‘Feature creep,’ a term known in many creative industries, is the practice of expanding the scope of a project in development so much that it fails to resemble the vision you had in the first place. Sometimes, this can be necessary, such as when you need to replace or repair something that hadn’t worked as you had hoped, but often, it can be an unnecessary encumbrance. Changing your mind on the fly can only serve to erode the starting potential of your idea, and may mean that completing it, in the final analysis, becomes much harder to do.
As renovating our homes is a measure that takes creative inspiration and planning, the same can go here, too. This is especially true when remodeling our home and changing its interior design, as unless we’re trained in this practice, it’s hard to show restraint or to stick to our plans before making incremental, minor changes on the way. Luckily – this is possible to do. In this post, we hope to describe how and why that’s the case, and to what degree it can make a difference:
Clashing Decors
Clashing decors can be a very real issue that prevent you from making good on any of your design inspirations. If you have an idea, stick to it. For instance, keeping a few color schemes in mind and then deciding on one that encompasses a few swatches in the palette can help you design the broader strokes of a room in the best possible manner. For instance, excellent light wood in your kitchen remodeling can clash with ultra-modern countertops. Making that decision, sometimes using the right professional guidance to help you, can be a tremendously worthwhile effort to make.
Inconsistent Eras
It’s also true that from time to time, inconsistent eras of design within a space can cause clashes that you might not have expected. For instance, you may find that modern implements and a new hologram fireplace within your living room wall could clash with the retro textured wallpaper you’ve placed on the walls, calling back to the past. This isn’t to say every single thing in your home must be of the same year or decade, but the larger visual implements are best if they match, or at least contained on a room by room basis.
Character Parameters
It’s a good idea to limit yourself towards an era, theme and overall aesthetic color palette that you hope to go for. This way, you can avoid filling a space with a range of different items that lead it to feeling chaotic and unplanned. For instance, if you wish for a rural cottage ambience in your kitchen, then avoiding ultra modern stools as part of your breakfast bar is key. Sometimes, a careful approach to necessary limitations will help you rather than hinder you – particularly if you have a tendency to just go for what you think looks nice at the time.
With this advice, you’re certain to avoid feature creep when remodeling a home – and instead, have fun with the process.
What do you think?