If you are not a stranger to home maintenance or developing, you’ll have a fair idea of where most of the money goes. Classically more money is spent on the kitchen than any other room of the house, closely followed by the bathroom. This is due to the fact there are a number of expensive items that are found in both rooms, including work surfaces, units, baths and showers. Also, the quality of the materials used and finish of all items are much more apparent in these rooms whereas in other rooms cheaper products are not so apparent.

Whilst people are a bit strapped for cash however, which rooms are now getting priority? The furniture mega store IKEA have revealed that most people are spending their hard earned cash on living room items. They have said that people are being put off from working on their kitchen and bathrooms by the large costs involved. Waiting until they have the money to do it all properly has been most people’s choice recently when it comes to these rooms. The difference when doing up a living room though is that not everything has to be done at once, it can be worked on over time. Book shelfs, TV stands and coffee table as the biggest sellers, as well as smaller ornamental pieces. Additionally, due to an increase in open plan living style, dining furniture is among the most popular choices.

The rooms that people are choosing to buy most furniture for after the living room is the bedroom. As a large proportion of people lives are spent in the bedroom, this is an obviously choice for a little TLC. Bedside tables sell well according to IKEA, who suggest this is because they are cheap yet useful, and more modern designs can make a room look more contemporary quite quickly. Other popular bedroom furniture includes wardrobes, dressers and chairs

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