Whether you have just moved in or you have been living in the same place for a few months or years, a few home renovations or improvements may come inevitably. May it be just to fix a small crack that would soon lead to discovering more things that need repairs or a general overhaul of your previous architecture with some new interior designs? These things can be costly. Above paying for materials like paint, paintbrushes, and other tools, if you would be getting a repairer, for hire it would cost you more than a few bucks regardless of how small you think the repair or renovation might be.
So if you’re thinking of saving a few bucks if you’re renovating your home on a budget, or if something that needs to be fixed in your home, you can try doing it as an activity with your family.
Here are 5 budget-friendly home improvements you can do as a family
Declutter
To start fixing your home, you have to begin with the seemingly easy but is never done- cleaning up. Determine which stuff lying around the house can be salvaged and turned into something brand new and useful, like repurposed furniture or what you could donate, sell or even throw away. Cleaning up and decluttering seems like an easy task, but honestly who ever has the time to organize and revisit old things collecting dust? By doing this with your family, you are not just starting your home improvement journey but looking back to past times through the memories that will be brought back by the old stuff you may have even forgotten you had.
Rearrange
Once you’ve started decluttering, you could see the space that has been taken up by the things you’ve left lying around for so long that you sometimes don’t even use anymore. You can now use this space and rethink where you should rearrange the furniture now that you have all this brand new unoccupied space. If you do this with the helping hands of your family, you’re going to be able to save a lot of money by avoiding labor costs.
Sales are key
Usually, when you are improving or renovating your house, this isn’t decided on a whim. You decide about it with the help of your family until you all come to a unanimous decision if you’ve all got the time, the eagerness to help, and maybe money to pitch in on this. Hence, it is advisable for you to wait for the items that you want to buy to go on sale, and usually, this happens during vacation time so it’s really a win-win for everybody.
Do it yourself!
Of course, what better way to spend quality time with your family than to be painting the walls or new furniture together? If you’re deciding to do this as a family, it is better to do all the labor by yourselves if you can, because it will entail more time that you will be spending with one that in turn will save you big bucks because you won’t need a professional painter or carpenter to do the labor for you. You could even get the grandparents involved with the fun family DIY activities like painting the figurines or cutting cardboard letters for signs or even decorating the living room.
Think of what decorations you could add
Now that you have polished the old furniture, painted out the walls, and covered the holes in the ceiling, it is time to think of what new decorations you could add to make your home look renewed. This doesn’t have to be expensive. You could display some of the reimagined materials that you found lying around that used to be just old scrap lying around or finally add the piece you’ve been waiting to go on sale or you bought at the garage sale. Decorations don’t have to be expensive to look good.
At the end of all this, you not only have a home that looks much brighter and brand new that you didn’t overspend for, but you’ve also been able to have the time to spend with your loved ones! Home renovations or improvements don’t need to cost way more than they should because you can follow some tips and tricks that would just not help you save up more than a few bucks, but in turn, also let you have a good time with the process! Being hands-on in your house renovation may seem tedious, but if you have good people like your family to help you out, then it might be a new activity you would actually be waiting to do from now on! A new family holiday tradition cleaning up and decorating for holidays like Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Christmas.
