Adding Luxury to Your Home Without Expense

Whether you're a new homeowner, an old homeowner, or even a new old homeowner, there are several things you need in order for your house to work. Roof? Check. Front door, back door? Check, check. Couches, TV, and closet space? Check, check, check. These kinds of things are essential. It's hard to have a house without, say, an indoor plumbing system.

While many of these things may quite literally come with the territory, others are things you must purchase. There are the necessities: living room furniture, bedroom furniture, and a kitchen table. Then there are the luxuries: a trampoline for the kids, a hot tub, and marble counters for the bathroom. Though these entities may be on separate ends of the spending spectrum, sometimes it's easy to find luxury in the simpler things, things that will add comfort to your life without adding debt.

A Bigger Bed: Whether you have little kids who crawl into bed with you whenever they have a bad dream or dogs that think your bed is theirs, a bed can hardly ever be too big. If there's one thing most people want while they sleep, it's space. A larger bed can give you that.

Get rid of the double bed you and your spouse, your three-year-old, and your two German Shepherds are sharing. Splurge on a King.

A Separate Freezer: This is the age of Bulk. From shoppers at Costco to patrons of Sam's Club, people buy groceries like a giant meteorite is scheduled to hit Earth any moment. The one problem with buying bulk lies in freezer space.

A lot of food is freezable (bread, chicken, beef), and one tiny freezer compartment isn't going to house it. Instead of trying to force your freezer closed or keeping it shut with duct tape, invest in a separate one you can keep somewhere convenient, such as the basement or garage.

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Marie Jordan is the senior editor for ETO Doors. Someone who changes her mind every five minutes, her house is in a perpetual state of home improvement.

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  • 1 - Scottsdale Luxury Homes

    May 31, 2009 at 7:09 am

    Nice tips to save money on a luxury home. But I guess it depends on everyone's choices and options. Since these things mentioned on the blog are some of the best ways to beautify a luxury home, some people would still opt for the best designs and furniture. Yet if you really can afford such things, then spend. If you want a simple luxury home then follow these tips. Just my two cents.

    Carlene

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