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What you need to know before the kitchen renovation
Know the size of your kitchen
Knowing the size of your kitchen will make your renovation plans so much easier. Measuring your kitchen correctly allows you to design a kitchen area that maximize the space that you have available. This is so important for such a high traffic area. Knowing the space that you’re working with also allows you to answer questions like “Can I have an island bench?”, and “How much bench space will fit?”, as well as allowing you to shop around for all your appliances and fixtures with ease.
Know how you will use your kitchen space
Once you know the size of your kitchen, you can define how you’ll use this space. Will it just be used for cooking, or will it be more of a living space? Nowadays, kitchens are becoming much more of a living space, even if the room is quite small. Because of this, you need to really carefully consider how you will combine cooking, activities and dining all into the one space.
Know your budget
Renovating often incurs unexpected costs from little issues here and there. But, the main reason for these expensive surprise costs is because a well-thought out budget has not been defined before starting renovating. So, avoid being surprised and work out your budget before starting. The most important thing is that once you have a budget, stick to it!
Maximise storage
The kitchen is a room that needs storage: pans, cutlery, spices, perhaps even school notices. So to keep this space neat and tidy. Remember that no space is too tiny to be used. There are cupboards designed to help with awkward kitchen corners. Creating storage can also double up as decorative elements such as wooden shelving on the walls.
Nowadays, more and more decorators, kitchen designers, architects, editors say that the kitchen is the heart of the home. And we have to believe it’s true.
Whether small or large, the kitchen is the hub of the home. It is where the meals are created – it fuels the bodies, minds and souls of friends and families all over the world.
Kitchen is where the family congregates. When someone’s cooking, other members of the household help cook, wash or dry the dishes. As we do all these things, we are in effect bonding with the rest of the family with conversations, jokes. Even visitors are now frequently entertained in the kitchen rather than the living room. These days, kitchens are the new living rooms, as more and more home owners install seating areas, flat screen TVs, or even fireplaces in the kitchen.
We all dream of a bathroom that’s a little bigger, a little more practical, a little more luxurious. A larger tub, a rainfall shower head, a marble floor: these are all common dream additions to bathrooms.
You’ll spend a lot of time in your dream bathroom. Each morning and night, every day of most weeks, you’ll see the choices you made. We want all those choices to become good memories.
Good planning is the key to getting it right. As everyone who’s done it will tell you: a bathroom renovation from start to finish takes time and money. That’s a given. But without good planning, there can be a lot of unexpected costs and disruptions along the way.
What you need to know before the Bathroom renovation
Write down a list of what you do not like in a bathroom
Write a list of what you don’t like is a really effective way to arrive at what you do want in your bathroom. Then write another two lists: your must-haves and your desires. After that, it’s a matter of seeing what the budget extends to.
Planning matters
Knowing and understanding the space you have to work with. Measure up key areas before you do your product selections.
Select materials that are easy to clean
“One important consideration that sometimes gets overlooked is: how easy is it to clean? I personally think it’s vital to think about this when you’re selecting materials.” – Tim Leveson, Interior Designer.
Bathroom color are essential
You can make your small bathroom look bigger by selecting a bright colour palette. The white-or-light spectrum serves this purpose best.
If you are working with a large area, you can experiment with any colour palette that you desire. However, ensure that the colours you select work well together while maintaining the feeling of cleanliness and serenity that any bathroom should have. Remember that painting your bathroom ceiling in dark colours can shrink it down and make it look much smaller.
Lighting is key
It is vital to incorporate a functional lighting design that suits the aesthetic of your new bathroom.
One of the best ways to achieve better lighting in the bathroom is by taking advantage of natural light. If possible, consider incorporating large windows into your design. Natural lighting skims around the mirrors and allows people using your bathroom to have accurate representations of skin tone and colour.
A good artificial lighting plan is also vital even if you already have adequate natural light. Layering soft lighting around the vanity and above the head level provides broad-spectrum light while doing away with the unpleasant shadows cast on the face at night time.
Add plants
Plants bring life to any room in the house, and the bathroom is no exception. Consider adding a floor pot of your favourite blooms or a floating shelf of some succulents to give this sterile location some much-needed life.
What you need to know before Blinds shutters choosing
Light and Privacy
Doors and windows open our eyes to a whole new world. But as they do so, we also need to ensure our privacy in the process. It is absolutely up to you whether you want a sombre earthy tone to feel the warmth, or a soft white linen shade which can be rolled up and graduated to let in a whiff of fresh air. If you’re selecting blinds or shades for your bedroom, then you can go for a dark shaded color for a cozy feeling or a sheer nylon or polyester for extra sunlight to seep through your rooms. Awnings are mainly used for outdoor applications and are available in fixed, retractable or sliding screen versions. They are either manually or remote controlled and can be adjusted just to let in the right amount of privacy or sunlight.
