Nice DIY renovation. We do repairs in the apartment cheaply. Different types of repairs - how much to pay the master and how to save

1. A good mine in a bad game.

100% polyester silk. Stone-like tiles, parquet-like linoleum, onyx-like laminate, Trekhgorka under Ralph Lauren. Porcelain stoneware "under the python". “Artificially aged” something there ... It’s embarrassing to even think about it. Alas, the number will not pass. Look through good interior magazines. There, everywhere, a stone is a stone, and a tree is exactly what a tree is. If there is no money for parquet, and a simple laminate is beneath your dignity, look for a good engineering board. As a result, you will get a floor that looks much more expensive than the money spent on it. A good alternative to porcelain tiles for kitchens, bathrooms and hallways is cement tiles. The result will look more expensive a hundred times.

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 his height. Ceilings with a height of two sixty will not turn, even if cracked, into majestic vaults melting somewhere in an unthinkable height. This cannot be, no matter what the "decorator tricks" promise you. Just accept it. Tall doorways can do a lot more for your home than a ridiculous five-layer neon-lit ceiling. Let interior doors will be two high, say twenty. A door handles slightly lower, five to seven centimeters. Having shown a non-standard approach, you will be pleasantly surprised by the result.

3. Choosing paint for the walls, consider the movement of color around the house.

Neighboring . If you have a bright living room, let the hallway be painted in a deep, relatively dark color. In any case, the cost of paint will be the same, and the result may look really expensive.

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

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

5. If you still purchase ready-made cabinet furniture, let the veneer of the facades be dark, and the door panels - simple (rectangular).

Remember: light wood always looks cheaper. Avoid yellowish and reddish shades of veneer. And, saving on the furniture itself, splurge on good pens!

6. If there is no money for a good carpet, look for 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 small money, its edges are swept with braid.

7. Plant the curtains on a thick lining.

Even inexpensive curtain fabric will seriously benefit from this. Look for fabrics that are three meters wide. This results in 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 join the fabrics, there are a lot of scraps. The more rapport, the more waste. Do not use curtain tape for curtains. Let the seamstress lay the "manual" folds. It's not that expensive, and the folds gathered on the braid look very cheap.

8. Set-headset-set. The same things in the interior are allowed only in one case: if they are paired things that form a symmetrical composition. and leave a sconce from one set to those to whom God did not give imagination. Them - kits upholstered furniture"a sofa or two armchairs" and similar gentle sadness. For more details, see the next paragraph.

9. Ready-made solutions.

Bad news: there are none. At least for us. Shower room under construction construction method because she is a room. Unless you run a student hostel or an underground massage parlor with a striptease, a shower stall (it's a sad structure of yellowish acrylic and skewed doors) will not work for you. Do not spend money on "designer" plumbing. Let appearance sanitary equipment of the bathroom (kitchen, bathroom) will be dictated by the function. Buy washbasins and faucets with simple shapes, without inappropriate decor. The toilet bowl should be invisible and cope with its duties. No one will love them, right?

10. Paintings, prints, prints, photographs and posters frame in simple but deep frames with glass and be sure to passe-partout.

Even a picture printed on a home inkjet printer (or a naive children's drawing) looks very significant in such a frame. Play with the size of the passe-partout. A small work in a very wide passe-partout looks very “designer”. And, by the way, cardboard for a passe-partout can be 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 crampedness. 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, Czechoslovak crystal and Dreiser, unread by anyone, in the polished Polish wall "Hanka". The coziness will not be added by an expensive demon like a round bed with music and a minibar, a bar counter with a built-in aquarium, etc. The same is true for such rich things as a lambrequin, a garland and a swag. Do not worry: in a good, thoughtful interior, coziness inevitably comes naturally. That's why…

12. ... Farewell, Gypsy Sera!

Duvet covers made of coarse calico in a small Nefertiti, towels in scarlet roses, pillowcases with “stray-eye” shades, nylon blankets with Shanghai leopards. All these are attributes of collective farm chic, forgive me for being direct. They don't add comfort. Motley coloring is often necessary for these things solely to hide their exceptionally lousy quality. Let the bed linen and bath towels be plain white (options: ivory, ecru). But from excellent Egyptian cotton.

