Which room in your home have you spent the most money on?

29 July, 2016

Renovation or decorating projects can be expensive - I'm sure we all know that. But which room in your home did you end up spending the most money on?

Was it expected or a total surprise? Let us know below (and feel free to share images of your projects, too).

Classic hand painted kitchen · More Info

Kitchen

Living room

dining room

bedroom

bathroom

Other - let us know!

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Pamela Langbridge Curtains and Upholstery
Have had to knock walls down to have the kitchen of my dreams
1 August, 2016
Laraine Clarke
We rearranged our interior and moved the kitchen into the dining room, knocked through the hall way straight through to the existing patio and built an extension on it making space for a kitchen, diner, family space. we needed new electrics, water and drainage as well as units and white goods. We love the results, well worth every penny.
2 August, 2016
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Ocean Clarke
It looks like the money spent was worth every penny! I bet you're happy with the results netschwester! Have you got any photos Pamela Langbridge Curtains and Upholstery?
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newmoon12
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When remodelling your house , don't assume where your kitchen is now is the best place.... imagine where you would prefer it to be and put it there!
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2 August, 2016last modified: 2 August, 2016
jules
We have a kitchenlivingdining room, so I should think this is where we will spend the most. So far it has been so, with some very expensive windows. But we're also planning new worktop and stove, both for that room. However, it is an older house so major repairs could beat these fripperies...for example, supposing we need to rebuild the ramshackle conservatory... and our first big expense was 1500ukp to fell a tree (the garden is a room, right?).
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It was all about the lacquered walls in the Dining Room!
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The kitchen and especially kitchen diner is the heart and soul of a house and where friends and family congregate, chat and share food - it is of the utmost importance to spend the amount needed to create a kitchen with quality equipment and a personal yet functional design.
5 August, 2016

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Which room in your home have you spent the most money on?

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