DIY apartment renovation design

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 requiring 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, and 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 point 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 no longer 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 the longest elements of the bathroom - 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, which is 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 you also need to place a washing machine in a small bathroom, the room will become even smaller. In this case, you need to find a very clever solution.Designers have integrated 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.

Own housing periodically requires renovation. The difficulties associated with this are simple and understandable - often it’s just a lack of budget. In addition, the lack of knowledge about a particular technology makes one think about inviting specialists. Nevertheless, the best way to save money on renovating an apartment is to opt for an expensive budget finish and do some of the work yourself.

Before deciding on the implementation of a budget apartment repair with your own hands, you should familiarize yourself with the upcoming difficulties that will surely arise at many stages of work. What are they:

So, having decided on an independent budget apartment renovation, having estimated their own strengths and funds, they begin to work. Here is an algorithm of actions, following which time is spent rationally:

• The desired plan rooms. The position of communications - heating radiators, electrical outlets - depends on it. If you like, the space is divided into zones - recreation, active life.
• Old coatings are being removed from all surfaces - floor, walls, ceiling. If the windows and doors do not change, then they are also cleaned for the upcoming decoration. For work, you will need a perforator, dissolving liquids, spatulas - depending on the raw materials being dismantled. It is recommended to immediately impregnate the walls with antiseptics - mold is not uncommon in apartments, and moreover, such an opportunity is not expected anymore.
• Laying a new concrete roughing screed on the floor - without it, it is impossible to arrange a smooth floor covering, partitions, and wallpaper the walls with high quality.
• Arrange communications - electrical wiring hidden in the walls, sockets and sockets are brought to the surface. They are installing plastic water and sewer pipes, changing the heating system. If the plan provides for - arrange frames for plasterboard partitions.

The room now looks like a rough finish. Solutions vary depending on the previous state of the apartment. It is important to keep in mind that for the duration of the renovation, residents must have the opportunity to have a "alternate airfield" for at least a month. Especially when the apartment is small.

Now the prepared apartment is trimmed with inexpensive materials. For flooring, boards, multilayer plywood are chosen - it is environmentally friendly, inexpensive and beautiful, with appropriate processing. In wet rooms, tiles are indispensable - consider substandard or battle offered in stores. It's always inexpensive or even free.

For walls - traditional wallpaper or painting. The ceilings are whitewashed and painted. Gives an unusual look to a city apartment - drywall. Arches, portals, partitions are made from it. Doors and windows are painted and subjected to many design techniques - they are aged, decoupage, decorated with frosted or mosaic glass inserts. So the work begins:

The repair is over. It remains to give the room a finished look - to install lamps, arrange furniture, lay carpets. Sit on a soft sofa and calculate how much beauty cost you without the participation of professional craftsmen.

We bring to your attention options for budget repairs - before and after photos. Perhaps there will be one worthy of repetition among them.

When faced with a renovation for the first time, a person does not know where to start: should he go straight to Leroy Merlin and buy materials or watch magazines with pictures, think about where to store sports equipment, and choose curtains? Designer Oksana Tyschenko told The Village what stages the work on a design project consists of, what you can do yourself, and what is better to entrust to professionals.

Let's conditionally divide the process into several stages: idea, planning, visualization, purchase of materials and construction. In the case of ordering a design project, more construction drawings will appear, but we will talk about repairs made by ourselves. Everything in order.

Any good interior starts with an idea. Stop and think: how would you like to feel being at home? If you are constantly in the office and are overloaded with information during the working day, choose minimalistic forms, calm colors and hidden storage systems - such an interior will compensate for the overload or at least not create an additional one. Also a good idea would be a classic interior - the personification of a fortress house, a place where you can always hide from the outside world. Freelancers and people working remotely, on the contrary, need constant inspiration: it is worth adding bright colors, catchy elements to the interior and, of course, thinking over the workplace.

Starting from emotions, think about what inspires you: nature (sea, forest, mountains), favorite artists, musicians or something else? Natural motives can be conveyed in materials or shades, and hobbies can be remembered when you plan space and decor. After that, you can already study magazines and sites, selecting the interiors you like and all the time asking yourself: will this suit me personally? There is no need to chase trends and the opinions of others, your house should reflect exactly your state, feelings and thoughts.

