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Sooner or later, you let go of the floorplan excuses and start wondering how you've lived like this. Not because anything's disastrously broken. The bones are still intact. The house isn't crumbling. On paper, everything holds up. But it also sort of doesn't.

You still fumble with the same misaligned latch. You hop over that one tile that squeaks even though it's impossible to miss. And the kitchen? A daily maze. You stand in it and think, *Who designed this nonsense?* You don't even use it often, but the placement is just wrong.

Most people don't renovate because they saw something on TV. They do it because they've run out of excuses.

That might seem dramatic, but once a setup gets annoying, it wears you down. You cover things — a rug over cracked tiles. But that doesn't solve the issue: your home isn't working anymore.

Some people go full demolition. Skip bins. Power tools for weeks. Others start small. A new tap here. A paint job there. It's not a matter of right or wrong. Just what you can handle.

Budgeting? Ha. That's a wild bet. You write a number down, try to stick to it, and then something pops up. A pipe. A beam. A quote that “didn't include materials”. You sigh loudly and cut something. (Not the dishwasher. Never the dishwasher.)

Still — when it takes shape? Worth it. Even if the grout's crooked. You chose this stuff. You made it yours. That matters. You'll laugh about the delays later.

It's not about what's hot. If dark green walls makes sense to you, then it makes here sense. That's what matters.

Reality doesn't look like Pinterest. But the ones that feel lived in? Those stick. You might have to spend more than you planned. Maybe more than a few. Depends on your luck.