Talor Stewart, Architect
4 min readApr 27, 2021

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Design Your Own Home Workshop?

We are currently experiencing an absolutely huge building boom! Since people have been staying home more, many folks have wanted/needed to make shifts in the way they occupy their space. This has led to home improvement projects, relocations, and of course, brand new home construction projects to better fit their evolving needs.

One of the biggest challenges people face when dealing with a home design project is narrowing down choices. With endless online pics of beautiful homes and ubiquitous articles on what features/rooms/designs a homeowner should include, narrowing the field down to what is beautiful, affordable, and functional for your individual situation and lifestyle is the real crux of the matter.

Additionally, another significant challenge homeowners face is direct access to experts who can help them. If your project is too small (like a one or two room makeover) hiring an architect can seem like overkill. Yet having one in your back pocket for counsel to bounce ideas off of and help you evaluate options can be invaluable.

If a project is large and too complex to do yourself, (like a whole home renovation or new home design) some homeowners lament the loss of control they feel when handing over the design to an architect or builder’s in-house design team. They feel a lack of collaboration, and wish they had more input and guidance throughout the…

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Talor Stewart, Architect
Talor Stewart, Architect

Written by Talor Stewart, Architect

Author of the #1 best selling book Conscious Home Design. Helping homeowners create the best home of their life all over the world. See: ConsciousHomeDesign.com