ESSENTIAL RENOVATION IDEAS ANY HOMEOWNER SHOULD BE AWARE OF IN THE COMING YEARTHE ESSENTIAL LIST FOR A SMOOTH HOME RENOVATION 75

You don't always need a leak to know it's time for a refresh. Sometimes it's just a subtle itch. A gradual build, not explosive. Like when your place closes in even though the square footage hasn't changed. Or when you keep bumping into the same corner. Same bruise, different day.That's usually how renovation starts. Not always with a design file.

One winter afternoon, I stood in the hallway and realized I was sick of it. Not in a “burn it down” kind of way. More like when you stop liking something bit by bit. Like your old phone case, or a shirt that starts smelling weird no matter how often it's washed.It was dim, and there was this weird patch where the paint peeled like old glue. Jus