Home Interior Design: Track Your Decorating Expenditures

Before starting a decorating project, you should establish a home interior design budget. Print and use the Home Interior Design- Budget Worksheet below to identify and track expenditures.

Project Title: _________________________________________

Category                  Budget Amount       Actual Amount

Furniture

• bedroom           $_______________  $_______________
• living room        $_______________  $_______________
• kitchen             $_______________  $_______________
• bathroom          $_______________  $_______________
• family room       $_______________   $_______________
• dining room       $_______________   $_______________
• other               $_______________  $_______________

Sub-total                 $_______________  $_______________

Services

• electrical         $_______________  $_______________
• carpentry         $_______________  $_______________
• painter            $_______________  $_______________
• paper hanger    $_______________  $_______________
• floor layer        $_______________  $_______________
• other              $_______________  $_______________

Sub-total                $_______________  $_______________

Windows

• draperies        $_______________   $_______________
• valances        $_______________  $_______________
• blinds            $_______________  $_______________
• other             $_______________  $_______________

Sub-total               $_______________  $_______________

Walls

• paint             $_______________  $_______________
• artwork         $_______________  $_______________
• wallpaper       $_______________  $_______________
• other            $_______________  $_______________

Sub-total               $_______________  $_______________

Floors

• area rugs        $_______________  $_______________
• tile                $_______________  $_______________
• hardwood       $_______________  $_______________
• carpeting       $_______________  $_______________
• other             $_______________  $_______________

Sub-total               $_______________  $_______________

Accessories

• linens             $_______________  $_______________
• display items   $_______________  $_______________
• other             $_______________  $_______________

Sub-total               $_______________  $_______________

Lighting

• table lamps     $_______________  $_______________
• floor lamps      $_______________  $_______________
• chandeliers     $_______________  $_______________
• ceiling lighting  $_______________  $_______________
• other             $_______________  $_______________

Sub-total               $_______________  $_______________

Supplies

• tools             $_______________  $_______________
• paint brushes  $_______________  $_______________
• other             $_______________  $_______________

Sub-total               $_______________  $_______________

Total                    $_______________  $_______________

+Contingency(10%) $_______________

Grand Total           $_______________  $_______________

I hope this home interior design budget worksheet will be helpful to you.

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