What to Look for in a Renovated Home
A renovated home can be an excellent purchase, but the quality of the work varies enormously. Here is what we look at first.
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Some design decisions still look right a decade later. These are the five we return to on nearly every project.
Trends move quickly. Houses do not. The choices below tend to age well because they solve a problem rather than follow a look.
Before moving walls, look at where light enters. A room that gains a window often needs less structural change than one that gains floor area.
Fitted storage in the right places reduces the furniture a room needs, which makes the room feel larger than its dimensions.
Three materials done well read as considered. Six read as busy, and date faster.
Running the same floor through connected spaces makes a plan feel coherent and avoids awkward transitions.
Overhead light alone flattens a room. Layered lighting is inexpensive during a renovation and expensive to add afterwards.
A renovated home can be an excellent purchase, but the quality of the work varies enormously. Here is what we look at first.
From first walkthrough to finished home, a redevelopment moves through four distinct stages. Understanding them makes the timeline make sense.
Knoxville, Maryville, Farragut, Oak Ridge and Lenoir City each suit a different buyer. A short orientation.