Everyone has their dream home but because the expense often outweighs the reality, we work with what we have and remodel piece by piece. Even with this more frugal approach, it can be costly; therefore, the list below is an inspirational group of visionaries that have taken their remodeling into their own hands, showing us how to save a buck in the process.
(We thought we’d change things up a bit today and present some home renovations you might not be doing in the near future. )
1. Adding Additional Rooms
If you’re looking to add an extra bedroom or two to accommodate your growing kin (or some imposing houseguests), you might want to look to this subtle home expansion as an example. Without knocking out a single wall, this crafty architect has expanded their homestead and proved that seven mobile homes are truly better than one.
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2. Country Style Front Porch
Adding a custom crafted front deck to your home can add a wonderful aesthetic appeal but it can also cost thousands of dollars when all is said and done. If the expense isn’t in your budget, simply go to your local scrap yard and find the best piece of plywood available to you. By laying it down where a deck would have gone, you’ll achieve identical results at a fraction of the price. No one will know the difference.
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3. Pimping the Patio
If you’ve done all you can to upgrade the interior of your home, you may want to turn your attention to your patio – with some very simple additions, it can be the recreational talk of the town. Try installing a swimming pool, a state of the art BBQ grill or even something as simple as a classic porch swing for those sultry summer nights.
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4. Synthetic Siding
Upgrading the siding on your home is a relatively quick and inexpensive way to give your home a dramatic facelift. Especially with older homes, when the original wood starts to weather, you may want to transition into a more durable synthetic material such as vinyl siding or tin license plates.
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These are cool. Some of these are just genius and probably not the situation you would assume just by a quick picture.
Hey, you can’t fault their creativity.
True, I like the license plate house, that’s cool
I love the hot water one! That’s genius!
I love #5, how he got up there with that crutch….
I was wondering the exact thing with the addition, How did he get down off there with a crutch???
I was wondering if the crutch wasn’t a result of the balcony!
the crutch is to ward off beer thieves
lol bit funny but unique home ideas
#1 is a stage set and #9 is a root cellar.
The rest are hilarious.
Superb. That ‘flat screen’ TV is just brilliant!
Hanging out in an old school bus would be so awesome.
That’s not a bonus room, it’s a bomb shelter…..
love the swimming pool… good idea..
lol XD The TV in the wall isn’t that redneck. There are so many people that do that. In upscale homes.
Sometimes people are really strange …..
Greetings
Based on 1 and 8 there must be rednecks in Europe.
we are also working on several economic low cost houses, using rice husk panels
for overseas market. your house is really interesting.
yeah great pool!
Wow, just a big wow for such a nice collection, specially that bus stop is the coolest of all..
Great! Rednecks in action!
My friends and I do the truck pool idea all the time during the summer months in the back of the El Camino. Awesome fun
Cheers!
When I read your comment, my brain made me say “…in the back of the El Camino” in a mellifluous Southern accent.
Cool ideas… I really envy people who dared to do that and who are living this extraordinary life such as people who made the caravan building… Great Hob guys!!! Keep going
haha oh my. I love all of these. I’m working on my house remodel and stumbling upon this definitely made me chuckle. What lovely remodels!