PRE DESIGN
Collating your ideas
Scrapbooks, online ideas or mood board such as Pinterest, Houzz or SB+ Inspiration, as well as pictures on your phone of designs, features, building materials, finishes and products are all good ways to collate ideas for building your new home.
Building up a collection of images and examples to show the designer will great assist them in providing you with a design to your taste. Above all though it will give you time to dwell and revisit an idea with a partner who may well have a different view!
At the very least it can help stimulate a healthy debate by giving you options to choose from. A smartphone can be an incredibly useful tool as no matter where you are you can take a snap and digitally record an interesting feature or design you come across.
At the end of this process you will need to review your choices to prioritise your ideas.
Read, Watch & Listen
Ep57 – Dublin new build on laneway site
How to design a house in Ireland
Building the tin house
DIY garden hut project in Co Antrim
Ep51 – Modern Building Methods in Ireland Part 2
Ep50 – Modern Building Methods in Ireland Part 1
Ep49 – Where to start with your self-build
New self-build guides
Lighting design basics
Specifying a hardwearing kitchen
How much does a kitchen cost?
Kitchen design for easy access
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