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Top Tips to Make Your Next Home Renovation Project a Success

Curated by Aline Chahine | 
December 10, 2020
| Est. Reading: 2 minutes

Home renovation projects can be notoriously difficult to get right, with there being an almost endless number of challenges that homeowners may need to overcome to reach success. However, if you are planning your next remodeling project, there are certain steps that you can take to make sure that it goes smoothly, and this article covers many of them. 

1. Don’t Forget the Outdoors

Although the inside of your home is where you will be spending the majority of your time, you should make sure that you do not forget the outdoors. The front and back yard of your home, as well as your home’s exterior can make an impression, and can help to make your home complete. However, to carry exterior renovations out to a high standard, you will need to spend out on the right landscape materials, with the experts at Arbour Landscape Solutions can provide for you and the landscaping firm that carries out your renovations. 

2. Finish the Basics First 

Although the little extras might be the most exciting part of your renovations, and the element that you have considered the most, it is important that you can finish the basics first. For instance, you should replace your flooring, your paintwork, and your appliances before you start to think of luxuries such as new soft furnishings and extravagant furniture. This will ensure that you can stick to your budget and that you do not get carried away with your project. 

When you are renovating your home, it can be easy to sway toward the current trends in interior design. However, these trends will soon fall out of fashion and leave your home behind the times. Therefore, you should have your own vision for your property and stick to it, and this will make sure that even if trends change, you will still be in love with your home and your decor. 

4. Make Sure You Can Grow Into Your Home

What works for your family now may not work in the future. This means that it is important that you can grow into your home, thinking about what you will need in the future as well as the facilities that you will need now. For instance, this may influence what you convert certain rooms into, or whether you choose to extend or not. This will enable your family to be happy with your home both now and in the future. 

5. Think Minimalism 

When most people consider renovating their home, they start to think about luxuries and end up investing in much more furniture than they need. This can make your home feel cluttered and cramped. If this is the case, you should put the showroom leaflets down, and consider opting for minimalism by choosing only a few simple pieces for your home that are both practical and stylish. You should also make sure that you keep your walls clear and that you have space to use your walls for mirrors—which can let in light—and storage. 

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