We have just the thing you need this year for tackling that home renovation you have been dreaming about. It’s a list of tips and observations gathered from working with homeowners on renovations and additions over the past 25 years.

Some are common sense and some were lessons learned the hard way. We hope you will use them as a guide and a reference as you tackle your own dream home renovation.

Here goes…….

1. Gather photos of home details that you like. Colors, textures, fixtures, exteriors, plus any other images that you like — even if it’s just for one tiny detail. Cut it out, bookmark it, copy it to an Ideabook on Pinterest or Houzz and share it with your architect and designer.

Get started now! Houzz just published the 25 Most Popular Photos added to their site in 2013.