It's Saturday morning, the sun is shining through your kitchen window and painting itself on the floor. You pour yourself a steaming cup of coffee and step outside on your new brick patio. As you look down at the basket weave pattern , you remember back when just a few short weeks ago this space was a jumble of rocks and weeds. In other words, the space was ugly. While deeply inhaling the crisp morning air, you sit down at your new patio table and watch Cardinals and Chick-a-Dee's playing tag with the feeder you hung from the roof’s edge about 20 feet away. Finally, as you take a sip you think to yourself, "Almost paradise." Although this is quite a fantasy, it is not a description of impossibilities. As a matter of fact, this scenario could become a familiar one if you have the imagination, money, and desire.
When considering what modifications to make to your home, keep in mind that what you are doing is called 'home improvement', not 'house improvement'. Thinking about how you are going to improve your home in such a way as to promote happiness and contentment to all your home’s members will help you decide what you want to do.
As in the above scenario, a patio is a great way to improve the home for all of its members. Years of cook-outs with friends and family are certainly made for, with and by all. Maybe you'll decide to enlarge your home by adding a room. This benefits everyone by creating more space. Adding a family 'game room' is a popular improvement choice, especially with kids. Speaking from experience, kids look forward to many hours of play not only with siblings and friends, but with parents as well. This kind of room, when utilized to spend meaningful time with your kids, is worth its weight in gold, because this time can influence who they are and who they become. A game room can provide the opportunity for you to get to know and understand your children.
Home improvement could even be a garden where all members of the home get a say in what is planted, and everyone participates in tending to it. Then, after much attention and nurturing, everyone who participated in the garden’s growth is rewarded by its beauty and fresh vegetables.
Fortunately, the amount of money you spend on your home improvement project is not a reflection of how well your home has been improved. In fact, I know a family who lives in a mobile home, and the dad built an 8'X10' front porch for less than $150.00 . Since built, I've observed his family sitting out there (on many occasions) laughing, playing cards, talking and eating. I think they got a lot of 'home' improvement for very little money.
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