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How do I finalize budget for my bedroom design project?
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By Shrinivas Vaidya
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Budget is one of the important factors in design and decoratinginterior spaces. Professional designers are trained to designvarious elements of the space in a way that would be mosteconomical without sacrificing the beauty of their design.
This balancing act between money end and the aesthetic end is adifficult task. But before even chalking out a budget plan thereare certain things that need to be considered here.
When it comes to finalizing budget, some people depend entirelyon the designer. Since the cost of the entire project directlydepends upon the finishes and materials used, they think thatthe designer will take care of all the economic aspects till theexecution. But in practical life this may not happen.
If you are not quite sure about what you really want out of thedecorating project, I mean the real purpose of this wholedecoration project, you might end up spending a lot more thatwhat you can actually afford to.
The reason I am talking this way is, many people unconsciouslybelieve that "expensive design is a good design solution". Whichis not always true. Of course expensive design will look goodand impressive, but need not be beautiful. This is especiallytrue with personal spaces such as a bedroom.
That's why it is first necessary for you to understand fromwithin, why do you want to decorate or redecorate your bedroom.You can ask yourself questions like these....
1)Do I want more comfort in my room? 2)Do I want to feel goodamongst other fellow colleagues in my office? 3)Do I want tospend some money on decorating because I have never done itbefore? 4)Is there any special purpose for such decorating work,for example your wedding or Christmas holidays? 5)Any other youcan think of....
Now let's try to answer any one question from the above list.Let's say I select the first question and answer it as "yes, Ineed more comfort in my bedroom."
Now if I want more comfort in my room I can easily chalk out alist of points that causing my room to be uncomfortable at thispresent moment. If altering only a few amongst them will make myroom more bright and cheerful, I won't go in for a full andheavy decorating project with loads of work and money beingspent.
Writing down out those defective areas and doing a little marketresearch on the web or local stores/yellow pages can fairly givean idea of the pricing and budget requirements.
So the most important is "purpose" of your decorating project.If the purpose of your decorating project changes, you will haveto face a different set of problems. For example if you want todecorate your bedroom because it's your marriage, then probablyyou will have to add or alter certain amenities because then youwill be sharing the room with your husband/wife.
In such a case you might go in for a full design and remodelingproject, where your would be life partner will also participatein finalizing various aspects of design such as color schemes,finishes, and also the budget.
This was just a small snippet of what and how you can easilycontrol the budget in a decorating project. I will try t throwsome more light on budget issues in my future articles.
Till then, happy reading....
Copyright Shrinivas Vaidya
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