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                      Penina Petersen by Penina Petersen
                      July 3, 2018
                      in Renovation Tips, Rooms in the Home
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                      How to save big on your renovation, homewares & furniture now

                      Pastel bedroom with contemporary artworks and stylish furniture

                      If you are an avid reader of my blog, you’ll know I’ve been in the throws of a major home renovation this year. And OMG, hubby and I have made some amazing savings on this project. Today, I’m giving you the inside scoop on how we’ve saved $50,000+ just by hanging out on Gumtree regularly!

                      My home is a large rectangle single story property. It was important that we shaved off costs at every stage of this renovation since we were also funding it out of our wages.

                      Read on to discover my secret tips for making amazing savings on home improvements and why I’ve been literally ‘living on Gumtree’ for the past year!


                      Firstly, here are my big important tips:

                      1. Never overcapitalise
                      2. Commit to never paying full price
                      3. Never shop for ‘convenience’ (I.e Its just so easy to pop up into a local store to buy something – but it’ll will definitely cost you more)
                      4. Never be in a hurry – be patient and you’ll save thousands
                      5. It actually helps to not have enough money – because you will be forced to look for bargains

                      Here’s a tally of the total savings I’m about to show you:

                      1. Blinds for my entire home: Total savings: $5515
                      2. Furniture and homewares: Total savings: $2000
                      3. Cheapest kitchen ever! Total savings: $11,090
                      4. Desks: Total savings: $500
                      5. 2nd Kitchen (Kitchenette) – Total Savings – $2494
                      6. Flooring – Total savings – $7750
                      7. Painting, plastering, building and electrical work: Total savings – $13,200
                      8. Bathroom Makeover: Total savings – $5,600
                      9. Doors – Total savings: $2,700

                      Total savings to date: $50,849 and there’s more…

                      Watch this space as my home renovation continues…


                      See how it all adds up? These savings are amazing and magical!

                      How to save big on renovations, homewares & furniture right now


                      Furniture – Total Savings $2000

                      1. I needed 2 x sofas for 2 x living areas in my home: RRP approx $1000 each
                      2. My price: FREE – both from Gumtree’s FREE section and both in excellent condition

                      Saving: $2000


                      Blinds for my entire home: Total savings $5515

                      7 blockout-style blinds in the living and kitchen area of our home

                      1. Quote from Spotlight: $4,900

                      What I got them for and how:

                      We have an interior designer friend. In exchange for painting her fence (my hubby is a painter), she asked one of her ‘window dressing contacts’ to give us our blinds at cost. The quote from Spotlight was close to $5000. I got them for just $1600.

                      Saving: $3300

                      10 white wooden venetian blinds for bedrooms and other areas in the home

                      1. Price at Bunnings for just one blind 1800mm x 2100mm drop = $251
                      2. Total Price at Bunnings for 10 white venetian blinds = $2510
                      Image Source: www.tradeblinds.co.uk

                      What I got them for and how:

                      I know of a local tip with a super cheap thrift store attached to it. It is in quite a rich area so there are always great bargains at awesome prices. I picked up:

                      1. 3 x gorgeous wide wooden white venetian blinds for $5 each! (Brand new still in the box!)

                      Then I was patient (very important!) and visited Gumtree daily and searched for blinds. It took me about a week but then voila! A nice lady in South Yarra was getting rid of 23 blinds in beautiful condition for just $50 each. Not only were they great – they were also the exact length of 2500mm (which I couldn’t find at Bunnings) and the exact width. I bargained with her and got them for $40 each. So in the end I got 7 blinds for the price of one – had I purchased locally in store.

                      Total cost was: $280.

                      The moral of this story:

                      1. Be prepared to inconvenience yourself to grab bargains!
                      2. Convenience costs money

                      Tip: What to do if you can’t pick up something you found on Gumtree

                      If you don’t have a handy hubby like me with a van, you could always hire someone on Airtasker. My friend just picked up a piano from my house and moved it for just $65 using two guys and a truck from Airtasker. Weigh up the cost of your time and petrol. Many Airtaskers are traveling your way anyway – hence why moving something from one destination to the next can be so cheap.

                      Saving: $2,215


                      Cheapest kitchen ever! Total savings: $11,090

                      What I like about Gumtree is that not only are people giving stuff away (for cheap) and even FREE – there are also businesses who advertise on the pages you might be visiting. These are actually quite handy because if you don’t find what you are looking for, you can redirect to some of the ads and bargains on offer elsewhere. This is how I organised my cheapest kitchen ever – and believe me – it’s lovely!

                      Image Source: Pinterest.com

                      Kitchen cabinets

                      People say that Ikea is a great place to get kitchens, but as you know I like to shop around. I only needed two large base cabinets (white high gloss) and one set of drawers for my kitchen. I had set myself the challenge of getting my kitchen for $1500.

