Despite not being an architect, dear hubby designed our home from his very own blueprint. There is one area we left untouched and it sits screaming every day at me to get it nicely done. We've picked out the tiles and now I just need to measure the area.

If you're planning to do it yourself, I really suggest you get your plan professionally done. We were fortunate to have a very sharp contractor who was thorough and patient and consulted with us wherever things needed to be placed.

In most cases I have seen, the end job is usually so poorly done that things need to be redone or our poor friends and acquaintances harp on it years after it was done whenever we go over for dinner.

Nowadays, one does not need to hire an architect to draw up House Plans anymore, especially for small projects. Simple Home Plans can be constructed using online sites such as HousePlansAndMore.com which offer customisable plans like Log home plans, Ranch house plans, and pretty much everything you can think of.

The point is, never proceed without a plan with to scale and marked out measurements and object placements. Unless of course, you hire my contractor. :)

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