DIY Furniture
Note: I saw this project online, and thought I’d share it with the community. As a bonus, I’ve also added a written article of mine on how you can spend smartly when building your own house, furniture, etc.
Idea taken from: http://sugarandcloth.com/2014/02/diy-ikea-hack-stikwood-headboard/
For a lot of couples, several topics about building a life together will eventually spring up into conversations and the most common topic you talk about with your partner, besides marriage, would have to be creating a home. Naturally, this conversation comes with a lot of excitement as well as anxiety because there’s only so much planning you can do when building a home. At least consider hiring a professional for this, because they have the know-how on starting the project right – the need for guidance when it comes to building or designing a house, as well as the guidance for proper budgeting are just two of the many reasons why construction and architecture jobs are always on demand. With this being said, you can also be sure that you won’t have hard time looking for help.
But while you’re still looking for one, and also to make sure you don’t start at the wrong foot, here are some tips on how to also spend smartly when it comes to building a home with your partner for your future together.
Making your own furniture
Woodworking is some nifty trick to get some furniture done without having to spend a ton full of money. First thing you can do is recycle old wood from what’s left of furniture manufacturers or carpenter shops, or even old building sites because they’re bound to have some leftover wood that they won’t be using anymore and end up throwing it away. Their wood pile is something you can use for your future woodwork projects. Like the saying goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
Work with the professional
This is probably the best way to do the work faster, lending your hand with your contractor, or the electrician or the plumber. And because you’re paying them to do their work, this doesn’t mean that you leave all the handiwork to them. It sometimes help to work along with them to make the job faster and to also understand the basic on as to why this is done and why that is being tinkered with. And once you’ve managed to finish the work ahead of time, imagine how much hundreds you have saved just from helping out.
Do it yourself
DIY projects are all the talks of the town and they are getting all the hype mainly with good intentions when it comes to saving money but even though DIYs are popular and mostly recommended for saving bucks (no doubt about it), one should also know when to do it yourself and when to ask for a professional to do it instead. If there are complicated and complex scenarios where you need professional advice, then, don’t cut your budget for that because chances are you’ll make matters even worse from its current condition. If it something as simple as painting the walls or making a coffee table, then this is sort of a DIY thing for you to do.
There’s something to be said about building a home with your special someone, it makes building a life together all the more real. It can be overwhelming, that’s for sure, but with these three key tips on spending smartly when building your home, then rest assured your dream home is something to look forward to!
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