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You\u2019ve walked past it a hundred times. And if someone asked you what\u2019s actually wrong with it, you\u2019d probably point at the floors. Or the fireplace. Or the tile in the bathroom you\u2019ve hated since you moved in.<\/p>\n

You\u2019d point at whatever is oldest, because that\u2019s the only answer available to you.<\/p>\n

So you got a quote. Maybe two. And when the number came back, something in your stomach turned over, and not only because of the money. It was because you couldn\u2019t shake the feeling that you might spend all of it and walk back into the room afterward and feel exactly the same way you feel now.<\/p>\n

You haven\u2019t said that part out loud to anyone.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile your husband looks at the same room and says he doesn\u2019t see the problem. Your sister tells you your house is beautiful and she means it. And you stand there thinking, I know it\u2019s fine, I know I should be grateful, but I don\u2019t like being in here and I can\u2019t explain why.<\/p>\n

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You\u2019ve already tried. There was the rug. There were new cushions, and for about a week it felt better, and then it went back to looking the way it always looked. There\u2019s probably a lamp in a box somewhere that never found a spot. You\u2019ve saved forty rooms on Instagram that look nothing like yours, and you can\u2019t work out what they have that you don\u2019t, because on paper you have the same things.<\/p>\n

At some point you decided the problem must be that your house is dated, and dated means it has to come out.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve done these makeovers for three years now and I\u2019ve stood in a lot of these rooms. Here\u2019s what I keep finding. The thing everybody is blaming is usually not the thing making the room feel bad. Sometimes the living room needs decorating so you can live with your kitchen for another five years. Sometimes one permanent finish genuinely has to change and everything else can stay. And sometimes yes, the renovation should go ahead exactly as planned.<\/p>\n

The difference is worth a lot of money.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s what I want you to watch for in the before and afters you\u2019ve just seen. Not how much better the rooms look, because you already know I\u2019m going to make them look better, that isn\u2019t the interesting part. Watch what actually needed to change, and what suddenly doesn\u2019t seem as important now that we have added a look and a feel to the most important room in the house.<\/p>\n

Not sure if you need to renovate or decorate? This room-by-room guide provides clarity before hiring contractors. Get your FREE download here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Keep an eye out tomorrow, too. I\u2019ve got something extra<\/em> special to share \ud83e\ude84<\/p>\n

Related posts:<\/p>\n

Sustainable Design: Keeping What Works Instead of Tearing it All Out<\/a><\/p>\n

Why Your Home Needs More Lamps and How to Add More<\/a><\/p>\n

Fix Your Empty TV Wall Today<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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