Your 2nd step in home remodeling is deciding what you would like to do. This includes reviewing home remodeling ideas, home improvement plans, architectural styles, floor layouts, and more.

1. Start Developing Ideas
   
   
   • First Thing, Get Your Ideas Down on Paper
     this topic will review home remodeling ideas, home remodeling considerations, home innovation trends, architectual designs, and more:
     
     link to home remodeling ideas
     
     
     
2. Search House Plans
   review existing house plans to find something that matches your design considerations. You might find something exactly what you are looking for; or you can take a similar plan and have an architect tweak it to meet your specifications:
   
   
   • Places to look:
     

     search house plans for ideas
     search building plans from nationwide builders
     view this topic on architectural designs and history
     

     
     
3. Sketch Your Remodeling Plan
   after you have collected your ideas and reviewed existing house plans, it's time to sketch your plan. This plan may include an architectural design (if needed), and the remodeling specification plan:
   
   
   • Where to Start:
     

     about developing your home remodeling plan
     designing the specifications (part of Step 3)
     

   • Get Some Design Help:
     this might be a good time to find an architect, structural engineer or draftperson. They can design a plan that meets your specifications.
     
     search architect - structural engineer - draftsperson
     

For Support:

• download this home remodeling
  pamphlet as a support and reference guide