Ikea Kitchens Budget Tips to Save Money
One of the first lessons I learned when I went to work at an Architecture firm is, the budget is everything. The budget is the bottom line. You can stretch it or shrink it at your whim - but I strongly suggest you establish a hard budget number for you Ikea Kitchen and stick to it! One of the things that nearly blew my budget out of the water was counter tops. Every place I've ever lived has had laminate counters, and I promised myself that when I did my own kitchen remodel I would spring for granite or Silestone counters. I almost did it too... That was until I took my own advice and stuck to the initial budget of $13,000 for my entire project. It's easy to get carried away when you're doing a remodeling project. It seemed like everyone I talked to on forums was spending more than me - some of these people were spending more on appliances and back splash tile than my whole kitchen was going to cost. They were getting Wolf Ranges and Sub Zero fridges, Italian tiles and hand crafted wood beams...I started to think I was the only person who had a budget for my Ikea Kitchen! Just because you have a hard budget number, that doesn't mean your budget can't be fluid. You can take money from one area and apply it to another. We did just that with our counter tops - instead of going with granite or Silestone, we chose laminate instead, and put the "savings" into some beautiful hardwood floors. It turned out to be a great decision, and I could sleep at night because I knew I wasn't blowing my budget. Here are the most important budget tips I can give you:
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