The cost of redecorating your home can be extortionate. Hiring a designer, paying for labour and buying paint, materials and furniture are all part and parcel of the process, and none of these comes cheaply.
If you are keen to update the interior of your apartment or house and you're interested in saving a significant amount of money, you might want to consider postponing the full-scale renovation. Instead, give your home a more superficial 'face-lift' and get to work putting together a savings plan so that, in the future, you can do the big redecorating project justice.
The key to this kind of small-scale renovation lies in attention to detail. Replace those tatty curtains with smart full height blinds, for example, and get rid of institutional door handles in favour of a more attractive variation.
A coat of paint can work wonders as well; choose your colour palette wisely and then reupholster the better pieces of your furniture in a printed fabric to match it. This is very much cheaper than buying a new lounge suite and it ensures that you get maximum use out of the items you already have.
For many people, the cost of renovations is simply too high. Instead of taking out a loan, conduct a smaller-scale redecorating project and set up a savings scheme which will allow you to refurbish more fully in future.