Dress Your Home usually recommends renovating in phases, working from one plan. We think phasing is perfect as long as you calendar when the next phase will start. We have been renovating one home for the last few years.
How one long-running renovation has gone
We started with its main room: the kitchen, the dinette and the great room. We changed the formal dining room into a wine room. Since the beginning of the year we have worked on three bathrooms, and we are now working on the master bedroom and master bathroom. After that, we will start on the outdoor space.
Tackling one area at a time is much easier, because your entire house isn't under construction at once. Master plans work perfectly for this.
If there's more than one room on your own list, tell us about your home and which rooms are on it.
A Southlake office, then the backyard
In a couple's new Southlake home, we created a memory room that is also the home office: the family's mementos sit together in it, separated by year, and they have full access to view them at any time. It was the first memory room we had created in 30 years. After the office, the couple brought us back for the backyard, where we designed an outdoor living space and the pool area; our reply to their review says the finished backyard looks "full Serena and Lily." The house is one of our Southlake projects; see interior design in Southlake.
When the next room comes later
For a homeowner in North Richland Hills, we redesigned her kitchen, her office, the dining room, the living room and the formal living room, and her review says they now share a cohesive look that flows through the house. Her daughter's room was next, scheduled for fall 2026.
For another couple, what began as a daunting overhaul was almost finished by July 2026, and the kitchen and bathrooms are planned as a future renovation. Another client's Google review says Dress Your Home has helped update their home over the years.
How we pace and order the work
We encourage clients to put a date for the next phase on the calendar, because that way the job gets done and you can get on contractors' calendars. Some of our clients go straight from one phase into the next, while others take a couple of months off, or even a year. We recommend a break of no longer than eight to 10 weeks.
Room by room, we make selections in a set order: hard finishes first, soft finishes second, furniture and accessories last. We work in that order because a sofa picked before the flooring is settled may not work in the room. A couple whose home needed significant updates wrote in their review that Veronica brought a clear vision and plan, and that she worked closely with the contractors. Our article on how a whole-home selection project works covers the planning in more detail.
In this photo of our Roseville Kitchen project, a kitchen renovation, honed quartz and a clean backsplash took the place of heavy Tuscan finishes.
Start with the list of rooms
To plan your own phases, send a few details about your project: which rooms you want to change, and which one you'd start with. The studio replies to contact-page inquiries within one business day to set up a conversation. If you'd like to see finished rooms first, look through our portfolio.
