youUnsellable House Stars Lindsay Lamb and Leslie Davis are on a roll: The actresses, twin sisters and real estate agents, recently won season five. Rock the BlockCast House Hunters: All Starswe're gearing up for the fifth season of our HGTV series, and we've also just launched our podcast. Twinwin No Filtergives us a behind-the-scenes look into their busy lives. After renovating many homes over the years, the duo has learned some key ways to save money on renovations that anyone can follow. From refreshing your cabinets with new doors to finding materials in unexpected places, check out their top tips below.
Reusing cabinets
The duo say that reusing cabinets and some appliances is one of the biggest cost-saving ways to remodel a kitchen: “You can paint the cabinets and replace the hardware,” they say. House Beautiful“If painting alone doesn't produce a satisfactory result, you can save a lot of money by simply replacing the doors with a new style and leaving the cabinet body intact.”
Getting leftover ingredients
Another option for new or remodeled kitchens is to ask your cabinet installer for leftover boxes. This way, you can design a fresh kitchen for a fraction of the cost of custom items. “If you're installing colored cabinets, ask your cabinet installer to use leftover cabinet boxes on a job that fits your space and layout. That way, you can mix and match boxes and keep the price down by not having to order a new set to match exactly,” says Lamb.
This method means that when Lamb and Davis install their kitchens, they typically end up finishing the boxes in white, natural, or even blue. “This is totally fine for us, because we paint the boxes the color we want,” Lamb says. “Often, this is because we're going for a color that's not 'stock' with standard cabinet colors. We paint them a custom color, and no one cares about that.” [be any] Smarter.”
Going to unexpected places
To get quality items cheap, Lamb and Davis recommend buying materials and supplies from junkyards, Habitat for Humanity, and building supply auctions. Old-fashioned buying and selling websites (like Facebook Marketplace, eBay, and AptDeco) are also great places to start. “People are moving all the time and need to sell perfectly fine appliances quickly. Otherwise, you might find yourself with a ton of leftover wood from someone's project that needs to be sold before they move,” they say.
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Kelly Allen: House BeautifulAt , she creates content on design, culture and travel online and in print. She has been part of the team since 2019 and writes feature articles on and. From researching to discovering must-see on-screen works, she is always looking to answer burning questions about pop culture from a design perspective. During her five-year career, she has built a strong network of designers across disciplines and tapped into their valuable expertise. Her background includes honing her reporting skills while working on viral news. delicious And contribute cosmopolitanwhere she covers entertainment coverage. When she's not catching up on all the news and shows, she can be found browsing vintage home stores, attending industry events, and just walking around covering everything.
