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Part 2: Planning ahead will save time, money, and hasslesPLAN and PREPARE The planning process is perhaps the most important and can take the most time. This stage includes measuring your room and thinking about the functional needs as well as style preferences. Next, begin to lay out desired room arrangements, browse product possibilities, and consider fabric, paint, and window treatment options. Keep floorplans, paint chips, and fabric samples with you when you shop. It can help to place these in a decorating file that will organize your ideas. Remember too that any structural changes and some electrical changes may require a building permit, licensed contractors, and/or building inspections. Inquire with a reputable architect, contractor, city building office, or county inspection department about the requirements, timing, and cost considerations for these factors. The planning stage also includes making final decisions, finalizing furniture layouts, and creating exact specifications for carpet color, a general idea of paint color and paint finish, windowcoverings, light fixtures, and other details. Preparation includes placing orders for wallcoverings, furnishings, and flooring. It's not uncommon for custom furniture to take 12 weeks before delivery, wallcoverings 3 weeks, and flooring up to a month or more. So give yourself plenty of time to prepare your room for these elements. OK so you've decided on the furniture, chosen the colors, and placed the orders. Now what? Once your delivery and installation schedules are set you'll be able to pencil out a chronological list of details that need to be completed prior to each stage of the project. This is the list that will help avoid missteps and hassles incurred by progressing haphazardly.
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