This is more difficult, but it can also be dealt with. If you understand that you initially got an unsuccessful apartment: there are very few windows, a significant part of the space is in the shade, there are sharp corners or circles dictated by architecture, there is too little space for all your needs, then it is better to entrust this stage to the designer. The layout of an apartment, as a rule, is inexpensive compared to a complete project, but you will definitely have enough storage space, elongated corridor-type rooms will not appear and square meters will not be lost.

If, for one reason or another, you decide to think over the arrangement of walls and furniture on your own, print out the BTI plan on a scale (before that, it is better to re-measure everything again) or draw a plan on graph paper. Buy interior decals (with furniture at the same scale) or print and cut out the legend. Online planners can be used at this stage, but most people find it easier to think with a pencil in hand.

Be sure to measure the distance between furniture (all standard values ​​are easy to find on the Internet, for example, the distance from the sink to the wall): check the opening of interior doors and furniture doors, completely open, they should not intersect and rest against furniture. Think about the logistics and your habits, and be sure to lay down familiar routes for moving around the apartment or shelves set at a certain level. Be sure to look at examples of successful layouts, but take into service only those that suit you personally, and do not take categorical arguments about the ideal interior seriously. Relatively speaking, on 40 square meters you can make a two-room apartment or an open studio - it all depends on the lifestyle. By the way, you can draw on the floor (or cardboard) directly at the construction site - this is an option for those who like the 1: 1 scale.

What else is worth paying attention to? First, furniture does not have to be along the walls: try to put it in unusual combinations, organizing a soft area around the coffee table in the living room and leaving aisles on all sides. Secondly, consider as many storage spaces as possible: nothing spoils the interior like chaos and clutter.If you decide to create an open space, zone it with directional light, lightweight mobile dividers or shelving, color or flooring material.

Now it's time to sort the found images into folders and bring them together into a single picture. The easiest option is if you managed to find interiors that are very close in geometry to your rooms (you can hardly copy one to one, but you can and even need to rely on and compare.

If there is no visual embodiment of the dream interior, you will have to make a collage. If you own Photoshop, take the items you like from the catalogs: now almost all companies post product photos on the site, moreover, in parallel, you can enter the cost of goods in Excel in order to stop in time or understand what you have to temporarily refuse.

Online applications can also be used for such visualizations. The only drawback of such tools is that they all have a limited base of objects, so you have to turn on your imagination a little if the furniture in the collage differs slightly from the one you have chosen.

Why do this? Without a clear plan, it is extremely difficult to keep a large amount of information in your head, and in this case you also need to combine it. Arriving at the store, you will compare furniture and materials with the intended sample and you will not buy something that does not match at all.

Be careful with the color. Bright, saturated shades look cheerful, allow you to create an interesting design without high costs - the whole focus shifts from materials and furniture to color - but at the same time they require great skill in work. This does not mean that only a professional interior designer can create a decent colorful interior. Many people have a wonderful innate sense of color - then feel free to experiment! If you are not sure of your coloristic talents, then it is better to limit yourself to one bright color, vary only the saturation - you definitely cannot be mistaken in the gradations of one shade. You can add small contrasting accents: in accessories, textiles and interior details.

The same can be said for the organization of the space and the shape of the furniture. Choose all items in the same style, of the same era. Stick to the rule of symmetry, try to arrange everything in pairs. It might be a little boring, but if you experiment without experience, you risk getting frustrated with the result.

When you select pictures "for inspiration", pay attention to the dimensions of the room. A chandelier that fits well into a six-meter ceiling is definitely not suitable for a height of 2.60, and a large print may be too bulky for a small room.

As for lighting, the rule is simple: there should be a lot of light sources. Forget about the lonely center chandelier, place floor lamps, table lamps, and hang sconces and pendant lights over specific areas. Equip small cozy islands of light. Separately, you need to highlight the work areas, for example, in the kitchen or in the office. If you need different light intensities, be sure to install dimmers.

