Homebuilding & Renovating

The bespoke look ON A BUDGET

No matter how much money you have to spend on your home improvements, it is always nice to feel you are getting the best value for money. It is fair to say that most of us want our homes to look individual, thoughtfully-designed and to carry with them an air of quality. Contrary to popular belief, a bespoke look, that is to say one that has been designed specifically for the house in question as opposed to one brought flat-packed off the shelf, need not cost the earth. There have been many occasions where the Homebuilding & Renovating team have let out impressed gasps on learning the cost of a kitchen that looked like it cost many thousands more, for example.

Here is a round up of some of the best ideas out there when it comes to creating a bespoke look in your home —

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