BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO RENOVATION Part 6: Who Will Design Your Home?

It’s a rare renovation project that requires no layout remodelling or extending — and, depending on the extent of these alterations, it may well be necessary to call in a design professional in order to get the very most out of your new home.

Do you need design help?

In some cases, a renovation will be straightforward, requiring nothing more than new kitchen units, a bathroom update or lick of paint. However, usually, houses in need of modernisation are not reaching their full potential — most commonly because of the unwise layout of the existing spaces.

Using any kind of professional help, design or otherwise, incurs extra costs and it can be tempting to try to do it all yourself. But this can be unwise.

If you will require planning permission approval for your project, a design professional will talk you through the complexities