In Ann Arbor, Michigan, I sat with a homeowner halfway through a renovation who was clearly frustrated. The work was on schedule. The budget was mostly intact. Yet something felt wrong to them.
It was not the construction. It was control.
Renovation forces homeowners to make dozens of decisions they never thought about before. Outlet height. Door swing. Light temperature. These small choices pile up and suddenly the project feels overwhelming.
The homeowners who stay happiest are the ones who define their priorities early. What must be perfect. What can be flexible. What does not matter at all.
Renovation is not just a construction process. It is a decision making process. When homeowners understand that, everything gets easier.