Ideas and Inspiration - dont try to plan a house by starting with a blank piece of paper. It is way too daunting. To design a house from scratch or to plan a home that you already live in and want to remodel start with images that you like from other houses. Gather magazine images and pictures from books and look at why you like them.

Sketches and Plans - if you can plan a house in your head then you are truly unique! Even an architect will not try to design a house without getting a few sketches down on paper or their computer to begin with. To plan a home successfully you need to start with a rough plan and work your way through the bits that do and do not work for you. If you dont have time to learn a computer package or scale drawing, one of our magnetic kits will help you plan a home in no time.

Professional Advice -Whether you are using an Architect or not, seek as much advice from those in the know as you can at the early stages. Dont be afraid to question everything as questions at the planning stage are far cheaper than changes at the build stage.

Patience - It might sound obvious but if you try and plan a house in too much of a hurry it is inevitable that you will have errors. Unfortunately the kind of errors you make when you are building can be very costly. Think about the years ahead living in the house and accept that a few extra months at the planning stage is time well spent.

Modelrooms Home Design Kit

All you need to plan a home to scale with no drawing skills. Used to design a house from scratch or to plan a house that is being remodelled. Contains all of the furniture for the Kitchen, Bathroom, Bedroom and Livingroom.