                      And you do know how much I love a challenge 🙂

                      So here’s what happened:

                      While looking on Gumtree for kitchens (they do go fast so you have to be quick and visit regularly) –  I spotted an advert for cheap kitchens by a supplier close to where I live. After following this information I managed to do this:

                      1. Beat the Ikea quote of $1450 (Note :They sting you on fittings and I wasn’t that happy with the quality etc)
                      2. Got my very high quality, high gloss cabinets for $750 from a local warehouse in Clayton.

                      Tip: Many of the cheaper factory suppliers advertise on Gumtree so well worth a look.

                      Overhead & island bench cabinets

                      We ditched overhead cabinets for shelving above our bench, sink and oven etc. We also decided on a very large pantry and floating island bench – so we didn’t have to put cabinetry under the island bench.

                      1. Cost for overhead cabinets & under island bench cabinets: Approx: $2500 (see pantry for savings from this)
                      2. Cost for a shelf: Approx: $200

                      Saving: $3400

                      Kitchen benchtop

                      While shopping on Gumtree I then shopped around for a benchtop. We found a Caesarstone bench for just $200! (Which retails at $3000 new). We grabbed it but then it turned out we couldn’t use it on our project. So we resold it on Gumtree for more and then after following a Masters advert – picked up a reasonably priced laminate bench to suit our needs. I found Masters offered great quality (made in Germany not China) bench tops at very affordable prices. After looking at Ikea’s one’s, the Masters ones looked as if they’d last the test of time.

                      1. Cost at Ikea for a custom benchtop $165 per metre x 3 = $495
                      2. Cost at Masters for their profile bench top (same) = $253

                      Saving: $242

                      Kitchen sink

                      OK. Kitchen sinks cost a fortune and you really do have to shop around. I shopped around on Gumtree and ended up clicking on one of their eBay adverts for sinks. We picked up a beautiful square-edge double sink for just $170.

                      1. Cost of a double sink RRP: $439
                      2. Cost on eBay after finding the ad on Gumtree: $170

                      Saving: $269

                      Oven

                      1. RRP for a standard 900mm oven at Good Guys: $1699.00
                      2. I scored a 900mm oven from a restaurant in my area (a spare they weren’t using) for just $200!!

                      Saving: $1499

                      The glass rangehood

                      1. RRP for standard glass rangehood at $499 and upwards! (900mm)
                      2. I scored our rangehood from a son helping his Dad liquidate a kitchen business. It was brand new at just $150!!! (Gumtree)

                      Saving: $350

                      The Pantry

                      Here’s the point: Cabinetry is expensive but doors aren’t so much. It is the doors that make a cabinet look glossy and nice.

                      1. RRP for 4 x large pantries in high gloss: 4 x $215 = $860
                      2. We pulled out 4 x tall cupboards with shelves from a bedroom renovation at 50mm wide  x 1800mm high each

                      Here’s what we’ll do:

                      1. Hubby will place a 10mm strip down each cupboard to make up the width
                      2. We’ll purchase 4 x high gloss pantry doors from Ikea for $65 each at a total of $260

                      Total cost of our very large and impressive pantry: $260

                      Saving $600

                      The super stylish island bench

                      Kitchen are a place for creativity and making a statement and with creativity in mind, you can make massive savings.

                      We’re creating the following:

                      1. A large feast table (40mm thick) for at least 10 people that is 1200mm wide and about 2000mm long RRP: Custom $3000 (Conservative)
                      2. On top of that we’re creating a second bench for prepping on and entertaining from (more narrow but functional) RRP: $1500 (Conservative!)

                      Here was this year’s amazing find!

                      1. FREE off Gumtree – someone was giving away stylish bedheads! But they were 40mm thick, a beautiful scandinavian finish and there were lots of them!
                      2. For the cost of a steel frame and my hubby’s labour to cut them to size – will create an amazing look in our kitchen for just…drum.. roll…roll….I got this done for about $300!!!

                      Total savings: $4,700


                      Desks: Total savings – $500

                      1. Desks RRP: $100 each
                      2. We’re using the end pieces (of the bedhead score above) to create at least 6 floating workspaces in the home. We’ll need some brackets for about $100.

                      Total savings: $500

                      Image Source:www.veramesmer.com

                      2nd Kitchen (Kitchenette) – Total savings – $2494

                      We wanted to put in a 2nd Kitchen in our home (a kitchenette) but didn’t want to pay a cent for it. So – great news – we got it for FREE on Gumtree. I love Gumtree’s FREE section and read on to discover what fantastic bargains I’ve scored this year on FREE stuff. You’d be amazed at what people will throw away.

                      1. Cost of a basic laminate 2nd kitchen from Ikea (2 cabinets + 1 set of drawers) $1200
                      2. Cost of a standard bencthtop (black – not custom) from Ikea: $170
                      3. Cost a standard double sink: $265 (not the square kind)
                      4. Double pantry RRP: $239
                      5. Freestanding fridge RRP: $599
                      6. Microwave new RRP: $120

                      Total cost if I was to buy the kitchen retail: $2593

                      Here’s what I got the above for:

                      1. Kitchen cabinets + benchtop + wall oven + gas hotplate – all FREE – from a Russian guy on Gumtree
                      2. Double sink: $30 from my local tip store
                      3. Double pantry $20 from my local tip store
                      4. Fridge – We pulled an oldie but goodie fridge out of the shed!
                      5. Compact Microwave at Target: $49 (Using Google shopping search)

                      Total cost I did it for: $99

                      Total savings: $2494


                      Flooring: Total savings – $7750

                      Floor polishing

                      OK. We got a good reference from a neighbour but we had a bit of a floor disaster with our floors being stained Black Japan. We managed to get the job completed and fixed up for just $2000, which was OK. We saved about $2000 on the floors using this cheaper tradie and recommendation from a friend.

