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Is It A Good Idea To Furnish Your Entire Home At Once?

Writer's picture: Terri SchmittTerri Schmitt

Moving into a new home or beginning a new chapter in life can be both exciting and challenging. When thinking about how your home needs to function, a common question centers on whether it makes sense to furnish the entire home at once or tackle it room by room.


Although there is no one-size-fits-all answer to the question, we offer the following to help make the decision that is best for you.



The Pros to Furnishing The Entire Home

Ensuring a consistent style throughout your space is the most cited reason for transforming an entire home in one go. The approach permits the designer to create a comprehensive plan, considering not only individual room design and flow, but how each space interacts with the others. Depending on what new items need to be purchased, potential cost savings may be realized by buying in bulk. Lastly, once complete you’ll have an immediate sense of gratification with the completion of a major project.


The Challenges to Furnishing The Entire Home

Some practical considerations could make working on an entire house project challenging. First, doing so will most likely require a substantial upfront investment. A thoughtful and thorough project requires more than furniture. Artwork, window furnishings, accessories, and lighting are all part of the mix. A project with this large of a scale can also lead to feelings of being overwhelmed from a decision-making perspective or making hasty decisions in an effort to maintain a targeted completion date.


The Room-By-Room Approach

Approaching your home transformation on a room-by-room basis will help spread out both decisions and finances. As you go through the process, you may also learn more about your design style and have an opportunity to refine your choices and preferences. Addressing the project a room at a time may push the completion of the whole home further into the future when compared to tackling the transformation as one big project.


Our Thoughts

While every client and project have different considerations, we always suggest starting with a comprehensive design plan for the entire home. The design plan will provide the framework for a consistent style and design aesthetic throughout your home.


From there, if your finances and schedule are available, then dive in with doing the entire project at once. But if your bandwidth and budget need some breathing room, start with a key living space, and create a phased, room-by-room approach from there. By working methodically through your comprehensive plan, you’ll gain small victories with each completed room, while maintaining a cohesive design vision.




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