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

Peach, beige, sand… The average nuance range is good for chain hotels. Because their stencil interiors are bound to please everyone. Your interior should please you. After all, he is a manifestation of your essence, right? Pick up a fan-palette of any paint manufacturer. Do you feel a pleasant heaviness? These are your opportunities. Don't miss them!

A few tips on how to save money on repairs and what you should not save on.

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At first glance, the repair may look “cheap”, but in fact, the architects have worked hard to create such an illusion.

What is a traditional "economy repair"? It is not necessarily cheap and laminate. In fact, you can make it quite budgetary and even fashionable. If it is possible to rationally distribute the three main items of expenditure - wall decoration, repair floor covering and buying new furniture. We will tell you how to make the “right” economical repair.

Walls

There is no need to perfectly display all 90-degree corners and make the walls strictly vertical. Exception: space for built-in furniture, such as kitchen cabinets, or under corner bath: here you have to try.

“Bring out” the surfaces not completely, but only at the plinth: the plinths will adjoin uneven walls loosely (this is inaccurate). The same with ceiling moldings.

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Architects often "bare" brick walls. Take advantage of the idea!

The best option save on coverage - refuse it altogether. Concrete or brick walls can be very expressive: look at examples from the best architectural projects.

It is not at all necessary to correct all the irregularities and roughness - you can choose a material that is not sensitive to them.

For example, the simplest plaster, which can be applied with deliberately uneven strokes, and then painted.

If the surface of the wall has flaws, and you want to stick wallpaper on it, opt for interlining or vinyl. They are thick enough to hide small imperfections. Vinyl is usually cheaper. When choosing wallpaper, please note: a large pattern requires adjustment, which means that more wallpaper will be needed. Thus, a small drawing is more economical. And it's better if it's abstract (the compromise is vertical stripes).

Do not strive to make curved partitions and multi-level ceilings - they are, by definition, more expensive than straight lines, and are very rarely justified. This also applies to openings: a rectangular one is cheaper than an arched one, and almost always more appropriate.

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Designer wallpaper do not necessarily have an intricate pattern.

Board & nbsp - our option. A good alternative to parquet – parquet board. Firstly, it is cheaper, and secondly, it is easier to stack. An even more economical option is laminate. Among its advantages - wear resistance. If you are looking for a compromise, buy raw massive board or even an economical option: a floor board. It is only necessary to properly process the floor so that the coating looks “exclusive”.

In the photo: Oak model from the Bolefloor factory.

floors

Even if your repair is "economy class", do not mess with the replacement of parquet in the absence of money. Even if you manage to pick up inexpensive material, the work of a qualified craftsman will still cost you a pretty penny. It is better not to get involved with unqualified ones - there is every chance that they will spoil the material.

If the floor is supposed to be changed, you should not save on the preparation of the subfloor - screeds, all defects will then “float” to the surface: an uneven floor can creak. And for noise (in the absence of properly conducted soundproofing), neighbors can bring you to administrative responsibility.

Another available material is linoleum. You can choose synthetic or (more expensive) natural: it is made from environmentally friendly components. In addition, linoleum does not require a perfectly flat base. That allows you to save on the preparation of the floor under the coating. For the same reason, carpet is very convenient.

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If you want to save on the price of work - choose linoleum: laying it is as easy as shelling pears, even on your own.

Down with excess furniture. Before buying furniture, analyze your lifestyle - how often do you eat at home, how many guests you invite - this will save you from buying unnecessary folding chairs, a folding chair and other non-essential items.

In the photo: a project of the Malina design studio.

Furniture

Do not buy random things: think over the whole situation at once and purchase furniture, already having an established image of the interior. Let it be gradually.

Treat with attention to the furniture inherited "inherited". Maybe this is not just junk, but what is now called “vintage”: a leather sofa or a massive wardrobe may well be of value in our age of synthetic upholstery and chipboard panels.

