If you are keen to renovate your home, however your budget is unfeasibly limited, you should not completely abandon your plans for refurbishment. With a little resourceful thinking, some cordless power tools and a few handy guidelines, you will find that you can achieve a good deal while remaining surprisingly cost-effective.

To begin with, you will need to remember that an inexpensive renovation needs to focus on the details. You won't be able, for example, to knock through any walls or construct any elaborate extensions.

Instead of large-scale alterations such as these, turn your attention to smaller things. Repaint the interior of your home in a fresh colour palette. You will be amazed at the difference this can make, and the extent to which you find yourself with a new, clean canvas on which to work.

Replace things like ugly fittings and fixtures. You will find a new set of exciting door handles for your kitchen cabinets will make all the difference to the way the room appears. By the same token, you might consider breathing new life into old furniture by re-upholstering pieces that have become especially battered with age.

In short, it is possible to make plenty of affordable renovations to your home. You will find that, without breaking the bank, you can completely redesign your living space, as long as you keep your attention focused on the details and not trained on larger projects.