The most difficult and crucial stage. It's good if by this time you already know exactly where the walls will stand and how the plumbing and kitchen will be located, it will be easier for you to explain your wishes to the builders. You also need to decide on the type of building materials in advance. While the builders are starting to work, you can continue to choose a print on the wallpaper, but you need to be sure that there will be wallpaper on the wall, not paint: different materials require a different process for preparing the walls. The same applies to materials for the floor (parquet, tiles, etc.), as well as the presence of warm floors.

The interior designer gives the builders an album of drawings, where all the sockets, switches, tile layout, etc. are indicated, and then monitors compliance with the drawings at the designer's supervision.In the case of self-repair, you will have to act as a foreman and give instructions on the spot, so it is important not to save on builders: an experienced team at this stage will be able to advise the best solution. Try to at least schematically mark on the plan the points of location of lamps, sockets and switches, and, of course, on the spot, discuss the possibility and feasibility of each solution. Analyze the location of the sockets: the more there are, the better, take into account the location and dimensions of the furniture so that the sockets are not later hidden.

Planning to buy custom items from Europe and the US? Build on timeframes ranging from weeks to months for delivery, and the same goes for customized items. It is better to order parquet, doors and kitchen first.

The important point is budget and changing tastes. Without experience, it is quite difficult to calculate everything at the initial stage, or perhaps you initially understand that you will not be able to arrange the whole house at once. In this case, make repairs in stages. Minus: there will be no solemn feeling of entering a new house (or a complete change of scenery if you are renovating existing housing). Pros: the ability to move quickly. In this case, pay attention to the main rooms and pieces of furniture, again starting from your needs.

With the gradual filling of the interior, a complete understanding of their needs and the possibility of their implementation appears. When you initially look at beautiful pictures, you most likely have no idea of ​​a holistic space, therefore, there is a risk of acquiring incompatible things. And in a semi-finished interior, it is much easier to imagine the missing item and evaluate it. And it’s also very exciting to buy just the things you like. Do not allocate a free day to choose all the sofas, armchairs, floor lamps and vases, but come to a store or a flea market and buy what resonates in your heart, bring interesting finds from your travels, making the interior very personal and atmospheric.

Photos: cover, 2 - Viktor Yuliev, 1 - Dmitry Tsyrenschikov, 3, 4 - Renata Garipova

Where should you start repairing an apartment or a separate room in order to do everything in the best possible time, not overpay and get exactly the result you expect?> I put everything on the shelves so that your repair turns from a state into a process.

We will tell you about the main nuances that should be taken into account during various transformations in apartments, including in "Stalin", "Khrushchev" and "Brezhnev" houses.

We have prepared a list of questions that you should ask yourself and the construction team before starting the renovation. Answers will help you finish work faster and spend less money and nerves.

Without a well thought out plan, the renovation will turn into a natural disaster. We tell you what nuances you should definitely pay attention to, as well as list the procedure and terms of work in order to make your task as easy as possible.

Any repair and construction work involves an important stage - the execution of documentation: design, estimate, contract and executive. He is often overlooked. Dealing with official paperwork is quite troublesome, but it will help you to protect yourself from problems in the future.

When arranging a home, it is important to provide for convenient access to hidden elements of engineering equipment - valves and pressure reducers, siphons and filters, meters and regulators. This means that you cannot do without inspection hatches. Here's how to choose the perfect one.

Before starting repairs, it is worth deciding on the complexity and volume of work to be done. Sometimes superficial transformations are enough to make the apartment look fresh and cozy again.New wall decoration, replacement of flooring, reinstallation of doors - all these are parts of cosmetic repairs, faster, more economical, but at the same time not solving serious problems in the apartment.

When more global changes are required, major repairs begin. It includes redevelopment of space, demolition and construction of new partitions, replacement of pipes, electrical wiring and heating elements. Such repairs are an order of magnitude more expensive than cosmetic ones and lasts longer - but after them you get an absolutely renewed home.

Any type of repair can be done independently or with the help of specialists. The first option is less expensive, but does not guarantee a 100% result. If he is closer to you, check out our useful instructions and master classes - they will help you complete the work no worse than an experienced craftsman.

