While you can refresh the interior of a home anytime you want, a whole-home remodel is much more a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
And one that requires an experienced Winter Park design-build team that can listen to your ideas and visions, and offer expert recommendations based on your short and long-term goals and lifestyle plans – to bring the project to life.
3 Design Focal Points For Your Winter Park Home Remodel
We believe in taking a comprehensive and detailed approach to whole-home remodels and renovations. We’ll want to discuss three main areas as we start on a client’s new design.
1. Improving Interior Layout & Flow
The aesthetic possibilities are exciting. By now, you already have ideas and plans to bring interior design into sync with your visions. But before we talk about flooring, countertops, and cabinets, we want to zoom out a bit and consider how the current layout and flow work—or don’t—for daily life, seasonal gatherings, or social traditions.
As we look at the current layout, we’ll want to learn more about:
- How often do you entertain, and what size gatherings are the norm?
- The household’s daily rhythm and how living spaces are used.
- Will things shift or change significantly in the next ten years (children growing up and leaving the nest, the possibility of in-laws moving in, plans to age in place as independently as possible)?
- Do you plan to sell the house in the next five to ten years?
Your answers to these and other big-picture questions help us learn more about the layout best suited to your lifestyle and the types of storage or customized design features we can optimize in the final plan.
2. Exterior Changes & Bonus Additions
While the focus of your home remodel may be on the interior, we’ll still want to think about any exterior ideas or possibilities you’ve dreamed about in the past. From a financial standpoint, this is the best time to move forward with your list of potential home improvements.
Labor and materials only get more expensive from year to year, and as long as you’re experiencing the expected disruptions of this remodel, you might as well capitalize on that and get it all done at once.
For example, many of our Winter Park clients are interested in enhancing their indoor/outdoor lifestyle by creating lifestyle-friendly exterior spaces or like the idea of detached living spaces that can be used for guests, in-laws, or potential income.
If you’ve tossed ideas like that around, let’s discuss the ins and outs of:
- A fully functional outdoor kitchen and year-round “living room.”
- Adding a garage apartment via conversion or upstairs additions.
- Accessory dwelling units (ADUs), which are encouraged and incentivized by Florida’s Housing Coalition.
- Building a backyard “She-Shed,” home office, family game room, crafting or hobby room, or a sacred space.
Sometimes, using your lot to accommodate separate structures exponentially enhances the energy and possibilities inside the home too.
3. Balancing Today’s Trends With Tomorrow’s Timeless Appeal
Finally, successful whole-home remodels emphasize balancing today’s trends with tomorrow’s timeless appeal. There’s a reason why the housing market remains vital for well-built beach bungalows, craftsman style, and mid-century modern architecture. Their architectural aesthetics are every bit as appealing now as they were 50, 70, and 100 years ago.
Taking a timeless approach to home design means you’ll be just as happy with the changes you’ve made decades from now (or they’ll be just as compelling to future homebuyers). A timeless home design focuses on:
- High-quality materials that don’t need to be replaced for decades – if ever.
- Making every space functional.
- Creating the structural core of your design to be more transitional (some trim details but not too much) that can easily swing traditional or contemporary by changing the color palette, furnishings, and accents.
- Focusing on customized storage spaces.
The goal is to create a permanent, timeless structural remodel that lets design trends flow through the home via easily changed fixtures, finishes, and accents.
Appreciate the Difference: Schedule a Remodeling Consult With Details Construction Group
Are you moving forward with a whole-home remodel of your Winter Park home? Schedule a no-obligation design consultation with Details Construction Group. We promise you’ll see what a difference it makes when you work with a highly qualified design-build team that takes a comprehensive and household-centric approach to your design.
While we’re well-versed in today’s innovative design trends, Flora and her design team know that maintaining a big-picture, long-term perspective during the initial design phase is essential for completing major home renovation projects that continue to meet your household’s needs for years into the future.
Contact us to learn more about how we can bring your home remodeling dreams into reality.
