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If it sometimes feels like you are the only one interested in improving your home, it is time to get the rest of the family involved. When you sit down and plan out home improvements with the rest of those under your roof, the long-term benefits are going to prove immeasurable. The benefits are primarily that everyone will feel a stake of ownership in the home, and so they are all going to chip in both the improvement projects and the maintenance afterwards, all of which makes your life that much easier.

The first stage is to sit down with everyone and plan out the home improvements that are going to be done. This might not be one conversation but is better off served as three talks. Have the first conversation with the adults in the home, the second with the kids involved, and then a final adults-only conclusion.

Among the adults, home improvements need to be joint decisions for shared rooms, like kitchens, bedrooms and living rooms. However, if there are rooms that are primarily used by one individual, they should get the final say in what projects are going to take place in their spaces. These would include man-caves, bathrooms and home offices.

Getting the children involved is a good idea for playrooms, their own bedrooms and the yard if they ever spend time out there. Do not openly dismiss any ideas your children have, because you never know, you might enjoy building a tree fort! Try and write down every suggestion they have.

In the final adult conversation, consider what your children want. This is the time to be realistic about feasibility and safety considerations. Here you can decide yes or no on something without having to make those decisions in front of them. Try and incorporate at least one of their ideas in some fashion to make them feel a part of the process.

After the specific home improvement projects have been chosen by you and the other adults, plan out the schedules, get the supplies and distribute the labor around. Whenever possible, assign the younger members of the family simple and safe individual tasks that they can achieve. This goes for after all the construction is done as well. Every member of the family should now feel more responsible about keeping up their parts of the house because they got something they wanted. Keeping the home clean and well maintained should be a breeze from here on out.

When you get the rest of your family involved in the home improvements, they are going to feel not just like folks living under your roof but part owners and contributing members of your little community. Take advantage of this to make things easier on yourself. Allow everyone to input their ideas into selecting home improvements, have them all participate when and where they can and then divvy out the responsibilities of maintenance amongst all of you. This not only makes for a better home, but a happier family within the walls of your humble abode.

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