Today I’m sharing tips on renovating with children in the home. There might come a time where you decide that the layout or décor of your home no longer works for you. If, like me you have children, it’s worth checking out these 3 tips for renovating with children in the home. Once you have worked out your budget, and found the means to pay for your building works, you might be able to go ahead.
However, it can be difficult to figure out how to accomplish this if you have children at home, either due to school holidays, or because they are of a younger age. Due to this, you may want to find ways to meet your goals without your children being endangered.
Renovating with Children in the home
If you have followed my blog for a while, you’ll know I’ve been slowly refurbishing our home and much of that has been done with children underfoot, thanks to lockdowns. So I feel well equipped to share these 3 tips for renovating with children in the home.
Get Them Involved
We’ve been planning the garden for a while. Syd has spent many hours looking at garden furniture. We’ve decided we want metal garden furniture, so it’s dog proof, and not easily broken. I want to buy garden furniture once, knowing it’ll last for many years to come.
Syd has her heart set on one of these Lazy Susan weatherproof 2 seater garden bistro sets… Who am I to argue?
Depending on the age of your child or children, they might also benefit from being allowed to participate in some of the design work. While your child might not be able to use a saw, or paint the ceiling, they could help with some of the colour choices, or even fetch and carry small, light items.
Hire a Skip
When renovating your home, you may find that there is a lot of waste or rubble that needs to be disposed of. In addition to this, any of this waste in the home could be a tripping hazard for your children. If your budget allows, you may want to look into the different skip hire prices in your area, to see if this is a possibility.
The use of a skip means that you can take this waste outside of your home, and store it until your chosen collection date, and still keep your children safe from harm. In addition to this, it could also be a good way to have a clear-out at the same time, and dispose of any old or unwanted possessions.
Paint Brush at the Ready
Allowing them to take part may make it feel like a family affair. Otherwise, they may get bored with helping after a while, and want to steer clear of the work area in future, which means they could still be safe.
Syd took great pleasure in getting stuck in with stripping wallpaper in her new bedroom. She also chose her own paint colours and did some of the painting.
Renovating and decorating the home can be a difficult enough task, even without young children around. So if you find yourself renovating with children in the home, you may also want to consider utilising any friends, family, or even preschool or clubs for childcare. That way, you can crack on with the work in the time you have.
Alternatively, if you have a good enough light source, you might also want to make the most of the time when your children are in bed. Regardless, as a parent you may want to put the safety of your children ahead of the speed in which your project is completed.
Work Room by Room
Although it might be easier for you to undertake all the work at once, to try and get it over sooner, you may want to consider doing one room at a time, for the safety of your family. This may mean that you need to have everything planned out beforehand, so that you don’t forget how to make each room flow nicely.
Of course, it does mean that your children could be easily kept out of a singular area, rather than their being hazards all over the home. Finally, if you’ve enjoyed this post on renovating with children in the home, you can read more about our refurb journey here.
