Top Tips for a Cost-Effective Home Design
We come across plenty of budget-conscious customers at Regional Home Builders as we create their dream homes.
It’s only natural that you would want some leftover cash to splash on the fittings and decorations that will make your new house a home. So we consider your budget and balance it against your needs in the new build.
The final product (aside from this blog) is a place you’ll love to live for years and a bank account that thanks you for ditching the gold-plated front yard fountain.
If you need any more tips on cost-effective home design, get in touch and we’ll consult with you about that balance.
Plan with (Multi-)Purpose
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail — we’ve heard it a thousand times and it’s just as true in home design.
This goes beyond the step-by-step process of building the house and includes the function of each room once you’ve moved in.
Instead of adding a kids’ playroom and a separate TV room, combine them and add ample storage so that one can quickly turn into the other. All the kids’ toys and noise can be stored away while mum and dad watch their latest show and no one has to redesign their home to accommodate it all.
As another example, an open-plan living/dining room can accommodate a romantic dinner date or a big enough birthday party depending on how you arrange the furniture. We discussed multifunctionality further in a previous blog, so make sure to learn more in your home design journey
Look long-term
Some of the most expensive additions in home design come after the initial build during renovations.
Years after the excitement of a new home has washed away, some homeowners become bored of their design and look for a change. Understandably, our tastes change and it’s natural to look for a refresh in the home.
To make this transition as easy as possible, it’s best to start with a flexible base that can be redesigned to suit your changing tastes.
Avoid outlandish paint colours, taps and handles, or that fountain we mentioned earlier…
That’s not to say you can’t be outlandish and show some personality in your home — quite the opposite, that’s exactly the point of a new home! However, it’s much more cost-effective to design a blank slate that can be filled with quirky decorations that represent you best.
With white walls and tasteful timber floors, you can add pieces of art, pot plants, funky furniture and so much more.
Single storeys can have many chapters
Just because a home has one storey, doesn’t mean it can’t offer everything you need.
At Regional Home Builders, our expansive designs are best suited to large blocks of land. This means you can include up to six bedrooms on one floor of your home without making anyone feel cramped.
This is great for your budget as the expense of extra storeys can add significant costs to a new home due to the extra foundational work and materials required to support the structure.
Turnkey builders
Instead of hiring tradespeople from multiple businesses and handing your funds out to each one individually, consider bundling your expenses into one reliable builder.
A turnkey builder like Regional Home Builders can accommodate everything you need into one expense and find the best tradespeople at the best price. Better yet, we’re a local business that can save the costs of travel and further reduce your bill.
Contact RHB
For many people in the market for a new home, their budget can be the most important aspect. We hope this blog has revealed that a tight budget doesn’t have to eliminate the possibility of making your dream home a reality.
If you need to maximise the value of every dollar in your new house fund, get in touch with us to find the balance between budget and beauty.
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