Can't Seem to Get Organized?
Try These Organization Techniques!
A great home isn't easily accomplished unless you are organized.
And to do so effectively takes a few essential
home planning tools and techniques. So...
Come
on, Let's Get
Organized!
Whether
or not you are building a home for the first time, the following
steps are certain to be a great
asset for the entire planning and building stages of your new home:
#1
- Designate a planning area.
If
you are constantly having to move stuff around,
irreplaceable information
can get lost. Therefore, it is vital to set up an area in your
current residence specifically for planning your new home, but not on
your dining room table!
The
best place to plan your new home is a home office with a computer
that has internet service. However, if you don't have an office
area you'll want to create one that can stay put throughout your
home's entire planning and building stages.
Choose
a quiet location. If your computer area is currently located in
a family room or organized living area of your home, you may want to
consider moving it to prevent distractions.
A
guest room or area in your bedroom can work quite nicely. Spaces
that are rarely used is a great option to organize and set up a
planning area.
Wherever
this office area is set up, make sure it can stay put throughout your
new home's entire planning and building stages in effort to stay
better organized.
Setting
up a Planning Area is quite simple.
All
you need is the following:
A
Desk or Table - If you have neither; a flat door propped
up on two-drawer file cabinets will do nicely. You can get old desks
or doors and file cabinets inexpensively at flea markets or salvage
yards - just make sure the door is solid enough to hold your
computer.
File
Drawers - You will be collecting all kinds of samples,
brochures, and information - from building products to fabric
swatches. Unless you enjoy total chaos, it is wise to
organize a file system to store this information in a place you can
easily find it.
Shelves
- In order to keep your desktop neat, it is a good idea to have
either a bookshelf or wall unit next to or above your desk for
storing your books, scrapbook, and other binders.
Organizing
Containers - if you don't have a desk with drawers, you
will need to gather some containers for keeping your writing and
drawing tools contained. Be creative and use items such as small
flower pots, wicker baskets, or even small buckets to keep your desk
neat as well as decorative.
Electrical
Outlet and a Phone Jack -
Make sure that there is an electrical outlet with a surge protector
and a phone line nearby to plug in your computer, printer and any
other needed equipment such as a desk lamp or digital camera
recharger.
Computer
with Internet Service and Printer -
you will want to have the capability of printing off information
that you find via the internet.
#2
- Scrapbook your ideas, wants, needs, and dreams!
The
first order on the menu is to obtain materials and items for putting
together a scrapbook,
which is one of
the most fun as well as important
projects of planning a home. We'll show you how to keep everything
organized within your scrapbook so that you are more inclined to stay
on target with both your home's plan and its budget.
Valuable
Information Won't Get Lost
Having
one specific place to store all your home planning ideas will not
only keep you organized, but it will also prevent
valuable information from getting lost in the shuffle. We'll show you
how to begin organizing your home
ideas right now - at no cost to you!
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your FREE copy of "Scrapbooking Your Home Plans"
#3
- Gather a Few Home Planning Tools!
A
few home planning tools are necessary for anyone building or
remodeling their home. Keep these items handy in your home planning
area at all times. Click
here for a complete list of home planning tools
to find out what you already have on hand and what you may
need to collect.
Resources
for Inspiration
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Design and Interior Décor Books - Other
great inspiration rich resources are found in books. Now, don't go
out an buy a ton of books right off the bat. However, if there is a
specific design style that you are wanting to incorporate into your
home, then choose a book that best features your family's taste.
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BuildWisely's
Home Planning Guide helps
you focus on issues that are uniquely important to you and your
family. Our guide takes you step by step and room by room to help
you plan a home specifically to your ideas, wants, needs, and
especially, dreams.
In
order to help you do just that, included in this guide are printable
lists, worksheets, tables, templates, scale conversions charts, and
so much more for your added
convenience. Just these items alone are worth the low
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Digital
Camera - If you already have one, you know that you just
can't live without it. Using a Digital Camera while planning and
building your home will make your camera more invaluable to you.
We
have found that a digital camera that will hold at least 150-200
pictures is a must and for some cameras. And to do so requires a
memory of at least 64MB. However, we have found
that a memory card of at least 128MB is optimal
when touring several building sites and/or homes in any one day.
You
will quickly find that a digital camera is a valuable asset and that
having extra picture storage is a must to take the following photos
for your scrapbook:
Architectural
Details - that give you inspiration for the design of your
beautiful new home.
Furniture
and Accessories - that you already own and will be using to
decorate your new home - what a great reference tool for mixing and
matching items during your shopping trips.
The
Land you have or are considering purchasing. Land photos are a
great asset when trying to choose between properties to purchase
and also when planning your landscaping.
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Discover
a Perfect Floor Plan for Your New Home
Drawing
Tools - When considering a floor plan of a home's design,
it is wise
to draw out each room to a scale where ½" = 1'.
Make furniture, cabinetry and accessory templates in the same scale
to accurately plan each room's layout. Following are some essential
tools to help achieve just that:
Templates
- are an quick way to draw-in room features. Whether it's to
represent a piece of furniture or accessory, door, ceiling tile, or
bathtub, having the proper size template can help you pull a room
together.
BuildWisely's
Home Planning Guide offers
printable furniture templates as well as conversion guides to
easily convert furnishings and accessories to scale.
Architect's
Triangular Scale -
This tool is a must have when drawing out a room to see if it will
work for your home.
Click
Here for FREE Room Drawing Instructions and Tips for Using a
Triangle Scale
Graph
Paper
- Paper marked with gridlines in 1/4" squares to use as a
reference guide to reduce the size of a room to exact scale of the
original room's dimensions. If you have a working printer, ink, and
download our free graph paper, you can print off as many sheets as
needed to help plan your new home!
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Here to download and print FREE Graph Paper!
#4
- Make a List and Check it... as often as necessary!
Lists
are a necessity - when
planning and building a home
lists can be a real home-saver. If you expect complete
satisfaction with your new home, it is wise to create lists to mark
off items as you plan, purchase, and install them in your home.
Without
Lists, Important Elements Are Often Forgotten.
Not
sure where to begin?
Our
home
planning guide can help you
define your priorities in order that nothing is left out.
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