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New Year’s Resolutions for your Home – Part 4

Jan 14th, 2010 by Wendy

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Spending money on help from a contractor or handyman may seem like a splurge, but an expert may be able to accomplish in a single day projects that would take you weeks. And a professional may be necessary to get the look you want.
IKEA shows a home office design idea. We're turning linen closets into offices, embellishing IKEA stock furniture, and repurposing what we already own in clever, practical ways. (AP Photo/IKEA)

IKEA shows a home office design idea. We're turning linen closets into offices, embellishing IKEA stock furniture, and repurposing what we already own in clever, practical ways. (AP Photo/IKEA)

Finally, keep expectations realistic. Betsy Burnham, founder and principal designer at Burnham Design and Instant Space, in Los Angeles thinks of an ideal project in terms of a “triangle: good, fast, and cheap. I tell clients, pick two. You cannot have all three.”

Your resolutions won’t all get accomplished perfectly in an instant, but if you stick with them and figure out what’s most important, you’ll see results.

To see more of Betsy Burham’s design work visit her site at www.burnhamdesign.com.

Need help getting organized? Then don’t forget Claire Klurtz who was featured on With a Southern Twist December 2; or visit The Well-Organized Woman.

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