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Sooner or later, you stop blaming the house and start questioning your own patience. Not because anything's falling down. The walls are still holding. The roof's fine. Structurally, everything holds up. But it also barely does.

You still fumble with the same misaligned latch. You avoid that one floorboard that squeaks even though it's right in the middle. And the kitchen? A design mystery. You stand in it and think, *Who designed this nonsense?* You don't even use it often, but the flow makes no sense.

Most people don't renovate because they want to. They do it because they've hit their limit.

That might come off blunt, but once a room stops working, it starts to drag you. You cover things — a poster on a hole. But that doesn't stop the feeling: your home isn't what you need.

Some people go full demolition. Skip bins. Power tools for weeks. Others tinker. A new tap here. A paint job there. It's not a matter of right or wrong. Just who you are.

Budgeting? Ha. That's a guessing game. You write a number down, try to stick to it, and then something pops up. A pipe. A beam. A quote that “didn't include materials”. You sigh loudly and cut something. (Not the dishwasher. Never the dishwasher.)

Still — when it takes shape? Worth it. Even if the trim isn't perfect. You chose this stuff. You made it yours. That matters. You'll forget the arguments later.

It's more info not about trendiness. If tiling the ceiling makes sense to you, then it makes sense. That's what matters.

Perfect homes aren't real. But the ones that work for you? Those stick. You might have to pull up a few floors. Maybe more than a few. Depends on your contractor.