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How to renovate old house to new house? Old houses/apartments come at a cheaper rate than the new ones. Old apartments and houses have a personality and many quirks of their own. Some even have their own illustrious history or a cherished piece of old antique fixture that is hard to replicate today. Renovating old houses are a tricky business and there are a few things that you need to keep in mind while doing so… 1. Changing the interior design:
Most often than not, the interior design of the old houses have a weird logic. You will find irrelevant partitions that you might have to knock down, walls that need to be erected, tiles to be redone and the house painted. First chart out an interior plan as to what you would like to retain and what needs to go and what needs to be redone completely.
2. Redo Painting:
Painting is a must if you need a whole new look to your house. While selecting the colours for each room, it would be best if you chose the shade based on the position of the windows and the door thus taking maximum advantage of the sunlight that the space would receive. Another thing that one needs to be to keep in mind while painting an old house is to ensure that you take care of the water proofing aspects of the structure before you start painting. Old homes have been through the wear and tear and for sure the water proofing elements would be missing in most of them. This needs to be incorporated with in the building/apartment before you start the painting work.
3. Interesting Accessories:
The sky is the limit when it comes to selecting the home accessories. One can go by the overall theme of the house while selecting the accessories. If the house/apartment has an old colonial look or a modern bungalow feel or typical old manor house the likes of which were built during the 1930’s you can decide the accessories based on the look. Brass fixtures, chandeliers, small vintage toys and pottery and other things can be kept in the living room as great conversation starters. Select accessories based on the theme and their quotient of elegance. Investing in one or few large sized accessories also has its merits and demerits. An antique painting or a sculpture, an ornamental vase or a silver mirror are a few examples of this. These can be used to great advantage if space is small and you can get by with just one large sized accessory. If space is huge, you can also use a good book shelf with a good collection of books as an accessory.
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Tiling :
Kitchen :
Changing the tiles will probably be a must especially while redoing an old home. Select the colours of your tiles carefully and if your space is small you might want to opt for large-sized white coloured tiles to give an illusion of space. You can also opt for hardwood tiles over others if you want to a good durable floor space that is easy on the pocket too.
Kitchen is one space that would need a complete makeover especially when you are dealing with an old house. Most old houses do lack closed cupboards in the kitchen and the pantry and these need to be addressed. Space needs to be made for refrigerators, grinders, blenders, toasters, ovens and other myriad kitchen accessories that make our life easy. Installing a chimney is a must if you want to avoid a greasy-to-touch kitchen in future.
Remodeling and renovating an old house are projects that need to be handled carefully lest you damage the structure inadvertently. It would be best to engage a good interior design company to manage the project professionally.