Do not get carried away with headsets. Often one large sofa or a pair of armchairs is enough, and not " complete set". Fewer seats, less furniture price - more savings.

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Different chairs, as if left "from past interiors" - this is a very fashionable technique. Sometimes designers deliberately collect furniture in different styles around one table.

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The usual everyday business: the apartment clearly needs repair, but there is not enough money. How to do inexpensive repair do-it-yourself apartments It seems to be the simplest, obvious way: surface cosmetic repairs. That is, plywood wallpaper, whitewashing the ceiling, painting, fixing the creaky floor; Possibly window replacement.

However, if you calculate the labor costs and consumption of materials, it turns out that by increasing labor costs by half, and spending money by a quarter, you can give the apartment a completely different look, and for a long time. How much you need to invest specifically depends on the prices in the region, but the general methods by which you can make an apartment cozy and elegant inexpensively are the same.

Saving Money when repairing an apartment with his own hands, he stands, like the Earth in ancient legends, on three whales and a slowly hurrying turtle under them:

1. We are not afraid of work. Nothing comes from nothing. Either money or labor.
2. Wherever possible, we do not change the capital, but the old one that has lost its appearance, but renew it.
3. We attribute the maximum savings to where it will not affect the quality of work and will not be visible.
4. We spread the costs of labor and money over time: having conceived repairs in the summer or autumn, we spend a year on preparation, and then we pile on and quickly do everything. To lay out 200-300 thousand rubles at once is a problem, but it is quite possible to break them up in parts for a year. In addition, there will be time to measure seven times - cut once.

Where it's hard to save

The only area where you have to invite a specialist is to remake and strengthen the electrical wiring if it is old and weak. Here, the only way to save money is to negotiate with the DEZ electrician. He will do the work in pieces, in his spare time, but the likelihood of hack work will be even less than that of “branded” specialists: after all, he will then serve all this.

It is better not to save on electrics and wiring, however, some points, such as installing sockets, can be done independently.

Tool

A good specialized tool makes the job much easier and cheaper. But it's hard to buy. Therefore, it is better to rent a tool as needed. In terms of costs, it will come out a little if you decide in advance on the design and draw up an approximate work plan for yourself.

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Plumbing

A sore point with independent cheap repairs is the replacement of plumbing. If it is still “alive”, only filthy, then it can be cleaned and painted. How to do this will be described below. But if there are chips and cracks, then, if you like it or not, you need to change it.

For such a case, here is some information for you: new settlers, especially in houses above the budget category, often start overhaul, and great, brand-new faience and cast-iron plumbing ends up in a landfill. Landfill operators (simply - landfill scavengers) have long turned this circumstance into a profitable business.

They do not make direct contact by office phone with strangers, but it is quite possible to get through to them using word of mouth methods. The rate is from a third to a half of the factory price for a household item. And do not think that they will take you to the dump and show you where it lies. In the back room you will be offered a choice of clean, carefully washed products, which you can sit down on at least immediately.

Construction garbage

The next sore point is the removal of construction waste. The operation is not cheap, and requires paperwork. Exit: basement, barn, cottage or closet and a few bags of used plastic sackcloth, bought for a penny. Construction debris does not sour and does not rot, it can then be poured into a container in a garbage dump in a bucket. There is nothing illegal in this.

You need to imagine what part of the repair you can do with your own hands, the more you can, the further you will advance in your repair! Replacement of 3 windows (if kopeck piece) and front door"gobble up" almost your entire budget. If you are not immediately ready for such a "reversal of events", then there are 2 options: - look for an apartment with already "changed" ones (forgive my Russian), or bearing in mind the upcoming replacement in the future - do not "bother" with the repair of the walls! You can simply paste over them with embossed wallpaper for painting - a meter wide and 25 long (these are 5 rolls ordinary wallpaper) at a price of 700-1000 rubles per roll. They hide small irregularities well, they simply fit together, there is a minimum of waste from them, they can always be repainted. Most likely, pipes and electrical wiring will be in a terrible state in the apartment - it is better to replace them immediately and do it right right away. To do well, you need to have a plan - where what will stand and what equipment will be connected to the pipes-sockets. On the socket-switches themselves, you can save money by putting them white and domestic. Subsequently, it is not difficult to replace it with "branded and beautiful".

