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Congratulations! You have purchased your brand-new home and now it’s time to pick out the features. This opportunity to pick out your finishes and personalize your home is the number one reason to build new instead of buying an older, used home. Use the tips below to prepare for your appointment with your homes in Artesia NM design studio consultant.

Stick to your budget

There will be features that are included in the price of your home. There will also be many fabulous upgradable options that you will see during your design studio visit. This process can be extremely overwhelming since you will be inundated with many options to help make your home complete. For everybody’s peace of mind, it’s important to have a budget and stick to it. Prioritize the upgrades you would like to have by determining your wants versus needs, figure out the cost of each upgrade from your design studio consultant, communicate your budget to your design studio consultant, and stick to your budget in the process.

Keep your lifestyle in mind

Consider how your lifestyle will fit into your new home as you speak with your design studio consultant. How often do you do laundry? Will you need a lot of space to fold and separate or do you take it someplace else? Do you have a lot of electronics that need charging and therefore will need plenty of outlets for them? Do you suffer from allergies or have pets? Then you may want to stick with tile instead of carpeting. Do you have children or are planning for them? Then sturdy flooring, a play area, or game room design may be ideal. The more your design consultant knows about your lifestyle, the better they can guide you during this appointment.

Bring in samples

You probably know how you would like the interior and exterior of your home to look. You may have done recon around the community to see what you like and do not like. Or even printed out pictures out of magazines, picked up swatches or fabric, pinned items on Pinterest, or taking a photo from your favorite home décor show. Bring your ideas or whatever you have saved to your appointment. This will help the design studio consultant get a better idea of what you have visualized and help to bring that vision to life with our products and finishes to suit your personal taste.

Take your time

Designing your home is an exciting time. But do not let the excitement of the process make you rush. The decisions you make during your appointment will impact your home and how you live your dream in it. So, take your time and sleep on it if you have to before finalizing your new home.

By visiting the French Brothers homes in Artesia NM design studio, we make it easy for you to turn your home into your own personalized dream. You will be able to make customized selections for your paint colors, tile, appliances, cabinetry, countertops, hardware, and more. Give us a call at 575-616-2086 to get started!

This post was written by French Brothers.