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We are now on our third and final step!
Looking back at the list you began in step one, pick one project for each month and schedule it in your calendar.
Space out your projects, taking budget considerations and disruptions into account. You might want a major kitchen renovation and all new living room furniture, but one of those might need to get pushed out till next year or beyond.
If you need to hire out the work, call a few contractors for estimates. Some projects need to be scheduled far in advance. For example, many painters start booking summer exterior painting as early as February.
For do-it-yourself projects, figure out what’s involved. If it’s shopping, plan where to look and block out time on your calendar for shopping trips. Likewise, for home repairs that you’ll be doing yourself, determine what supplies and tools you might need. If you need guidance, YouTube is a terrific resource for how-to projects.
Remember that your monthly project could be as simple as cleaning baseboards or turning on the self-cleaning feature on your oven. It doesn’t have to be a big, expensive, time-consuming project.
The most important thing is to plan and stick to it.
A pain-free three-step process after all, right? Best of all is that it could yield you tremendous satisfaction and renewed pride in your home. So … get to it!
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