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  • Your Home and Garden

    Go big or leave home

    Sep 21, 2022 5 minutes
    JEN JONES Renovations expert

    There are a number of reasons why you might outgrow your home, for example, you’ve had children, you’re working from home more, or another member of the family has moved in. Whatever the reason, you have a couple of choices: extend your home or sell it and buy something bigger. Which should you choose? The following are some of the things to consider.

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    How quickly do you need to solve the issue of space? Or rather, how long can you tolerate living in your current space before it gets unbearable? Is the absence of a dedicated office causing a dining table takeover or buried under the clutter that comes with a growing family?

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