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Saving Money on Renovations

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

One of the biggest questions in our minds when we are considering a house that needs renovations is “how much?”, so I’ve taken it upon myself to cost out the renovations for a new kitchen, new flooring, bathroom upgrades and painting. I don’t know if you’ve checked recently, but renovations are EXPENSIVE!

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Home Renovation Techniques

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Every homeowner knows that renovations and home repairs are necessary to keep the home in tiptop shape. While this reality is an accepted fact, some people do not want to have large expenses when it comes to home maintenance and renovation. Here are techniques you can use to minimize your spending but still renovate your home.

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Cheap Ways To Renovate Your Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

After years of wear and tear, there comes a point when your home needs a renovation whether for maintenance or to maintain its aesthetic value. Here are some tips on how to renovate your home cheaply. Typically, you don’t have much wall space to paint in a bathroom after installing the mirrors, shower, tiles, and bathroom cabinets.

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Five Home Renovation Savings Tips

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Home renovations are a necessary process when you own your home. Not only will renovations provide pleasure and function to you, but they could increase the sale value of your home a bit. Here are a few tips on saving money while doing renovations. Here are a few tips on saving money while doing renovations. Plan ahead.

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The Trials and Tribulations of Working at Height

Koupon Karen

When you know what you’re doing, a small-scale renovation and decoration project can be viewed with pleasure. Renovating this large space requires careful planning and the right tools to get the job done efficiently. Faced with a larger space, the project takes on a whole new persona.

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Inexpensive Ways to Modernize Your Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We saw brand new homes, newly renovated homes, and ones that were old (and looked their age). Here are some things that we saw really updated the house drastically, with little work and little budget: Give it a Fresh Paint Job. It’s absolutely astounding what fresh paint will do to a room. It can make a huge difference.

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How to Prioritize Home Improvement Projects

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Since we moved into our home in late 2012, my husband and I have been go, go, go with all of the improvements, renovations and small projects we have been taking on. It feels like every weekend is full of yard work, chop saws, painting and elbow grease. She asked me how we manage to prioritize our projects and renovations.