Does your home no longer suit your lifestyle? Have the little ones grown up or is the decor no longer up to date? Do you simply need a change? You have two options: move or renovate. Before making a decision, here are a few things to clarify your thoughts. The house: a place to live.
Renovation
What you need to know before renovating a home
Beware, this is one of those projects where you should not rush into it: renovating a house or a flat. Here's our advice before you start. What are the essential steps? The term "renovation" covers a wide range of situations: from repairing a ruin to applying a few coats of paint, in [...]
4 tips for managing your renovation budget
Whether you are renovating to add value to your house or flat, or simply to improve the comfort of your home, your budget should be the guiding principle of your project. Planning, managing, and monitoring your budget is essential. 1- Break down the cost of your project into several categories. The first step [...]
A new look for your home... in the blink of an eye
Is your home looking a bit dull and you want to give it a facelift? There's no need to embark on a huge renovation project - some changes can be enough. Here are some ideas. Brushes in hand It takes a few days of work, but there's nothing like repainted walls to give your home a facelift.
How to renovate green?
Have you decided to give your home a new lease on life while protecting the planet? Here are the basics for an ecological renovation. Think insulation first A more environmentally friendly house means first of all a house that consumes less energy. If you are renovating your home, you should first think about insulation; the most important thing is to make sure that your house is well insulated.
Three ways to heat in an environmentally friendly way
Do you want to protect the environment and reduce your carbon footprint by switching to environmentally friendly heating? Here are three solutions you can implement. The wood-burning stove Using an inexhaustible source of energy, the wood-burning stove can be used as the main source of heating or as a back-up heater, depending on its power and efficiency. [...]
Renovation: asking the right questions
Are you planning to renovate? That's fine. But first ask yourself the right questions. With this precondition: buying a property to be renovated without knowing precisely, even before signing the purchase contract, what you are exposing yourself to could lead to very unpleasant surprises, or even, in extreme cases, force you to resell, probably at a loss. Renovating or having a property renovated is not a trivial act.
Would you like to live in 24 square metres?
In order to save space in large cities, the surface area of homes is tending to shrink. Interior designers are now devising ingenious layouts for micro-space. It seems incredible, but this elegantly decorated loft occupies a surface area of only 24 square metres! Interior design and layout Taking advantage of the generous height of the [...]
What colours are suitable for the rooms in the house?
As you know, colours can influence mood and emotions. Let's take a look at what colours are suitable for different types of rooms. The science of colour is not new. About 2000 years ago, ancient Egyptian and Chinese civilizations used colour in healing processes and studied the effects of colour on the body.