Home renovations and extensions can make a difference

You can make amazing changes to your home with a bit of decorating. There is one underlying piece of advice that is essential and that is to enter into the project with an open mind. If you remain hidebound it will be a difficult process and you can end up with a mishmash of décor that will not be pleasing.                                                                                                  

This section will begin with the decorating steps necessary for home renovations and extensions for a beautiful home:

1. Choose your color scheme. This does not mean pick an elaborate set of paint chips, wallpaper samples, and fabric swatches but you can collect these if you like. At some point you will need to choose a paint color. However, to begin all you need is a concept of the colors you want. Do you want pastels? Primary colors? Earth tones? Play around with these ideas. You have some tasks to complete before you make the final choice.                                                                                                     

2. Set out a path to follow so that you do not get distracted in the process. Pick the first room you want to deal with and the last room you want to deal with. There are two tasks that encompass the entire house and it is best to follow the same route in carrying out these tasks. You can either sketch out a map of the house or list the rooms on a checklist. As you move through the house, you simply check off the rooms as they are completed for each of these tasks.                                                                                                    

3. Clear the trash. This is the first task. Take your map or checklist and go into the first room. Choose a spot in that room and start there and move counterclockwise through the room until this job is done and you are back at the beginning spot. Literally clear the trash. If there are stacks of papers, don’t stop to sort through them now. Place them in a box in the center of the room. If there are stray items that do not belong in that room, place them in another box in the center of the room. That is the easy part.                                                                                                          

4. Assess each piece of furniture and accessory in the room. Before deciding on home renovation and extension, think: Does it need to be repaired? If so, can you repair it? Will you repair it? Or should you simply put it out to be hauled away or donate it to someone who has the time, talent and inclination to repair it?