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5 Ways To Make Family Home Improvements More Affordable

The cost of raising children is not small is it? I feel very fortunate that Adam and I were able to save up and afford our recent loft conversion and bedroom makeovers this year. It certainly wasn't easy saving up for the work for the house when so much of our money goes towards raising our boys. Today on my blog I am working with Windor to share 5 ideas of ways to make home improvements more affordable for families.

1. Look for second hand furniture that's cheaper and that you can potentially upcycle

So my first idea is around looking for second hand furniture via places like Gumtree, eBay or Freecycle. I've seen some really nice pieces of furniture for sale on eBay that has sold for a great price to the buyer before. I have never done it myself, but I like the idea of up upcycling furniture and making it your own. I've seen it done before on a few other blogs and the result always leaves me so surprised as the finished piece of furniture always looks brand new. I think you'd need to be able to invest time on this, but if you've got the time, its seems to be a great way of saving money.

2. Choose a new rug rather than replacing the flooring in a room

If you want to replace the flooring in a room but your budget won't allow for it, maybe try adding a new rug to the room or replacing an existing one. This not only would give the room a bit of a new fresh clean look, but also distract from any marks/scratches or any other problems that there might be with the flooring until you can afford to replace it.