Repairing with a contractor seems like a safer choice, but there are pitfalls here as well. How to choose a good specialist? How to draw up a construction contract correctly? Comprehensive answers to these questions are collected below.

Features of drawing up a contract for construction or repair work: specifics, main points, estimate and design documentation.

When repairing, the question certainly arises: who should be entrusted with the work - a large company or private craftsmen? We compare both options and talk about the pros and cons of each.

We will tell you about all the intricacies of agreeing on the redevelopment of an apartment, including the one already done, so that you do not drown in bureaucratic delays.

We tell you about the main stages of the repair and the approximate time required for their implementation, as well as offer several life hacks on how to speed up the process.

The most burning aspect of the future renovation is the financial one. First of all, you need to decide how much the selected work will cost and what the money will be enough for; what and how you can save money, and what it is better not to skimp on.

Another important aspect is the preparation of a repair estimate, on the basis of which its approximate cost is estimated. There are other questions regarding the budget: for example, is it worth the investment on repair insurance?

Our tips will help you deal with all the financial subtleties. And with the help of simple and understandable calculators, in just a couple of clicks you can calculate the approximate cost of renovating an apartment or a separate room and the cost of building materials.

To prevent home or apartment renovation from emptying your wallet, you need to properly optimize your spending. We will tell you how to do this at the planning stage and during the process itself.

In addition to the previous article in this section, we will allow ourselves, dear readers, to tell you one short story that happened last summer with one gentleman, and show you a certain table, which the performer called an estimate.
Why it is so significant, you will very soon understand.

When starting a renovation, a zealous owner first of all picks up a calculator. However, he will receive expenses close to the real ones only if he takes into account various factors and nuances, including those that are not obvious.

Indicate the main parameters of the apartment, select the type and cost of work and materials and find out how much it will cost to renovate your apartment.

The harmonious and modern interior of a small Moscow apartment in an old building combines serenity and emotionality, openness and introversion.

A married couple with a teenage son dreamed of an interior in which the loft style would be combined with the traditional layout. Under this condition, it was extremely important to keep the "light breath" of this apartment near Moscow.

The design of the first floor has an original interpretation of the aviation theme. On the second level, the advantages of high ceilings are used and a mezzanine floor is arranged.

The design of this St. Petersburg apartment combines laconic forms and elegant details.

So that the repair does not stretch indefinitely, it is necessary to correctly plan it. To do this, it is necessary to take into account the procedure and terms of repair work, familiarize yourself with the legal framework, find out what documents will be needed for the transformations and how to draw them up. And that's not all. It is important to understand whether it is worth seeking help from a designer and how to think over the redevelopment so as not to drown in a series of approvals.

Knowing all these details, you will save time, money and nerves, but, most importantly, you can be in your new apartment as soon as possible.

Do you want to be surrounded by a modern interior, but can't articulate how it should look? Something you like about friends' apartments, something attracted you in magazines, something is difficult to decide on. Is it much easier to say what you don't want categorically? Only a professional will help you to understand your preferences and make the best decision.

We will tell you about repair and civil liability insurance, the features of insurance products, insurance risks and the cost of the policy.

On the forums of potential new settlers, battles over finishing from the developer have not subsided for many years. Is it worth spending additional funds on a ready-made standard repair, or is it still cheaper to buy an apartment and do the finishing yourself?

What can and cannot be done during redevelopment? What types of work do not apply to it? In what cases can you attach a balcony or loggia to a room? We answer the main questions about the global change of the apartment.

The amount of work that has to be done during the renovation is truly enormous, and in order not to drown in the sea of ​​construction and finishing problems, competent and precise planning is necessary.

Choosing a new apartment design is a very important task that takes a lot of time and effort. And it's not only about creating a beautiful interior: with the help of a thoughtful design, you can change the geometry of the space, visually increase the size of the room, create a suitable atmosphere and mood. Take on board the best design options, interior trends and design life hacks - they will help you quickly decide on the future look of your apartment.

We have prepared a detailed overview of the most famous interior design trends. With its help, you can easily create the desired atmosphere in the apartment.

