Why does your house need a remodel … really WHY?

You’re thinking about a remodel. You have a budget in mind, a Pinterest board full of perfect tile, and a list of things in your house that just aren’t working. But stop right there. 

Before you hire a contractor or pick out a single fixture, I need you to answer the single most important question you will ask in this entire process:

Why does your house need a remodel?   I mean, does it? Seriously?

Knowing the underlying why, what you are truly trying to achieve in your life, will ultimately control what your remodel costs, how many parts of your house it affects, and everything down to the last tile choice.

It’s the only thing that will keep your remodel on track, keep you going when the planning gets slow or expensive, and help you avoid all the “shoulds” that will make a project unnecessarily stressful and pricey.

Oh AND without sticking to your why, you’re much more likely to take on a remodel that ends up damaging your home’s mid-century character!

So let’s talk about how to get under the surface of your remodeling why …

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An Architect’s Remodeling Regrets

< 1 min readThis week, I share some of my biggest remodeling regrets and lessons learned from my own mid-century home. Biggest take away? Make small, low-risk updates first and then be sure to create a Masterplan for a remodel you’ll love without the regret.

We all have remodeling regrets.

Yep, even mid-century loving architects like me. And some of my personal regrets helped shape the Mid-Century Masterplan method I now use to help homeowners like you. But it can feel lonely when you’ve made a choice you don’t love.

So this week I decided to get personal and share some of my biggest mistakes in my own home, hoping you’ll feel some solace if you’ve made a mistake. And if you haven’t, you can learn from mine and avoid making the same ones!

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