Managing the budget
Budget is probably the main factor in dictating what is
going to happen and when.
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If money is not a problem then you can tackle a
project all at once and all you need to worry about is
actually planning the project.
If budget is a factor though then it dictates quality and
time scale.
You will need a short term plan and a long term plan. This
prevents wasting money.
You start with the final vision and then map out the way
there, purchase by purchase step by step. See changing rooms |
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If you don’t have the final version in mind in some all be it
hazy but overall form, then it is all to easy to compromise on
the colour of the carpet say, to make it work with the rest of
the existing room, but then when the sofa is next to go, the new
one which was the one you had in mind all along, doesn’t work
with the carpet. Why ? Because you compromised the long
term plan.
So you have to keep the end in sight.
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Its not as hard as it sounds. If you work out
the rate at which you can afford to to do what, then you can
see a way to it.
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Be imaginative in coming up with cheap solutions to
problems.
Why don’t you try stenciling or other applied
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Don’t make compulsive buys.
Always carry your samples around with you and be patient.
The
Remit | The Look |
Planning |
Measuring |
Managing the Project |
Managing the Contractors
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