15 Ways to Ready a Summer Home on the Cheap

Set up a comfy getaway where stress goes down the drain, without sending wads of cash along with it

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.