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Remodel Project Vision/Planning

• Create a wants & needs chart
• Look at friends' remodeling projects and at showrooms to see combinations of cabinets, counters, etc.
• Take pictures. Look through books and magazines for ideas.
• Think about what you like, and whether it could work in your home with your budget.
• You may or may not be good at visualizing what your project will look like. It’s hard! If you have architectural drawings or 3-d or elevation drawings, It can help.
• You can always start by sketching your ideas on graph paper – what you want where, etc. but you’ll probably need an architect and/or engineer if: it’s a large project or you are moving walls or windows, impacting the structure. You can still call & meet with contractors before hiring an architect because they may be able to design for you and they already have relationships with architects & engineers.

De-clutter Before Remodeling

There are countless websites and television shows on organizing and de-cluttering. The best thing about all these resources is that they all have a similar process: Sort everything into Keep, Give Away, or Toss. Try to let go.......think about the space all your "stuff" takes up. De-cluttering is a great way to take back control of your home.