Stay Behind the Times for Budget Decorating

As with clothing and technology, interior decor goes through phases. That which is the latest innovation and the most modern trend is usually the most expensive option. If you want to wear the latest fashions and have the very latest technological gadgets then you'll have to spend a lot of money. Keep a step behind the trends and you can pick up a bargain. Prices soon fall. New models of products are released and the previous model falls in price. Last season's clothes are resigned to the bargain rail. You can pick up quality products at a fraction of the price that other people paid for them just a few months before. The same idea can be applied to your redecorating. Trends with wallpaper and bathroom wall tiles etc. come and go. As with anything else, you'll pay a premium to have the very latest designs and product innovations, but wait a short time and the prices will fall. Don't wait too long though, as products are soon replaced. This is especially the case with tiles. Porcelain floor tile ranges come and go very quickly, so don't presume your favourite tiles will be available next time you visit the shop. If you have your heart set on them then do buy them, however, if you're on a budget, look for end of the line bargains. You may be able to mix and match a selection of end of line packs of tiles to create a really great design at a fraction of the cost of picking the latest tile designs. Pick a classic style for your rooms and you will easily be able to find cheap tiles and other materials for your purposes. Timeless colours are popular and so are produced in large amounts. This helps to keep the price down. You'll pay a lot less for example, for magnolia paint or plain white bathroom wall tiles, than you will for the latest colour and style trends. You could also consider buying second hand when it comes to kitchen units and bathroom suites. There will always be those people who want to keep up with the latest trends and have the money to do so. These people often try to recoup some of their costs by selling their old fixtures and fittings which may well still have a lot of life left in them. Of course you'll be able to buy them for a fraction of the cost they were originally sold for. Check out eBay and your local newspaper classified ads. You may even be able to pick things up for free. Someone might just be grateful for you for taking away their old kitchen units, saving them the expense of disposing of them themselves. Even the latest innovations will be the fashion of the past soon enough, so don't be a slave to fashion, stay a little way behind and you'll save a lot of money.