Renovations for you
Renovations conducted for your pleasure are going to be about your budget and your preferences. You still want to contact a professional to talk about design and preferences because there may come a time in 10 or 30 years that you want to sell your home You always want to think about the future a little when choosing new concepts for your renovations. The wrong colour schemes or backsplashes in the kitchen can turn away potential new homeowners when it comes time for the sale albeit it is less important since the renovations are for you to live more comfortably.
Sometimes renovations can be mild in terms of what is actually done to the main structure. You may decide that you want to keep the walls, but liven everything up with new paint, new floors, new windows, and new cabinets/countertops.
On the other hand you may wish to conduct renovations with opening up spaces in mind. For example if your kitchen feels small because it is closed off with four walls and two small door openings you can knock out a few walls and create an open concept.
Renovations for selling the home.
When it comes to selling the home minimal renovations could make the home more valuable. Certainly things like new paint and flooring are the simplest as well as ensuring proper staging, but you also want to make certain there is no cause for the home value to be lowered. If you have a budget for renovations consider open concept, renovating the kitchen in neutral colours that are highly popular and updating windows that are 30+ years old.