Plan Now for a Home You’ll Love Next Holiday Season

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Wintertime is known as the holiday season, a time filled with celebrations, traditions, and togetherness. It’s also a season when many of us host family and friends.

These occasions remind us how valuable functional, inviting spaces are for connecting with our loved ones. While it’s too late for a last-minute renovation this year, now is the perfect time to start planning for a home that makes next year’s celebrations unforgettable.

Expanding Your Home With Additions

Remodeled kitchen with white cabinets along wall, gray cabinets for island, gray stone countertops, light wood floors, and row of white-framed sliding windows above counter on far wall. Recessed lighting. Planning an addition is a rewarding way to create the perfect gathering space, but it requires time to design and build properly. For anyone who frequently hosts, adding to an existing room — like your kitchen or living room — is the best option for adding square footage to your home.

You can also choose to add on a smaller space like a sunroom. While a sunroom won’t directly expand your kitchen, it provides a comfortable space for guests to gather, freeing up your primary entertaining areas.

Remodeling for Better Functionality

Another way to make your space more functional is to adopt an open-concept layout. This approach combines kitchens, dining rooms, and living areas into a seamless, multifunctional space ideal for hosting. It lets hosts interact with guests while multitasking, making entertaining easier and more enjoyable.

Small Layout Changes With Big Impact

Remodeled living space with light wood floors, large white area rug, two floor-to-ceiling arched picture windows on far wall, living space open to dining area near windows and kitchen along back wall with light teal/blue backsplash and white cabinets. Smaller layout changes or reorganizations are a cost-effective way to improve your home’s functionality and comfort. If you have rooms that aren’t being fully used, like a basement or home office, you can repurpose them into multi-purpose areas for guests.

Simple updates like adding new furniture or cabinetry can maximize storage and make a noticeable difference without altering your home’s layout. Even rearranging some of your existing furniture can make a difference.

Planning Ahead for Future Holidays

When planning a remodeling project — whether it’s adding more space to your home or reimagining your layout — it’s essential to plan ahead. Project timelines can vary depending on the size of the company you work with, their availability, and the number of projects they have in progress.

Design-build companies often provide a more accurate timeline than working with a single contractor, thanks to their larger teams and extensive experience managing all aspects of a remodel. To make your home holiday-ready, share your hosting vision with your designer from the start. This ensures the final result aligns with your needs.

Creating space for holiday memories doesn’t always mean a full-scale renovation. Whether you decide to put in an addition, strategically remodel your space, or make simple layout adjustments, you can transform your home to suit your needs. Design-build companies specialize in managing every detail, creating tailored solutions that fit your lifestyle.

Ready to create a home that works for every occasion? Contact us to start planning your next project today.

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