Does your renovation require professional help? What factors should you consider as you decide? We posed these questions to Project Designer Carly Withers and Project Coordinator Catherine Fillmore of Forward Design Build Remodel in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Carly:
- Dial it in: A successful remodeling collaboration starts with clear communication regarding wants, needs, and budgets.
- Food for thought: Be able to articulate how your space affects your daily life – good or bad.
- Get creative: Bring a little design inspiration of your own to the table!
Catherine:
- Prioritize your scope: Make a list of your must-haves and nice-to-haves to help as you develop the scope with a budget.
- Get on the same page: If you and a life partner are tackling this together, be in agreement about taking on a remodeling project. Understand your timeline, budget and flexibility with both.
- Decide on your type of remodeling company: Is it most important to have quality design, fit and finish? Is trust, communication and scheduling critical? Is getting the lowest price your top priority in working with a remodeling company?
Curious to see how this plays out in a real project? Read how homeowners worked with Forward Design Build Remodel to tackle making an MCM home with odd additions in the 80s suitable for the current homeowners’ everyday life in this Cohesive Mid Century Modern Remodel.
For more professional renovation advice, stories and inspiration, don’t miss our annual Renovation Guide. Our annual Renovation Guide is meant to be your handbook for updating your home properly. There are a lot of decisions that go into maintaining these homes: flooring, lighting, windows…Should this wall move or go away altogether? Can the tile be salvaged, or is it better to start from scratch? In this issue, we have homes that span the range of these choices. They illustrate projects large and small, from homes that contained a trove of original features to homes that didn’t but were rife for enhancements that infused them back in. Along with our experts sharing their insights about renovating every room and our editors’ picks for some products that should help you along the way, we hope you find the muse you need to keep reviving your mod home visions.