Plumbing: you can take a domestic or Belarusian toilet bowl for 2-4t.r. It’s quite normal for yourself, by the way, don’t be afraid of installations and hanging toilet bowls. The installation will cost 6-8t.r, but you can buy a toilet bowl for it for 1000r (if you get on the "share" they will give it to you for free) and you can change it in the future at least by yourself - in 5 minutes, without even turning off the water. You can buy a steel bath for 4-6t.r - German or Spanish. In addition to being cheap in themselves, they are also cheap to ship and install (because they are light). There is only one drawback - noisy, but you can deal with it.

Floors: - if they are in poor condition - do all dirty and wet work to put them in order at once. If tolerable, then the cheapest way is to cover them with linoleum, but the laminate may not be more expensive if you lay it yourself. For laying you will need a "manual for laying laminate flooring", electric jigsaw and wasted time off. Nothing complicated.

Ceilings: if they look intimidating, then it is cheaper to close them than to level them (especially if there is no money right away). Small rooms (such as a bathroom) are cheaper to close with a slatted ceiling - there are do-it-yourself kits for 1.5-2t.r, and stretch ones are cheaper in rooms. They may not be done right away. With the rest of the repair completed.

Interroom doors: -when they are "terrible", they greatly spoil the view ... and vice versa. When saving on doors, keep in mind that in addition to the door itself, the final price for you will also include a box, platbands, extensions, hinges, locks, handles, delivery and installation (more dismantling old door). The price of this "other" can exceed the price of the door leaf several times if the door is "very cheap". Pay attention to it. There are Finnish and "Italian type" doors on sale, in which locks and hinges are already embedded at the factory, and a box and trims are included. - such doors may turn out to be cheaper in the end, and in extreme cases it is not so difficult to install them yourself (the most dreary operations were done at the factory).

Repairs never end, but interior renovation can be fun and profitable.

Upgrade doors

Interior doors can completely change the interior. Their cost is the most diverse, and often the doors “eat up” half of the budget spent on renovating a room. There are especially many problems with their installation, because for this you need to either determine the dimensions very accurately and engage in independent work, or call the masters, whose work is more expensive than the door itself.

The way out is fantasy and hand-made. Don't buy a door, make a new one out of an old one.

Remove the old paint first (if the door has been painted). This is done using liquid glass, that is, a solution of sodium silicate in water. If they lubricate the old paint, after drying, the solution will peel off along with it. You can also use a blowtorch or blow dryer to heat up and peel off the paint layer. These methods require more time than working with a grinder and a brush, but there is less dust and debris from them. If dents and chips are found on the door, a wood primer will help you.

The same methods will help to update the old wooden frames windows.

A smooth and clean structure can be turned into decorative element: paint, wallpaper, plaster, lay out with mosaics, sheathe with fabric. Choose to your taste.

Re-paste the wallpaper

The room does not have to be wallpaper of the same color and texture. They can be combined, so much so that the result will look real. design solution. If you take a product from the leftovers for a combination, then the savings will come out rather big, especially if you need to arrange a small room.

If you don't have the time or inclination to mess around with changes to the whole room, re-paste the wallpaper on just one wall. Fast and unusual.

By doing it in stages, you can save money. Large construction hypermarkets in summer and autumn make big discounts and hold special promotions. For example, in August at OBI, you can save up to 40% when buying basic repair items: laminate, tiles, power tools, paint, plumbing. And with a one-time purchase of more than 10,000 rubles, the client receives an OBI Club card, which gives the right to a 5% discount and advantageous individual offers until the end of the year.

Repaint old furniture

You can change an old wardrobe beyond recognition in a couple of days. You can use a self-adhesive film, but this way you are unlikely to turn your grandmother's sideboard into the pride of the interior. But with the help of paint, primer, varnish, napkins and a few hours of free time, something magical can be made from a wooden or plywood chest of drawers.

