| Home remodeling and redecorating can be very | | | | and plush carpeting, or new textured ceiling paint |
| rewarding. There's generally a lot of hard work | | | | with all paper plus new hanging pictures and plush |
| and elbow grease involved, of course not to | | | | cushions. |
| mention planning fun. | | | | 2) Contractors, Invoices, Project Materials and |
| Among the many areas of focus for project | | | | More- Next you will have a lot of decision to |
| work are stages of planning, getting any required | | | | make: which project materials to buy, which |
| licenses or permits, interviewing subcontractors | | | | vendors to use, which subcontractors to hire, |
| and getting proposals with bid, looking over | | | | how to agree to payments, how to handle |
| materials and making selections and making sure | | | | problems and other important issues and |
| the entire project is on track and remains that | | | | emergencies along the way, etc. So start a |
| way through completion. And many people find | | | | project notebook with accompanying folder |
| enjoyment as well as fulfillment with making | | | | specifically for this project. And keep all important |
| material selections: choosing just the right color | | | | documents, receipts, bids, business cards, designs, |
| combinations and patterns, the best products and | | | | paint colors, fabric swatches and other info there |
| service for the budget and top quality providers | | | | - everything in one place. |
| to help build your projects. | | | | 3) Project Parts - Some areas of your project |
| Here are a few tips to help with your interior | | | | may have sub-categories or basic design |
| project plans: | | | | elements that will involve work with different |
| 1) Budgeting Basics - Start by seeing if you have | | | | areas of focus for each part. For example, you |
| to completely remodel or if perhaps your can | | | | may be remodeling one floor, so you'll have |
| redecorate instead, and save money and time. | | | | several main areas of focus under this heading |
| Because remodeling often means ripping apart old | | | | like: bedroom walls, hallway and bedroom floors, all |
| structures and then building new ones; like for | | | | window treatments, upgraded lighting and new |
| extra space for a new window or set of shelves | | | | wood furniture. So use dividers in your notebook, |
| or a new room, ceiling or floor. However, with | | | | extra folders or extra see-through sleeved |
| redecorating you can frequently buy simple add | | | | pocket folders that fit into your binder to handle |
| new structures to those in your existing | | | | these separate areas of focus. So you can |
| environment like a new bookcase, new curtains | | | | concentrate on specific tasks within each area. |