New Year’s Resolution: Renovate the House

From Margaret on January 5th, 2011 in General Remodel

With the New Year rolling in and offering a fresh start, you may have resolutions on your mind—including improving your living space. While honing your waterskiing skills may be something that can wait until summer, now is the time to think about home remodeling projects. In fact, winter is the best time of year to plan your improvements.

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Because the best renovation work typically gets completed in the spring, now is the time to think ahead and plan your strategy. Talk to an architect to get down on paper the ideas that have been floating in your head. Work together to concretely plan what you’re wanting and what works for your specific lifestyle.

Keep in mind that the best renovations are the most personalized. Gather pictures and notes to help articulate your ideas—and look through online databases like our remodeling photo gallery, for inspiration. Let yourself fully brainstorm in this incubation stage before you are ready to break ground in the spring.

Next, contact a contractor. Look through our own extensive contractor offerings. The best contractors usually get booked in January, so look now to acquire the professional resources that will help you achieve the changes of your dreams. Then you will be happily renovated, and able to focus on other things—like perfecting that water ski slalom.

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Photo Credit: Jeremy Levine Design & Jason Ippolito via Flickr CC

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About the Author:

Margaret Everton
I ran a design boutique in Beverly Hills before designing and consulting about children’s spaces privately. I also consult and write often about efficient living and green design. In this web-wide world of design, I offer virtual consulting and design packages, and love to help create successful spaces. I believe that a deliberate environment increases the happiness of families and individuals—deliberate in style and aesthetics as well as functionality. The oldest of six children, and a parent of two, I have also personally seen how good design matters. In the hustle of daily life, sometimes the greatest parental tool is a calm atmosphere in which to unwind and engage with each other.