Often times we decide to hire professionals for each job that needs to be done in our homes and there is, of course, nothing wrong with that. However, saving money is an issue we face these days and it is just as important. So, is there a way to have our homes look pretty without hiring professionals? Can we achieve the “magazine look” we all want on our own or we must have the professional help of experienced personnel for everything?
Here are some tips on how to design, manufacture and improve your Self-Made kitchen entirely on your own.
Designing the kitchen
Many ways of making the design exist. You can draw it, you can simply sketch it, or only have it in your mind. What I recommend, however, is to use design software to have the job done properly. Of course, doing it all on the computer means paying for software, spending time learning that software, etc. At the end of the day, all these efforts will pay off in making only one kitchen, and then they will not be useful anymore. So, use Google SketchUp. This is free software from Google that helps a lot and gives a wonderful idea of how your house, rooms, furniture, and kitchen may look. There are many tutorials online which show all the different options and alternatives that the software delivers, so learning the program will also take just some of your time.
Building the kitchen
Two main ways to have your design turned into reality
- Build the whole project on your own. I personally don’t recommend that if you do not have a workshop and the needed tools. Buying all of these, especially with the purpose of building your own kitchen is senseless and too expensive. On top of that, carving wood, cutting stones, fixing cabinets, etc, needs you to have skills that are usually built with years. If you aren’t that skillful and you are completely inexperienced, you’d better take advantage of step two.
- Hiring professional carpenter
It is not very easy to find a trustworthy professional these days but if you go online, check the forums, and make a small consultation with friends, I’m sure you’ll find your man.
The thin moment when having someone doing the project for you is to explain what exactly you want and to check the process constantly to be sure that every single step is being made just the way you want it. Do not hope that the carpenter will get you right away. This won’t happen. You’ll need to explain everything(several times). Show the project and go over it again and again just to be sure that you were properly understood.
Installation
Installing the kitchen cabinets is also quite hard and complicated and as long as it should be done right from the first time, you’d better really on the professionals again. Help from you is not unnecessary. Feel free to learn, to help, and to be fully involved in the installation but doing it entirely on your own is not recommended.
Unexpected
The cleaning after the installation. It takes surprisingly much time, it is hard and tiring, it is complicated and it needs you fully focused, knowing what you’re doing, and prepared. The cleaning can even be dangerous for your health if you are not wearing all the safety equipment that is a must according to the safety organizations – gloves, goggles, and masks. However, if you think that you’ve spent enough time designing and installing the kitchen, for the cleaning procedure you can also hire professionals. The kitchen cleaners in London are experienced and work fast and accurately. They clean commercial kitchens, big house kitchens, apartment kitchens, etc. Hiring one of these means having quality cleaning and fast results.
