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15 Ways to Ready a Summer Home on the Cheap

So, you bought a vacation home — congratulations! But after saving and scrounging to pull off your dream, it may be that there isn’t much left over for actually furnishing said vacation home and making it, you know, livable. Once you have the nonnegotiables (working plumbing, wiring etc.) taken care of, it’s time to make your place your own. Here are 15 budget-friendly ways (including a few worthy splurges) to get your holiday cottage ready for summer, so you can get busy doing what’s really important: relaxing.
15. Keep your eyes on the view. Still have a long way to go before your summer place feels like the dream getaway you envisioned? Pour yourself a glass of something cold and delicious, head outside and gaze at the view (not at the unfinished kitchen or junked-up living room). Now take a deep breath of that ocean or mountain air. Isn’t this what you dreamed of all along? Focus on all you have already achieved, sit back and enjoy the view.

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