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Are you planning renovations on the family home? Such a project is a great opportunity to adapt your property to the needs of all your family members, but it requires careful planning if you want to achieve the best results.
Here are some top tips to create a family home that you’ll love to come home to every day.
Seek experts for your bespoke kitchen needs
The kitchen is a high-traffic room in a family home. It also sees lots of wear and tear over the years, so it’s often the room that needs regular attention to keep it well maintained.
Family home renovations often involve a kitchen upgrade. This could be as simple as replacing the cabinet doors, or a more substantial remodel where you look at bespoke kitchens that provide an entire replacement fit.
Before you start looking at options, take some time to work out your budget and your kitchen wish list. Make sure you include appliances, furniture, lighting, and flooring – it’s not just about the cupboards!
Create a child-free zone
While a family home needs to adapt to children, you may also like to keep some areas for the grown-ups.
For example, you could create a home gym in an outdoor building, use a room as a dedicated entertainment space, or add an en-suite to your bedroom.
Keep toys stored away and out of sight
Toys are inevitably in abundance in a family home. When planning renovations, it’s well worth optimising storage opportunities to keep toys organised and out of sight by the end of the day.
While playrooms are great spaces to have in the home, you don’t want to find yourself navigating a danger zone of Lego and sharp toys to trip over or stand on!
From under-bed storage to floating shelves and bespoke units, there are lots of clever ways to keep clutter under control. Modular units and toy chests can be a great way to keep toys under control.
Choose easy-to-clean rugs and hardwood flooring
With kids in the home, it’s always a good idea to choose easy-to-wipe surfaces. For example, if you’ve got carpets that need replacing, choose hard flooring over new carpets.
When it comes to rugs, there are plenty of washable and easy-to-clean options. Make sure you check the care instructions before you buy.
Install different lighting fixtures for balanced lighting
Lighting is something to be mindful of when it comes to renovations. Each room should be well balanced so that you can adapt the lighting to the time of day or activity that goes on in the space.
Overhead lighting is useful for daytime play, while floor lamps and table lamps are best for when you want mood lighting for watching movies or relaxing in bed.
It can be harder to add lighting fixtures when the room is already finished. That’s why it’s always good to focus your attention lighting in the early stages of a room renovation. Always make sure you use a professional electrician for the installation.
Take on one room at a time
When you want to do a home renovation, it’s a good idea to take on the project one room at a time. If you’re working on lots of rooms at once, your home can quickly descend into utter chaos. With children, having multiple rooms out of action makes functioning within the space on a daily basis a lot harder.
Try to prioritise the rooms in order of need. Which rooms need the attention first? Be selective because this might also influence the budget you have available to work with. After all, you don’t want to run out of money before you’ve finished all of the rooms you wanted to check off.
Renovating a family-friendly home is a project that can bring a lot of joy to a household while also making it more functional. With these tips you’ll be well on the way to creating a home that’s perfectly suited to your own specific needs.
Have you got any tips for creating a family-friendly home with renovations?
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