Elegant Simplicity
Elegant Simplicity
If you are thinking of renovating your bathroom or your kitchen in your new home… please stop.
Before you start picking out the tub and tiles and tearing down the cabinets, take some time and think long and hard about what you are about to do.
Don’t get caught up in the rush of renovating that you end up making short-term decisions and miss out on better options for your family.
They make it look so simple, but renovating to add value to your home is more complicated than DIY home renovation shows would have you believe. There is also a great deal more design, planning and money involved — so you want to make sure that you are investing your money into renovations that will eventually see returns.
The question is, how do you know you are investing in the right improvements?
When looking for a home, a lot of house hunters are considering the idea of purchasing an older home.
There are many reasons to get a house with a lot of history. For example, older homes tend to have sturdier construction, handcrafted sections, as well as a classy old world charm.
However, there are also some factors that house purchasers should be wary of. These structures can come with their own set of problems that potential buyers should expect.
Here are the top items that many people fail to consider when buying an old house.
The Internet is teeming with resources on how you can design a beautiful and functional home. These days, Google is your friend if you want to find some home renovation inspiration.
But where do you begin? Scouring through millions of search results can be time-consuming, so here’s my curated list of home design websites and apps to help you renovate your home:
House building is no mean feat. Every home owner who has ever attempted to build his or her from scratch has gone through quite an ordeal – from choosing the right home designer to hiring a trustworthy builder to choosing the right paint colour.
Designing and constructing a home is a complex and long-term project. There are plenty of lessons to be learnt. I could talk for days about them from the perspective of a professional home designer. But as a present or future home owner, you might like to hear from another group of experts – home owners who have just completed their own homes.
Here are some helpful house building lessons learned by happy new Australian home owners who have kindly shared some of their key tips and tricks with us all.
Every home needs a touch-up every now and then to keep it fresh, functional and comfortable to live in. There comes a time when too many touch-ups end up in a chaos. Hopefully before it comes to that you decide on a home renovation PLAN.
There are so many different parts of a house that you can change. Here are the top five home elements that I think deserve priority consideration in any serious home renovation plan.
Most homeowners think of adding an extra space to their house at some point in their lives. It could be because of a variety of reasons – your growing family needs more space, you want to create a home office, or you just want an extra room for guests.
The go-to solution would be to add a second storey to their house in order to potentially double the living space without having to create a separate structure all together. But a second storey addition takes a lot of time and resources to build which is why you must be sure that you actually need it before you start calling your home designer.
Here are 7 tell-tale signs that can tell you if you need a second storey.
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Old houses have a lot of character and charm that you just can’t get from a newly constructed home. With some renovation here and there, you can have a nice, functional abode for you and your family.
Home renovation can’t be that hard, right? Well, it depends. Sometimes, home buyers get so excited with the idea of owning a charming old house that they can jazz up that they fail to take into account the extent of renovation they have to do. Before they know it, homeowners are suddenly faced with a multitude of renovation dilemmas when it comes to making their old house good as new.
Here are the four biggest problem areas homeowners have to deal with when renovating an old house:
