#layoutfixes

You know how some houses just kind of... evolve in weird ways over time? That’s ours. It’s like every room was designed in a different decade by a different person with very specific taste and no concern for what was happening elsewhere in the house.

We moved in seven years ago, full of optimism and Pinterest boards. At the time, the "quirky charm" of a DIY’d backsplash and oddly-angled hallway walls didn’t seem like such a big deal. But now, with two kids, a growing work-from-home schedule, and furniture that doesn’t seem to fit anywhere, it’s starting to feel like we’re living in a puzzle where the pieces just don’t quite connect.

Which is what got me thinking: what if we didn’t just fix one room... but rethought the whole layout?

🧱 The Big-Picture Fix I Never Considered Until Now

The idea of a whole home renovation always felt out of reach. I thought it was only for people with massive budgets or old homes that needed tearing down to the studs. But while scrolling through local remodelers (as one does after rearranging the living room for the tenth time), I found Mejia Construction’s page about home renovations — and it reframed the whole idea for me.

Here’s the page: https://mejiaconstructionde.com/services. What stood out right away was how practical their approach is. They’re not just doing showy flips — they’re working with actual families in New Castle, helping improve how homes function for daily life.

They talk about layout changes, smart upgrades, insulation, flooring, framing — the whole deal — but in a way that feels doable and even phased, if needed. That’s what caught me. Not a total demolition, but thoughtful, intentional changes over time that make a house feel like it’s working with you, not against you.

🛠️ What I’m Dreaming Of Now

So now I’m imagining how we could take the awkward kitchen-living room hallway situation and turn it into a real open-concept space. Move a wall, add some light, shift the laundry out of the kitchen (who decided that was a good idea, anyway?), and finally create the flow we’ve been craving.

They also mention electrical and lighting updates, drywall repair, better insulation — which is huge for us. The back half of the house gets so cold in the winter and weirdly stuffy in the summer. It's never felt balanced. Honestly, I didn’t even think about airflow and insulation as something we could address in a remodel.

Plus: trim, flooring, ceilings — all those in-between things that make a house feel finished. Right now we have about four different types of baseboard, two weird ceiling textures, and mismatched outlets that spark every once in a while (not kidding).

🧠 Starting Small, Thinking Big

I’m still nervous about the cost and scope — I won’t lie — but reading through Mejia’s page made it feel like we don’t have to tackle everything at once. We could start with one area — say, opening the kitchen and updating the electrical — and slowly work through the rest as time and budget allow.

The biggest thing I took away was this idea that home should evolve with you, not just around you. Our house still has good bones. We just need help reimagining how those bones can support the next phase of our life.

It’s weirdly comforting to think about not needing to move just to get a house that fits us better. Maybe we’ve already got that house. It just needs a little help from people who know what they’re doing.

So yeah — that’s where my head is now. Not ready to pull the trigger yet, but definitely collecting ideas, talking to friends, and bookmarking pages like Mejia’s for when we’re ready to take the leap.