do you feel a pleasant weight? These are your opportunities. Don't miss them!

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

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

First, 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 the premises for construction work. Oddly enough, but you need to start the whole process with the arrangement of furniture. To do this, print out several copies of the technical plan of the housing. On these sheets of paper, you can create a new look with several options for the arrangement of objects. Be sure to think over this question, since all further stages will depend on it. It is better to leave a minimum of furniture that you will really use all the time - 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 arranged 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. Consideration should be given to planning and expanding the space. Of course, arranging furniture will help save space, but you can also visually expand the space. A few practical tips will help us with this.

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.

• The colors brown, blue and green have a relaxing effect.