1. First, remove all old coating - varnish or paint - not only outside, but also inside the furniture. Process all boxes. It will take more time, but the restoration will be complete. To remove paint and varnish, it is better to use special solutions, apply them in accordance with the instructions from the manufacturer.
2. Treat the cleaned surface with fine-grained sandpaper. Then prime (use a sponge to saturate all pores).
3. If there are bumps and chips, close them with wood putty.
4. The primer can again be sanded and painted. Suitable for furniture acrylic paints They are easy to apply and lay flat. If you have not done painting work before, use convenient spray cans.

In addition to paint, you can use stickers and apply decoupage. How it works - learn from the video tutorial.

It is best to work outdoors so that you do not have to protect the room from dust and debris, and also so that you do not breathe sawdust and paint in a cramped room.

Pay attention to home textiles

The bedroom will be transformed by one bedspread on the bed. Children's - carpet. In the living room, the whole interior can revolve around the sofa and unusual pillows on it. In order not to change the upholstery of furniture, sew beautiful covers. In any room, you can "rhyme" these accents with curtains, and draperies can be not only on the windows, but also on the walls and doors. As a result, the room will look like after repair, although you did not do any work. The easiest way is to find a color that will create a contrast to the entire design of the room and will focus on textiles.

Make an unusual floor

It is unrealistic to completely re-lay the floor and lay the parquet with your own hands in a couple of days. For a quick DIY cosmetic repair, you need to estimate how much you can spend. It is not necessary to buy all the materials at once, you can prepare for replacing the floor by purchasing tools and tools in stages. This approach will allow you to think over the design concept and save on offers.

Until the end of October, OBI has a cumulative promotion: you make the first purchase for 2,000 rubles and get a 5% discount on the second one. For the second and third purchases for the same 2,000 rubles, the discount will increase and amount to 7 and 10%, respectively. Buyers who receive a card with a maximum 10% discount can use it until the end of October, and then exchange it for a card with a 5% discount until the end of the year for any purchases.

What can you spend money on so that the result exceeds expectations?

Repaint the floor using stencils or patterned schemes. This is an option ideal for wooden floors and bold hosts. The main rule is to use several colors.

Update the linoleum. This is the most affordable and easy-to-handle floor covering. Buy linoleum bright color, even the usual furniture will look completely different on it. Or you can use the experience of the artist Heike Weber and paint the old linoleum with ordinary permanent markers.

Combine Coatings. It is not necessary to change the floor in the entire room, you can replace it only in damaged areas. Choose the texture and color that will be combined with the remaining floor, and get an unusual interior.

Put vinyl tiles . This is another easy way to update your floors and save time. Tiles require preparation of a flat surface, but if you do not need leveling, even beginners can handle laying.

Add light

Sometimes it's hard to be in a room just because of the bad lighting. As you know, there are two types of light: functional and decorative. It is difficult to make the room brighter without altering the wiring, but conductive structures allow this too: the lamps that are mounted on the carrier frame can be rotated in any direction and the lighting can be changed.

But decorative lamps and LED backlight can be applied in full. Original chandeliers and floor lamps look especially good in a minimalist interior.

Paint on old tiles

Replacing tiles in a kitchen or bathroom in a couple of days takes incredible skill, skill and a complete set of tools and materials. It would be strange if there was no way to update the backsplash in the kitchen or bathroom in another way.

The easiest option is stickers. Buy any that you like, degrease the surface of the tile and apply the desired pattern.

A more time-consuming process, no less interesting in the end, is painting the tiles. Not every paint will withstand constant contact with water, so you should not paint the walls directly above the bathroom, but the kitchen and toilet walls are at your complete disposal.

How to paint a tile?

1. Clean the surface of the tiles and joints from dirt with detergent and hard brush. Wipe with a cloth soaked in vinegar solution.
2. Sand the surface with fine sandpaper so that the paint adheres better to the surface.
3. Coat the tiles with epoxy primer. Let dry until the next day.
4. Take epoxy paint and create as you see fit. If you decide to apply multiple coats, let the previous one dry for at least 12 hours.