Five Tips For Designing Your Dream Home

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If you have recently purchased either a lot of land or an existing home that needs a lot of fixing up then it can be tough to know where to start in terms of creating your dream home. The best thing to do is to break things down into some steps to start. Here are some helpful pointers on where to start.

Visualize the home in your mind

The first thing you want to do is to picture what kind of style that you want the home to be. Might this be ultra modern, perhaps more traditional in its design or somewhere in between? For some, they want to have their home reflect themselves so pick something that you feel will fit best and resonate with you.

Connect with a Designer

Once you have picked a direction for the look and feel of your home, then it is handy to hire a designer. A professional will assist you with more of the fine details and cohesiveness of what you are trying to achieve. It can be helpful to hire a designer that has experience with the style of home that is of interest to you as well so you really hit the ground running.

Planning

The next helpful step is to map out each room for what you want its function to be. Make a list of what you want to have and even gather a collection of images of rooms that you’ve seen either online or in magazines to help finalize your design direction.

Lighting

Lighting is very important and can really make or break a room. From natural light to picking paint colors to the right fixtures they can all play a significant role in making each room feel warm and inviting. Natural light is the best kind so consider capitalizing on that and having your home’s design benefit from it as much as possible.

Outdoor spaces

At the end of the day our outdoor spaces are extensions of our living areas weather permitting. Not only do you want to consider what you want to plan on having outside, but you will want to be sure that the design flows outside as well. Keep similar themes, colors and design elements so they are consistent throughout both indoor and outdoor spaces. Remain in close touch with your designer as you progress with your planning. Designers can also often be a good resource for what you can and cannot do structurally as well as what’s allowed with local building codes.

Beth Dickerson

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One of Boston’s most reputable real estate brokers, Beth Dickerson has achieved more than $2 billion in sales and thousands of successful real estate transactions over her nearly thirty-year tenure. Beth has received national acclaim from the real estate industry and represents some of the most prestigious residents and properties across Massachusetts. Her enduring record as a top producer comes from the intuitive gift of sensing her clients’ needs. She has built a business that is referral-based at its core—a testament to her relationship-driven approach and penchant for exceeding expectations. It is this nuanced expertise that Beth leverages to guide many of her clients-turned-friends through some of the greatest milestones of their lives.

Beth was the proprietor of her own real estate company before joining the residential division of R. M. Bradley in 1993, where she was a top producer for more than a decade. In 2003, she founded her own boutique real estate firm, Dickerson Real Estate, before merging with Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty in 2007. Today, Beth attributes her success to her comprehensive marketing and advertising strategies, exclusive contact network, and unparalleled insight into neighborhoods like Back Bay, Beacon Hill, the South End and Waterfront. With an understanding that no two clients are alike, she works with clients in all phases of life—from first-time buyers to luxury developers, seasoned sellers and beyond. Beth offers clients the resources to aggressively market their property locally, nationally and globally, and her attention to detail, drive and enthusiasm are unmatched.

Beth has appeared in prestigious media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Mansion Global, The Boston Globe, and Boston magazine, and was prominently featured as Greater Boston’s real estate expert on WCVB Chronicle in 2020. She has had the honor of serving as President of the Downtown Council of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board. For over ten years, she has been a Co-Chair and Committee Member for the Massachusetts General Pediatric Hospital for Children’s Storybook Ball. She serves as a Board Member of the Community Music Center of Boston and a member for the Perkins School for the Blind, Emerald Necklace Park Conservancy, Justine Liff Luncheon, Youth Villages and the Boys & Girls Club of Boston, among dozens of other organizations throughout the Boston area.

A long-time resident of Boston’s Back Bay, Beth was an active member of the community as she raised her two children: she served as treasurer of the Clarendon Street Playground and was an avid supporter of the Hill House Community Center.