The Nose Knows
Who among us hasn’t looked around our home and thought
about changes, renovations or additions that you would like to undertake. Whether it be a kitchen or bath re-do, room
reconfiguration or home addition, we have all, at one time or another, felt
that we have the desire to upgrade our personal castles.
Now here is the trickier question. When considering these changes, have you also
given consideration to how they will blend into the existing fabric of your
home? I like to call this observation
the “Nose Job Effect”. Follow me on this
for a minute. A good nose job will
enhance someone’s appearance and seem like it has always been there, that your
nose now takes the appearance that it was always intended to have. A bad nose job, however, will look like your
evil brother in law has played a cruel joke on your face. Home improvements can be like that.
When getting ready to do home makeovers, it is critical
to understand how the changes will blend into the remainder of the home. Let’s say you want to upgrade your kitchen
appliances and countertops. Great
idea! However, what will your cabinets
look like afterwards? How about your
flooring? Don’t forget about the
windows, too!
The same thing goes with a home addition. However, in this case, the consequences can
be even more severe. In my prior
example, you can always go back and add flooring, cabinet or window
upgrades. When making a home addition,
it is more difficult to fix mistakes.
Let me explain. You want your
home improvements to look like they have always been there. If your room flow looks off, or you have a
home built with classical lines and add an addition with modern theming, you
may find yourself with a problem.
Everyone will notice your nose job.
They will smile politely at you, tell you how wonderful you look and how
brave you were for getting it done. Then
they will go home and wonder among themselves if you can get your money back. You get the idea.
So, before you undertake that next big home project,
think of it as a nose job. Will the
change look natural, or will you find yourself wondering what plastic surgeon
you will need to call to fix your newfound problem.
Until next time…
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