| Going through a home improvement project is often | | | | Once the home improvement project is complete and |
| an exciting time for homeowners. Many people want | | | | all your pictures are taken, go through them to get an |
| to have their dream homes but cannot afford them at | | | | idea of how you want your scrapbook to look. |
| the time they are ready to buy a house. They instead | | | | Grouping photos together by page idea (e.g. bathroom, |
| purchase a fixer upper, and decide later to renovate | | | | kitchen, counters, etc.) will help you know which |
| and improve the structure. Deciding to undertake a | | | | scrapbook supplies you should shop for. You will need |
| home improvement means moving closer to that | | | | a 12x12 quality album that will allow you to add extra |
| dream home, and you may decide to commemorate | | | | pages, should the included amount be insufficient. |
| the experience by recording the event in a scrapbook. | | | | Papers of the same size should be chosen by |
| If you are interested in creating a scrapbook to record | | | | coordinating colors in the paper to colors in the photos. |
| your home improvement project, consider following the | | | | There are a variety of stickers and other paper |
| steps outlined below. | | | | adornments that you can choose from that will greatly |
| Take Pictures Before, After and During the Project | | | | enhance your scrapbook pages. Colored fine tip pens |
| The decision to scrapbook an event needs to be | | | | made especially for scrapbooking will help you record |
| made well before the event even takes place. Though | | | | memories alongside the photographs. |
| it is possible to put together after the fact, making a | | | | Assemble the Scrapbook |
| memory book of your home improvement would not | | | | There is no right or wrong way to put a scrapbook |
| be the same without before and after pictures of your | | | | together; it all comes down to personal preference and |
| home. Throughout the project, be sure to take | | | | your individual creativity. Many people use |
| photographs of the rooms in which you are working. If | | | | scrapbooking tape to secure the paper directly onto |
| you are doing a kitchen remodel, remember to take | | | | the pages, then arranging their cropped photographs |
| shots at each stage of the improvement. Keep in mind | | | | on top. Adorning the page with "extras" such as |
| what your final product will look like when taking | | | | stickers and cutouts comes next. Most people leave |
| pictures. If you want to create a scrapbook page | | | | lettering and writing on their pages as a last step. Be |
| about your new maple cabinets and granite | | | | sure to write a rough draft on a piece of paper first, |
| countertop, you will want ample photos of the | | | | since you will want to use permanent pen directly on |
| demolition and replacement. | | | | your pages. |
| Purchase Appropriate Scrapbook Supplies | | | | |