Whole house renovation/addition lighting design
John Adams
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Comments (29)JK, I'll approach this as a homeowner who has done something similar to our house. First off, I vehemently disagree with the people whose answer is always "better off selling this and buying something which better fits your needs". It assumes that houses exist on some type of continuum where for every price point there exists a house in your location. Moreover, that even if such a house existed, in your desired location for your budget, that it is even for sale. Also, it ignore the very substantial transaction costs of selling/buying. We chose to do a major addition and re-model because there was no viable option - for the money we spent (including value of the house), there was nothing available or likely to be available that itself wouldn't need major work in the near future (and therefore out of budget). I do think it is important to keep the finished product in line w/what you think you could sell it for. Finally, for process: We had ideas for what we wanted to do, of course, but I agree with Charles that it is counter productive to get too wedded to the layout you have in mind. Speak with a few architects who do similar work. Listen to their ideas. Choose the one you like best and react to his/her ideas. We ended up with something that we didn't initially imagine, and every day I come home I still get a big smile on my face. (and oh yeah, we could sell it today for significantly more than we paid, but that's irrelevant as we intend to remain here, but it counters the idea that reno's are always a negative sum game). To summarize: 1) I encourage you to persevere with your addition 2) go into your architect discussions with as open a mind as possible. and 3) Good luck!...See Morewhole house renovation
Comments (28)What happens on the outside is to some degree dependent on how the inside is sorted out. The pictures don't make clear how the entrances and carport coordinate. It seems like there have been some odd functional changes to access of the house that have been made over the years, and that these changes were not well thought out. Now, they need to be revisited and fixed. Is that the case? If not, maybe more pictures could explain how access to the house is functioning properly. That there is a contractor involved implies that possibly fixes have been thought through and are underway. In that case, we need to see the plan in order to know what's coming ... how the layout works. There is not really any point to considering a proper planting scheme until all of the hardscape issues are resolved in a plan, though it is not necessary to wait for anything to be built. If you are looking for help with resolving/planning hardscape issues, then you'd need to supply a base plan (a "map" of the property showing major elements that are to remain: house footprint, drives, walks, exterior walls & curbs, posts, columns, tree trunks, etc. (No tree canopies, roof overhang, minor planting, shading or coloring in. The drawing needs to be simple, uncluttered and accurately scaled.)...See MoreWhole house renovation vs downstairs remodel
Comments (5)What do you mean by "digging out"? If you're actually talking about digging out a dirt floor cellar ... definitely rethink that. Do you have a garage or even a carport you could enclose or an unused bedroom you might remodel instead? Do you have room on your lot to build a screened porch now that could become an enclosed sun porch later?...See Morelooking for whole house lighting designs
Comments (4)Is there a store in your area dedicated to lighting? I find they give great advice and will price match anything online. In the meantime, try some of these brands. The definition of transitional or contemporary is quite broad but you might find something to get you started. https://www.circalighting.com/ https://www.hinkley.com/ https://www.lightology.com/ Here's a store in my area that has a lot of modern brands. check each one for inspiration https://www.trigmodern.com/interior-lighting...See MoreJohn Adams
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