8 Design Tips to Cut Kitchen Remodeling Costs
Many people want to save money on repairs in order to invest their money in other nice things or not take out too much of a loan.
We have prepared for you 8 options for saving on repairs that will not cause any trouble in the future and will actually cut your budget by 10–30 percent!
Design project of an inexpensive kitchen in a three-room apartment from the IconInteriors.ru studio.
Design project of an inexpensive kitchen in a three-room apartment
1. Ditch the upper cabinets
It is often the easiest to refuse upper cabinets. Firstly, if you do not need a very large kitchen, this option suggests itself. Plus, open shelves are now very popular in the interior design of small kitchens. Secondly, upper cabinets make up 30% of the budget, and kitchen brands have been making them in the same style for 5-15 years, which allows you to buy more if necessary or desired.
2. Choose an inexpensive set, but a bright apron
The easiest way to make your kitchen interesting is to buy a simple white set, but spectacular tiles for the apron. Expensive tiles from leading Italian brands will cost about 2-4 thousand rubles per square meter (instead of 1-1.5 thousand rubles), while on a kitchen set you will save much more impressive amounts.
3. Find an inexpensive set, but in a fashionable color
Another option is to buy a set of a fashionable color, even if it is from a Russian factory and not the top seller. Nevertheless, due to the unique shade, you will get a very fresh, original, exclusive interior. For example, mint shade, marsala, latte, black gloss, olive gray are in trend now.
4. Buy a cheap set, but make the floor unusual
Another option, when it is implied to buy a simple, unnoticeable, “ordinary” set, but with a certain condition. Make the floor non-standard – buy Moroccan tiles, a special panel, bright tiles that would attract the eye!
5. Win through quantity
Buy a very small kitchen set, make the apron out of glass, refuse additional modules. A small kitchen is always cheaper than a large one, isn’t it? Make a dining room for one, if you really live alone, or for two, and not for four “with a reserve for guests”. Buy a two-burner cooktop, a small refrigerator, a small sink. All this will be cheaper.
6. Buy a kitchen “around the corner”
Most often, the cheapest kitchen units are sold in small showrooms in residential areas – usually, these are “corner showrooms” that allow you to buy something nice inexpensively. But the most important thing is that such showrooms often have exhibition samples that are sold at a discount of 30-50%. You just need to go around a couple of dozen of them over two weekends, and you will find an incredibly affordable option for a stylish kitchen.
7. Make an island in the workshop
Many workshops can make a kitchen island for 15-25 thousand rubles. For example, if you took a white kitchen set, then bring a sample of such a kitchen to the workshop, and they will select an excellent option for you. Despite the fact that the facades and materials may differ, it is possible to make a beautiful pair. Moreover, you can order an identical countertop.
8. Call an interior designer
If you want to get the best discounts in salons, promotional materials, high-quality performers and assemblers – just order a design project with a specified budget in a design and repair studio. Then you will automatically get the most possible for the price you need.
