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Sketch your desing ideas quickly. (fotosearch)
Is your “honey do” do-it-yourself list getting longer each week? Do you have files and notes everywhere? Can’t seem to catch up on the DIY projects you need done around the home? Learn how to plan and design your next do-it-yourself project with ease.
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How to design and plan next DIY project
Things you'll need:
- Ideas from “honey” and you for DIY projects
- Library books or Home Store books on DIY projects
- On-line research, eHow articles, et al.
- Graph paper and colored pencils
- Digital camera or phone with camera
- Copy machine access
- Scanner access
- File folders for each DIY project
Planning and designing on a napkin is ok. (fotosearch)
Pull out all your scrap paper notes and "honey do" lists to collect do-it-yourself project ideas. Check out books and magazines from library on subject of each DIY project. Research eHow and other on-line articles on do-it-yourself projects on your list. Make a separate file folder for each DIY project, put in your notes, add magazine tear sheets, on-line article copies from printer, jot down library book references for later resource. Make new sketches and new notes on each project after you do research. Use your digital camera or phone camera to record pictures of similar projects you see anywhere. Ask permission before you take pictures. Print out your photos, scan them and put in your computer and in a DIY labeled and dated file. Collect as many images and notes as you can. You will prioritize projects later.
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Yes, Honey will be glad to walk with you. (fotosearch)
Do a walk around house with your "honey" to discuss do-it-yourself projects on your lists and possibly adding new ones. Make mental and written notes and take pictures. If you think project will require special tools or equipment, note accordingly. Find something “honey” can do for each project to help. Be aware she or he will probably do the same for you on hers or his projects! If you already have made folders, add your new information from walk around. If not, make new ones. Make design sketches of what you want on each DIY project using your resource and notes from Honey walk and files. Keep designs as simple as possible, follow what others have done. Visit a Home Store like Lowes’ or Home Depot, take the your clipboard with graph paper along, browse the DIY book stack, and quickly sketch design ideas. Go home and complete your design sketches along with lists of materials and where to best acquire them.
Yes Honey, I know, I'll start tomorrow! (fotosearch)
A, B, C prioritize and sketch design ideas of do-it-yourself projectrs that are most important. If a project has been on a list for a long time, decide if it is really necessary to do right away. If so, make it an A project, put a completion date. If it needs special tools, or help, note that. B projects are those not quite as critical or serious. For example, fixing a roof leak should be a priority and completed before rainy season starts, an A project. B projects might be those that relate to saving money on water bill, like a leaky faucet or toilet running. Finally, C projects would be those that are aesthetic in nature, not adding value to your home, like a decorative fence in front yard or planting an extra tree. Also consider project cost in prioritization. If you have to make a D list you probably can do without those projects until all the others are all done. Put your project information files in a file drawer in order of importance and check them off of a master DIY bullet list as you do them. Keep your master bullet DIY list out where everyone sees what you did last weekend. Your Honey and family will be so proud of you!
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