In our selection - only those styles that look organically in the interiors of small apartments, make the rooms light and airy and visually expand the space.

Let's talk about the 60-30-10 rule and five more important nuances of choosing an interior palette in a question-and-answer format.

Do you think Porsche is only a car brand, and the backstage exists exclusively on the set? No - all these are also the names of current interior styles. These and other fashion trends are in our selection.

These tips will help you visually enlarge the apartment and find a place where it seems to be practically nonexistent.

A modern interior is often built on a mixture of styles, and everything must be done so that it does not represent a random set of things, but looks whole and harmonious. Our simple and straightforward tips will help you cope with this task perfectly.

From timeless classics to relaxing Mediterranean style, we have selected for you the most relevant trends for a modern interior.

Where to start repairing an apartment so that the repair work does not stretch out for an indefinite period, and the end result undoubtedly pleases you, this is what will be discussed in today's article. Renovation of the apartment requires serious preliminary preparation. The most

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The design of the apartment can be completely designed by yourself. To do this, you need to know a few basic rules and show your own imagination. Thanks to our recommendations, you can design an apartment with your own hands.

Very often, repairs in an apartment are started not out of motives to change the usual environment, but when certain problems arise. For example, plaster begins to crumble from the ceiling or furniture becomes unusable. Very often we are ready to live in a boring environment, provided that the minimum comfort is observed, and do not dare to repair. This choice is not always wise. Professional designers have selected life hacks to transform your apartment or house. They are able to breathe new life into even the most dull room.

There are two main ways to transform the design of a house or apartment - you can make a simple cosmetic repair or change everything radically. The choice is always yours. It is necessary to take into account the general style, and only then select the color scheme of the room, taking into account the future interior.

It is best to choose the latest design trends for your apartment. It will help you make your home look stylish and modern. Add a touch of modernity to it and use materials that will serve you for years. This way you can put off the next renovation in your home for a long time.

In apartment design, professionals most often use styles such as:

Many designers today design and in a rustic style.

The classic style combines several directions. Among them are Baroque, Rococo, Classicism, Art Nouveau, English and others. The classical style appeared several centuries ago, but it has managed not to lose its relevance today, which proves its beauty and practicality.

Its feature is expensive decor items and interior decoration, as well as carved furniture... Fireplace, statues, antiques are traditional components of the style.

This style will help to recreate the atmosphere characteristic of a particular nation. You can revive Japanese minimalism, German pragmatism, Russian originality in your home.

Modern design is such directions as:

In the modern style, the spirit of progress and postmodernism is clearly felt. There is a rejection of unnecessary comfort and details. This design has a beauty in simplicity. Smooth lines, monotony, minimalism, varnish on the surfaces, austere furniture, bright lighting - all this is a modern style.

When choosing the color of walls and floors for an apartment or house, follow the tips of the professionals:

• Shades of green and blue promote concentration and relax the eyes. Milky white and pale yellow tones are also good.
• Orange and red increase anxiety.
• To create a harmonious combination, you need to take white and some kind of contrasting color. The color combination also depends on the style. For high-tech, white, gray and bright red are suitable. For modern, you need to choose purple, red and pink.
• A combination of two bright contrasting colors is not allowed.
• It is not recommended to combine brown and gray in the same room. They visually reduce the room.

• The floor color can be either light or dark. It all depends on the style of the room.
• In small rooms, more light needs to be added. But don't overdo it. If you have a light ceiling, then the floor can be made in contrast. This will add more brightness.
• Just 3-4 mirrors are enough for the whole apartment to visually expand the space.

Any materials can be used for finishing. It all depends on the design you choose. Today, brickwork is becoming more and more popular. It fits well with the industrial style. Decorative plaster is more suitable for the classic.

When developing a design project, one should take into account the general style of housing and the characteristics of each individual room, its functionality and style.

A Victorian design is suitable for the bathroom. He looks very rich and is popular with many people. This luxury should be adorned with vintage furniture.

You can put an unusual chair with smooth lines in the kitchen. It will look just amazing. Lamps in the style will suit the chrome surface Fusion... This would be a good combination.

