When you buy a fixer-upper to live in with your family, you should expect to work on the property for a long time over the course of many projects. While you may know what kind of functionality you would like to get with your house, you may not have a concrete idea about the looks. This can make it rather challenging to decide on materials, paint colors, and other features that will play a role in how your house looks.

Of course, the living area of your house consists of every single room, doesn't it? After all, a lot of living happens in your kitchen and in the bedrooms. However, you might also name the dining room and the living room as part of the living area. Are you planning to decorate the living area of your house? Maybe you focused on the other rooms until you had enough money in your budget to get high-quality furnishings for the more elegant part of your home.