                      Saving: $2000

                      Image Source: Pinterest.com

                      Carpeting

                      1. RRP for 120 square metres of carpet was: $3600
                      2. We spent $500 on Gumtree to purchase carpet squares at just $1 each. Purchased from an office renovation Melbourne. The guy selling them wasn’t fussed on price as it was his workplace and they were just getting rid of them. We purchased carpet glue for an extra $120 from McMats (also found on Gumtree!) and laid the carpet ourselves. We got the whole family helping. We carpeted 7 large rooms and a large living room for that! Yeah, we’ve all been working very hard on the weekends!

                      Saving: $3100

                      Image Source: Feltex.com

                      Designer vinyl flooring

                      Since we didn’t want to overcapitalise we put faux designer vinyl on the floors in our 2nd Kitchen and bathroom. My hubby laid the vinyl himself.

                      1. Cost for tiling $3000 (Approx)
                      2. Cost for faux designer vinyl – $350 – Found a link while searching Gumtree to the vinyl on eBay. We got the grey color that had a tinge of pink in it and it goes with everything!
                      Image Source: eBay

                      Saving: $2650

                      Total savings: $7750


                      Painting, plastering, building and electrical work: Total savings – $13,200

                      OK. We have tradie friends and are able to reap the benefits of that. My hubby and his friends trade with eachother and pay reduced rates. So here’s the kind of savings we’re making by getting friends to help out and vice versa.

                      1. Painting – My hubby is a painter so he’s saved us thousands by painting our place on weekends off. We’ve saved about $10,000 with hubby painting all the rooms himself.
                      2. Plastering – We had some plastering done by a friend over about 3 days for $35 per hour @ approximately 10 days = $3500. We got the reduced rate because my hubby painted our friends house a few years earlier for about $25 per hour. So it was a nice contra. It would have cost us about $4800 for the same job at $60 per hour. So we saved: $1300 on square setting our entire house (except bedrooms) to give it a more modern feel in living areas and the hall.
                      3. Building – We’ve done some minor internal building over the past three years. Putting some doors and adding a few features. Cost: $1120 for 4 days at $280 a day. Cost would have been $1920 – so we saved $800 at a normal builder rate of $60 per hour.
                      Image Source: Hotfrog.com.au

                      Total savings: $12,100


                      Bathroom makeover: Total savings – $5,600

                      The cost to renovate an average bathroom in Australia is $8,300. But alas! There’s a cheaper way!

                      We decided to simply give our bathroom a makeover. And here’s what we did:

                      1. Removed the old towel racks. Replaced with new ones. Bunnings – $30 each.
                      2. Kept the vanity – it was quite nice anyway but moved it to a better spot + $80 plumber
                      3. Painted the old ugly green tiles white using a secret painting trick from my hubby – Paint $150
                      4. Installed a new showerhead and taps $30
                      5. Added a new trendy shower curtain
                      6. Painted the bathroom generally
                      7. Added our designer faux vinyl as mentioned above (under flooring)
                      8. Added a modern and trendy looking bathroom Ikea cabinet (found in hard rubbish FREE!)
                      9. Added a modern mirror on sale at Ikea for $19.00
                      10. Kept the bath – still in good condition

                      Total cost of average new bathroom: $8300

                      What we spent (excluding vinyl mentioned above): $279

                      Image Source: Pinterest.com

                      Total savings: $5,600


                      Doors: Total savings – $2,700

                      We’ve also saved a stack of money no doors this year using Gumtree (total RRP: $4500)

                      1. Cost for a 1200 wide door & Jam RRP: (Est: $900)
                      2. Cost for a 3600 sliding glass door: RRP $3600
                      3. Internal doors: Don’t buy secondhand – you’ll spend too much fixing them up. (Tip from hubby!)
                      Image Source: Parkavenuewindows.com

                      Here’s what we did (total spend: $1800)

                      1. We paid for the door and Jam: $600 (after clicking on an advert on Gumtree to eBay)
                      2. We paid $1200 for one on Gumtree that was being pulled off a building site (brand new). They’d ordered the wrong door.

                      Total savings: $2700

                      Image Source:forum.homeone.com.au

                      Woah! It was exhausting recording this story.

                      If you are also renovating, you’ll know how tiring a renovation can be. Ours has been made much easier with all those savings. Thanks Gumtree!

                      Have you scored any fab items from sites like Gumtree? Leave your comments on Facebook. Hope you make some fantastic savings this year on renovations, homewares and furniture! 

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