The living room should have maximum comfort and plenty of space. If you have a large hall, then you can safely use a variety of colors in the interior. For a small living room, it is better to use light colors. Thus, you can visually expand the space.

It is quite difficult to develop a design project with your own hands. You can do it yourself only if you follow our recommendations.

You can additionally use applications to create a design. This will make the task much easier. The process of creating a project in this case looks like this:

• Measurement. We draw or print a layout showing the actual dimensions.
• Large-scale plan. The ratio of the actual size to the one drawn on the plan should be 1: 4. It is carried out either manually or on a computer.
• Technical plan assignment. It is a list of what needs to be done: the selection of style, the choice of furniture in the premises, colors and everything that will give the interior consistency and rationality.
• Planning solution. You need to re-plan the apartment and find out how to do everything according to the law. We mark zones and arrange objects (for now, only on paper).

• 3D. Create a 3D model from a planar plan in SketchUp and try to walk through it virtually. A rethinking of the plan may arise due to the fact that now you will more fully understand how what we have on paper will look like in real life. You will also understand the advantages and disadvantages of finishing with various materials, work on various little things, and so on.
• Choice of style. Before starting this stage, you already have a rough idea of ​​what and how will function and how your interior and design solution will look. Once again, re-read the previous paragraphs, finally determine everything for yourself, look again at the pictures that inspired and took as an example of the interior and proceed directly to the design.
• Consider the parameters of the apartment before you start choosing materials for decoration, furniture, lamps and lamps, etc. An insufficient ceiling, poor lighting and other troubles can greatly interfere with bringing your ideas to life.
• Blueprints. We translate the sketches into a plan. Here you will need both dismantling drawings and installation drawings. We mark lamps and other light sources, switches with sockets.

For budget repairs, you will have to buy building materials yourself. Let's go through the tools and materials that you will have to refer to while working. You will need:

• A hammer drill that combines the functions of a drill, a jackhammer, a mortar mixer, and a screwdriver. To expand the functionality, we advise you to buy a drill, a cartridge with an adapter, a solution mixer, a lance and a spatula.
• Screwdriver.He has two actions: tighten and unscrew screws, dowels, anchors, bolts, and drill metal. We also buy a set of bits and drills.
• Bulgarian. It is necessary to purchase 3 discs for it: a cutting disc for metal, a diamond one (for concrete and ceramics) and a grinding disc.
• Building level. There are a wide variety of sizes for this instrument, ranging from 20 centimeters to 2.5 meters. A 40 cm level is sufficient for small openings. Walls, ceilings and floors need a correspondingly higher level. Bubble spirit level is very popular and often used. Due to the presence of alcohol, it is successfully operated at temperatures below zero.

• Measuring tape. The recommended length is seven meters.
• Hacksaw. You need a tool with large teeth - for bars and boards, and with small ones - for plywood, fiberboard, chipboard and plastic.
• Hammer. You need a regular hammer with a rectangular section, one blunt side and one beveled.
• Pliers. They will help to bite the wire and pull out the nail. It is a multifunctional tool.
• Set of wrenches from 6 to 22 mm.
• The spatulas are narrow, wide and serrated. Narrow (60-80 mm) is useful for hard-to-reach openings. Wide (200-400 mm) for walls, openings, etc. A notched trowel is needed to apply glue to the tile or stone area.
• You will also need regular paint brushes.

Even simple wall repairs will not be complete without finishing. We offer you original ideas. You can safely use them in your home. You will certainly get an original and stylish design:

• Fresh press. Newspaper instead of wallpaper on the walls is very original and stylish. With the proper whiteness of the paper, this option will look good enough. The newspaper is much thinner than wallpaper, so do not forget to cover it with a protective varnish after gluing.
• Brick. A brick wall will be a good solution for a stylish design. That's just flickering in modern interiors, she too often and has already managed to get tired of the order. Therefore, you can brick not the entire wall, but only a part. It will look interesting with the white rest of the wall. You will have an interesting contrast.
• Sea stones. Coming back from vacation, you can grab the material for decorating your home directly from the sea. Sea stones and pebbles are quite reliable. It is convenient and pleasant to work with them and you can dream up, laying out various patterns.