1. When you are going to paint something sand it first!
2. Know that if you ask other's for help you are not going to get a job to your specs but to theirs!
3. Designing as you go! Big mistake!!!
4. Buying one part at a time. The rest of the parts are never there when you have the money and it forces re-design!
5. Not measuring but giving it your best guess.
6. Letting other's paint! I had to replace carpet I wasn't counting on.
7. Design doesn't and should never go before structure! Even though it's the fun part!
8. Theme rooms! Yeah, wasn't a good idea! They are all being re-done!
9. Upgrading beyond the neighborhood. If your neighbors house is only worth $29,000 and yours is identical but with nice upgrades it doesn't matter your house is still only going to sell for what the neighbors did. Save your money and buy a IRA!
10.Don't pour paint down a sink. It's bad for the environment and ruins the sink. If you do pour paint down a sink have a patsy to blame it on...
11. Don't get carried away with demo! I can't state that enough! The urge to rip out and throw away is very powerful. I threw out the bathroom sink and have been brushing my teeth in the bathtub for months. That wasn't well thought out!
12. Think things through!
13. There is never enough research to do before you start a project.
14. Invest in tools. We didn't and when my father moved away so did the tools!
15. Find someone to borrow tools from.
16. Be careful who you ask to borrow tools from. Some people interpret this as come and do it for me and this is no fun.
17. Finish a project right away or 5 years down the road you could be saying "I really should caulk that crown molding I put up in 2006!
18. Make lists and stick to them.
19. Watching UTube can teach you how to install kitchen cabinets! Two years later they haven't fallen down!
20. Grout lines are supposed to be straight and epoxy grout should be used by professionals!
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