Home & Garden Maintenance & Repairs

How to Improve Your Home on a Budget: Living Room Renovation in Wisconsin

There is an economic crisis time still and a lot of people think how to improve their home with minimum amount of money. We do need to make our living better constantly but not always have enough budget or bank credit for this. Again that is not the reason to give up remodeling at all. Just look around more thoroughly.

First of all, you have to prioritize your remodeling plans. Make the choice what part of your home should be renovated or redecorated at the beginning. It can be kitchen or master bedroom, living room or basement, bathroom or even the garage. Determine which of these parts is the most important for you and your family. What kind of comfort is most valued by your wife or your children?

If you like to be united and entertained then take a look on your living room. The basic parts of living room are entertainment center, fireplace, floor and window. Again, you have the possibility to concentrate on the one or two elements only.

If you have small children then may be it makes sense to renovate the floor firstly. Think what kind of flooring is the most appropriate for your babes. It can be carpet, and then count what kind of carpet material is the most convenient. Natural organic carpet is more expensive than synthetic one, but it can be the deal of your children health. Hardwood floors are the healthiest and most clean flooring and the price range is quite wide. And if it is too pricy for your current budget you may consider laminate flooring.

If you and your wife like to sit together before friendly fireplace during long winter evenings in Wisconsin, then take a look on it. You do not need to revamp your fireplace from scratch – this is the most expensive thing. May be it is enough just to clean it up and think about its surrounds decorating. First of all, fireplace mantel decor should blend with the rest of your room. If you pick colors that will stand out, stay in the same color tone as your current decorations. Try to balance with color, shapes, or sizes. For example, balance a vase with candles of similar height at either end of the mantel. Using items of different heights and shapes you can create texture and depth. You may also experiment with mirror placing it against the mantel for more casual, interesting fireplace mantel decor.

To make your fireplace surrounds even more warm and friendly try to use something that you can find in your own Wisconsin garden: driftwood, shells, pressed leaves, and dried flowers can give you striking fireplace mantel decor look for less. And finish your fireplace mantel décor with mantel clock that is always the traditional option for your lovely fireplace. All such changes are not very hard to do and the expense is minimum.

Entertainment center and window, especially bay window that is traditionally used for living room in Wisconsin, cannot be very cheap. But let's think positively. You can use prefabricated parts for your entertainment center and prefabricated window for your living room. Just think correctly about quality/price proportion. Take into consideration the quality of materials, eco factor, and expense of installation. Be sure you will find the proper decision.


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