From Drab to Fab: 4 Home Makeover Tips for 2018

Your home should always bring you peace and make you feel whole, but this does not always happen. Sometimes, your home needs to grow with you so that you can renew that love for the place you once loved. The following are four tips that may help ensure that your home makeover goes smoothly this year.

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Design with Purpose

Knowing that large chef’s kitchens and screened-in porches are some of the additions most homes are craving in 2018 is good, but what will help ensure that your home makeover is a dream come true is interior home designer. This person is going to help you understand your home and add changes that actually accentuate your home. You do not want to end up with additions that look out of place when they are done.

Schedule Matters

A home makeover is pretty exciting, which is probably why some people concentrate so much on the makeover aspect of it and neglect other aspects. One of the most important things you cannot forget is to schedule this upgrade or remodeling project around your life. Consider taking a vacation or having a second home to go to while this work is being done. This does not mean you should not keep an eye on the changes, but you will not want to be there amongst the noise and dust.

Good Contractor

Your dream is impeccable, and your design is just right, but now you need to make sure you have capable hands to make everything fall in place. It is important that you really pay attention to the contractor that you end up choosing. A contractor like Santoro Home Improvements / Building and Design / Development LLC or someone similar not only has to develop good communication with you but also has to come with enough experience and good recommendations. Try to interview a number of contractors, check credentials, and reviews from real people before settling with one.

Budget Thoughtfully

A remodeling project is meant to be just that, but these jobs can sometimes reveal hidden issues. For example, a person who is remodeling his or her bathroom may find out that the plumbing work needs to be redone to accommodate specific changes. This is just one example but there are others. You want to make sure you have enough cash on the side to cover surprise expenses as you remodel or upgrade your home. You do not want the upgrade to be delayed simply because you did not have enough money to cover a small issue that came up.

Hopefully, some of these points make it easy for you to get your new makeover done without any issues. Talk to your contractor about other little steps you can take to make this as smooth as possible. Be sure to talk about the changes you want with your family because this home belongs to all of you.

Kara Masterson is a freelance writer from West Jordan, Utah. She graduated from the University of Utah and can be found on Facebook and Twitter.

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