THE REAL COST OF OVERHAULING YOUR ENTIRE HOMEOPEN-PLAN LIVING: IS IT RIGHT FOR YOUR RENOVATION? 78

The tap wasn't even broken. Just slow. You had to turn it just so and then back into position to get non-freezing water. If you turned it too fast, it'd shriek. Not loud, but sharp — like a rusty hinge with opinions. I put up with it for years. Blamed the pipes. Blamed the building. Blamed everything except the fact that I hadn't done anything.On

It's not always about having a disaster to know it's time for a refresh. Sometimes it's just a nagging sense. A gradual build, not obvious. Like when your place starts to feel smaller even though the measurements hasn't changed. Or when you always clip your hip on the same corner. Same bruise, different week.That's pretty much how fixing up the pla