subject: A Remodeled House is a House With Life [print this page] If you have been living in a house for a long time, chances are that you may be feeling bored with the current look of your home. You may already do not like much the inside looking as the exterior facade. This may be possible for various reasons, such as some family members are gone and this causes what is known as empty nest syndrome, or simply want to update the way your house looks and feels. Some changes require only painting and decorating, while others require structural changes. These are all good reasons that surely will motivate you to undertake the project of remodeling the house.
However, when directly addressed the home remodeling issue, many homeowners are confused about which projects should or should not be assumed. For example, there are homeowners who feel completely lost because the house requires multiple repairs, so that the home remodeling projects can be too big to tackle all at once. Then the question pops up in your mind: How should I prioritize the changes I want to do during the renovation of my house? Once homeowners are able to answer that question then and only then are able to make big changes and finally get the changes they wanted to see. Here are some ideas on how they should remodel their home with the recommendations stated in priority order
1. Kitchen
Believe it or not, the kitchen is actually an extra room in the house, where many people decide to start first. In fact, the value of a home increases sharply only with kitchen remodeling. In other words, if you decide to sell your house, the kitchen is the place that increases the value of the property after renovation. Consider an extension by the collapse of one or two walls, which will make your kitchen bigger, friendly and efficient. You may also include the installation of new cabinets in order to modernize and increase storage space. However, if you do not want to make the kitchen bigger, then you can simply replace the floor tiles, the ceiling and kitchen cabinet doors. You should also consider adding new curtains and painting to the walls and windows.
2. Basement
Basement is the second place of your house that you should take into consideration when remodeling. In fact, there are several issues to consider before remodeling the basement, but most of all depends on whether your house has a finished basement. If your house has an unfinished basement, then its value will increase greatly in case you decide to finish it. Some ideas for the basement can be like adding a small recreation room, leaving space for a specific storage room and adding shelves to maximize storage space. Some people include in the designing of the basement the addition of one bedroom or two, especially for those times when you receive unexpected guests. 3. Bedrooms
There are all sorts of ways to remodel the rooms in your house if you want to take it on a project. For example, you could completely change the shape of the rooms so that two rooms share the same bathroom. Some people often change the master bedroom, making it larger. Also you may remodel the master bedroom with the addition of a walk in closet and large bath jacuzzi room for intimate evenings and relax. This might include the installation of lamps and lights with the brightness controlled by trimmer switches. When talking about remodeling the rooms, the possibilities are limitless, as the creativity is endless.
4. Bathrooms
It was mentioned above the addition of a large bathroom to the master bedroom. Now if you want to remodel a bathroom that already exists such as the family bathroom, then there are endless ways this can be done. The most important rule to remember, however, is that you want the project under budget control and this is easy because the price of the bathroom pieces increases with quality of the porcelain and chrome. However you can get very good deals in the shops specialize in this field. It is recommended to replace wall and floor tiles, bathroom cabinet, mirror and lamps. You should consider on adding an automatic towel warmer and replace the keys of arrest and it is also advisable that you replace the blades of the ceiling or apply one coat of paint. All these arrangements will beautify your bathroom and help increase the value of your home. These are just some of the creative ways that you can decide to remodel some areas in your house. The kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms are not only great for remodeling projects but will help to add value and that change you always wanted to give to your home. With all this work done your house will look more beautiful and you will feel with joy that a house remodeled is a house with life.