Stick to the Right Budget
Depending on the place you’re living in, your furnishing budget changes. Most of the times you may not want to stick to just one kind of fabric or material for the entire house. You might look forward to a cheaper and washable version for your kitchen and a more expensive and flashy one for your living room. Get an estimate for the type of fabric or material needed, so you can skip choosing the same model for all the places or rooms and go for custom designs and fittings to save money.
Type of Home Décor
The type of blinds or shutters you choose also depends on your taste of style. You can go for sleek, conventional décor by choosing PVC, aluminium or cotton blinds. You can even move on to a sober zen style décor or an uber chic contemporary style with sharp, edgy furniture designs in monochromatic hues; your blinds and shutter can pave ways for all of them.
Safety Issues
While choosing blinds and shutters, your safety might be a prime concern and you may want to choose a blind that is taut and well-protected, especially if you’re living in a high-rise building and there are unruly kids bothering you. In case of awnings, retractable awnings which fold into cassettes are high in demand. They can be opened and closed anytime and do not have the risk of falling apart.
Go For Functionality
Whenever you choose a blind, shutter or awning, go for functionality, followed by style. You have to select a window accessory based on parameters like size, shape, color and durability. If you have a big patio, then you may want to go for vertical awnings available in different transparent and coarse materials. If you want to cover your roof top, then select horizontal solar shades; if you’re a café owner, choose cafe blinds or track gliding blinds which keep your outdoor view intact, and at the same time protect your home or shop from dust and inclement weather. They also allow just the tad bit of sunlight you need to relax! Awnings also come with individual panels, slats or screens which can be partly opened, depending on your requirement.
Climate orientation
Before you pick out that perfect awning for your home or shop, climate is the one thing you need to take into consideration. For extreme climates, it’s always advisable to get added protection like sunscreens, UV ray protection or insulation from cold. Most of the latest models are designed with insulation and climate control features, which keep your rooms cold in summers and hot during winters. Some track gliding awnings are enabled with mesh fabric, which allow the perfect amount of breeze through them without disturbing the external view.
Blinds Vs Shutters
Benefits of window blinds
Blinds are available in various colors and themes that can suit the indoor environment accordingly.
Roman blinds are comparatively cheaper and meant for people looking to spruce up appearances on a budget.
Blinds are lightweight, this makes it easy for individuals to remove or change them when necessary.
Benefits of shutters
Window shutters have a classic, elegant appearance that makes them look good in any season.
More than just looks, plantation shutters are a type of window treatment.
They are easy to clean and maintain; shutters do not require much aftercare.
Shutters increase the home’s or commercial space’s value.
DIY Painting Vs Professional Painter
Time
Most people want the paint job completed quickly. If you DIY it usually takes a great deal longer. The professional painter can complete the job more quickly and get a better result.
Details
Professional painters pay attention to the details because they know that if they compromise on the details it will show in the end result.
Tools
A good paint job requires more than paint and a paintbrush. Depending on the job, it may require safety tools. If you were to purchase the high-quality tools that a professional painter uses, it would be very costly.
Safety
There are hazards to painting. Professional painters are trained in safety measures and won’t take risks when it comes to your home or your safety. If something goes wrong, they are insured. However, a DIY painter is subject to risks.
What make you think to renovate your home
You need more space
Maybe there is a baby on the way, and maybe you need to create safe, outdoor spaces for little kids to play in. Maybe you need to expand your kitchen to accommodate a growing family. If you have teenagers now, you might consider renovating your home to ensure your teenagers get enough privacy. Maybe the addition of a quiet space you can retreat to for some “me” or “us” time, or for some relaxation. Make it simple, what you need from your home will change as your family grows.
To improve the home’s value
If you plan to sell the home within the next few years, you may want to renovate some or all of it with an eye toward getting the most you can when you put it on the market. Some projects that have the best immediate return are opening up the main living space, replacing the front door, and updating the kitchen or bathroom.
To Improves Your Quality Of Life
Old bathrooms and kitchens aren’t just visually unappealing. They’re often so dated that they don’t function as well as their more modern counterparts. If you have no shower pressure or a fridge that doesn’t even make ice, it’s time to update your home and get with the times.