Looking at your family grow never fails to warm your heart. But this will also incur some growth pains, though none of them are without solutions. One of the most noticeable issues you’ll encounter is the lack of space in your home. Moving to a bigger house might be the most convenient solution, but for most people, the economics just won’t allow it. However, with a little renovation and changes, you’ll be able to make room for your growing family.
Here are some tips you can do before you make drastic changes to your house:
Layout Revision
When you feel like you want a renovation or if you feel like your space is no longer enough for the things that you want to put in the room, one of the things that you might want to consider is to change the layout. Even if you have an old property, you can opt to do this since by opening the rooms you can change the space that you have. An open layout would make the room feel much bigger overall as well as allow for plenty of light.
Make Use of Available Space
Converting unused spaces in your house is a great option, aside from saving money it saves you time too. The designers from tiny space BIG LIFE, make their bunk beds inherently a space saver by utilizing every usable area which gives you more options in your room. Rather than make a new room from scratch, you can always make use of your old garage or your drafty loft and turn it into something that meets your requirements.
The conversion will likely depend on your house and the existing layout that you have. If there are unused boxes in your garage, you can clean them out and take them out so that you can convert it into a new playroom for your little ones. This kind of change may not affect your property’s exterior appearance, but internally, it will make a big change.
Extension
Having extensions in your house can make a big change and a new look in your home. If you consider having an extension, you can have a larger living room, kitchen space, or add a new bedroom in your house or any other things that you want that can make improve your house and make it ready for your growing family.
Purge and Organize
You can purge your unused stuff. If you aren’t using them for a while now, chances are you really don’t need them, so why hold unto them? You can donate them to a charity or host a garage sale. When you do this, you’ll discover that you actually have an unexpected big space that you can make use of or you can add a bedroom in this space. You can also increase your space by thinking vertically. Taking advantage of the unused area overhead you will be able to store things that you don’t always use at the top. Organize the things that you everyday use to make the storage look more practical and maximize it.
Change Furniture
Maximizing your space doesn’t mean you have to make big changes, sometimes you can start by changing your furniture. Replacing those that take a lot of space with a new one that has multiple functions can save more space in your room.
Making room to accommodate growth is essential as your children will require more space or a different environment as they grow. If you’re not yet ready to move to a bigger home, then the above tips will help you make do with the space you have and save you a lot of money.
I’m a 20-something stay-at-home mother and wife. I have an amazing husband, a beautiful daughter, two loving dogs, and a lazy cat. I wouldn’t change my life for anything! I love to read, listen to music, cook and blog!
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