Spring is always an easy favorite among all the four seasons. It’s the perfect time to enjoy the sunlight, as well as bask in the cool breeze that comes along with it. It signals the blossoming of the beautiful flowers, painting even the dullest cityscape lush with vibrant colors. Spring is also the time you literally get to hear birds chirping a happy wake-up song to you every morning.
Yes, it does seem like such a pleasant, wholesome time. It ushers in a new beginning, and for most people, it’s the best time to reinvent or improve upon their personal lives. One of the most common ways to express this reinvention or improvement is through the implementation of a new design for the home.
Despite seeming like such a frivolous symbolism for this new brand of seasonal hope, the truth is that it does give that needed spring in one’s step, pun intended. What better place to start anew than right in your own home, right? Then again, the important thing is for you to not get too carried away, and blow your budget through the roof.
Setting a Goal
As with any other kind of project, no matter the season, it is important that you first come up with a plan. Especially because you will be dealing with home remodeling in this instance, it only makes sense for you to figure out exactly what you would like the end-product to be.
Having a clear picture of the goal would also allow you to plan your schedule and budget. This should help keep you in line, to always be reminded of the limitations of the project. Keep in mind that the objective of this Spring redesign project is to jumpstart a fresh start for you. What good will that be if the project itself will be beset by problems brought about by over-budgeting or impossible deadlines?
To help you lay out this grand Spring scheme, here are some tips that you could use to guide you on your home remodeling project at a friendly cost.
1. Be aware of the space
Before you can even lay out a budget or a deadline, you should at least know how much space you will be working on. If you want to make sure that you won’t be spending too much, you can start off by redesigning one or two rooms.
This gives you a more feasible action plan in terms of the design process. That said, you should therefore have a specific idea of which rooms in the house you would like to prioritize first. Is it going to be the family room, the kitchen, the bedrooms, or the garage? Would you like to improve on your den, the study, or your dining room?
Being able to segment the rooms according to the hierarchy of repairs and redesign should enable you to also break down into parts the expected costs.
2. Laying down the budget
Speaking of expected costs, every homeowner looking to improve their properties should obviously have a budget for the project. It doesn’t really make much sense to be going out hiring a designer, or buying new furniture and appliances, when you can’t really afford it. Although having a Spring fresh home would sure be nice, it still would be nicer all year ‘round to not be encumbered by debts you didn’t need to have in the first place.
And that’s just the problem right there. People who want to beautify their homes to match the beauty of the season tend to go overboard. In fact, if you’re serious about being rational with your renovation, you might as well know that the average cost for a kitchen renovation alone was $30,325 for 2012 – that’s a 6% increase from the previous year.
That said, if you are thinking of taking out a loan to meet that cost, you might as well get started by checking out your credit report and your credit score. You definitely wouldn’t want to be one of those who don’t make a habit out of regularly checking their credit report, and then suddenly find out that they have become victims of identity theft.
If you want to ensure that you have the capacity to take out a loan for your new Spring fresh home, make it a habit to check your credit report regularly. The sooner you find any discrepancies with your account upon doing your credit check, the better chances you will have at being able to fix it, stat.
3. Manage your time
Corollary to your budget, you should also have a set deadline. Too often, when projects go overboard, it usually also means that they run very late. By the time your Spring home design gets finished, the next season is already upon you.
Aside from that concern, it should also give you better chances at managing your finances as well. This is especially true if you intend to take out a loan for this home project. Again, if you would like to get some help to augment your budget, you should process your application for a loan at the soonest time possible. And before you can do that, you should remember to get credit reports regularly.
It’s all just a matter of being careful with your finances, enough for you to be able to anticipate whatever issues that may arise such as a low credit score. Obviously, you won’t be able to push through with your plans if your budget is limited and you can’t take out a loan because of insufficient credit. So don’t forget to check your credit score!
These are just very basic and simple elements that you should take into consideration first and foremost before deciding to plunge into a Spring remodeling of your home. If you think you’ve got this checklist down pat, then go ahead, enjoy!
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