Your home has grown with you over the years. You’ve filled each corner with laughter, layered memories throughout each of the rooms and collected many artefacts of life along the way. You’ve loved the journey and now, as you look around your house, you notice that there is more space than you need. It is time to downsize.
Downsizing can induce thoughts of cramming into a too small home with too close neighbours, not enough storage and not enough privacy. It does not need to be this way. If done correctly and at the right time, downsizing can be about retaining all the lifestyle elements that make you happy while removing the additional wasted space and maintenance that you no longer require in your life.
To achieve this happy balance between comfort, style and less space, opting for a design and build service when downsizing makes good sense. Using this option can be cost effective and will ensure you end up with a home that suits you and that can adapt to suit your changing lifestyle.
We believe that downsizing should not feel like downgrading and so we have the following pointers to help you make the most of the experience of downsizing:
An architecturally designed home is a solid choice for this type of build. Clever architectural design will ensure your new home captures the level of comfort and style you are used to while future proofing your home for your use.
Downsizing is a good time to curate your life memories and artefacts. Reducing the space in your home means you get to be selective about the memories you keep. Well chosen and placed items in your home will make your new home feel familiar and provide natural conversation topics.
Invest in good quality materials, fixings and fittings. People tend to think cheaper when downsizing but quality always counts. You want to invest in lower maintenance features to ensure your home does not have the maintenance and care requirements you relished doing over the weekends in your thirties.
Working through the process of when to downsize and how to downsize can be confronting, but with thoughtful planning and quality advice, the process can result in a home that is a living expression of the lives of you and your family.
Get in touch with us today to talk about your new home needs. From your first family home to downsizing for lifestyle, Selah Homes are your design and build specialists and will guide you through the process from beginning to end.
