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Renovation Preparation: Get Your Home Projects Ready For The New Year

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Your focus right now will probably be enjoying quality time with your family and loved ones over the festive season; there’ll be food to enjoy, gifts to give, and you’ll all have time to reflect on the past year together. If you celebrate Christmas; the decorations will be up in various areas of your home and the whole family will be able to enjoy the twinkly lights and glistening baubles that adorn the space. However, if you’re unhappy or dissatisfied with an area of your home and interior after hanging up the festive decor; it could be time to start planning a renovation project for the new year.

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Making a list (and checking it twice) now will allow you to work out what needs doing, when it can be done, and how much it’s likely to cost. Once you have all the information written down; you’ll be in a better position to seek reputable services, the right materials, and budget for all your expenses ahead. You can figure out how long it could take to save up for your project and decide what parts of the work you’re able to carry out yourselves. Home renovation is an exciting activity, and it’ll put another positive spin on 2018; giving everyone something to look forward to. The following are some ideas, inspiration, and advice for those who are ready to take on the work needed and want to prepare for improving their house in the new year.

 

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Services, Help, And DIY

 

For renovation projects of any size; it’s crucial that you know if you have the skills at home to do certain jobs yourselves, or if you need to seek help, advice, and work form professionals. It’s worth checking out an eBook about home renovation so that you can get a thorough idea and understanding of the work that lies ahead and how you can relate the advice and tips to your own property. If you do decide to hire a team of builders, plumbing and electric services, or any other company that will help you to achieve your dream home; make sure that you research into their past work and reputation. If you feel confident in a business’s skills and abilities, comfortable having them in your home for long periods of time, and think they provide great value for money; you’ll have found the service that’s right for you.

 

Style, Function, And Suitability

 

It’s all very well looking on websites and through magazines at interior style tips and images; however, you need to remember that not everything will suit your lifestyle and family, no matter how pretty it looks. Therefore, it’s a wise choice to start with the function of a space and build the aesthetics from there. You might need more space, storage, or light; these should all provide a starting point. Paint colors and interior accessories should come last; they’ll be a fun and positive way to finish the project, and provide something the whole family can get involved with. With plenty of planning and good decisions; you’ll have your perfect abode so that you’re happier to take the decorations down after next Christmas.

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  1. Adrian at ninjaDIY says

    December 21, 2017 at 10:16 am

    Hey Amy, great post.
    It is true that many of us the only thing we have on our minds at this time of the year it’s the festive holiday to come, family and friends, drinks and food … no one is thinking about spending money with anything else 🙂

    But as soon as the festivities are gone we need to come back to reality and plan what we want to do for that year.

    Home renovations and improvements it’s usualy what everyone want to do and I agree with you that you can look and see what kind of jobs you can do yourself and the best thing to do is to ask a professional to do some of the other jobs that you are not very comfortable to do.

    This way you will avoid to lose time and specially money, because because if you do something, and it’s not good, you already spent some time and money on it and now you’ll have to pay a pro to do it.

    But it’s a good article Amy, thanks for sharing!

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