Where Should I Start? Tips for a Whole Home Remodel in Oviedo

September 10, 2025

If your kitchen or bathrooms need updating, the odds are that other rooms in your Oviedo home will also. While initially exciting, rethinking the entire house can feel overwhelming without a strategic vision and design plan.

Getting Started On Your Oviedo Home Remodel

Here are some steps for getting the design ball rolling, starting with the big picture and then winding your way down to the details.

This initial planning phase is a great time to meet with prospective Oviedo home remodeling companies. We always recommend meeting with three to five potential candidates.

These sessions allow you to ask the important questions, get a feel for how they operate, and decide whether you feel good about a future partnership. Plus, you will walk away from the sessions with professional insights and ideas you may not have considered otherwise.

1. Begin With Broad Functional & Goal-Oriented Strokes

The past 25 years' worth of trending home improvements shows and marketplaces have led to a more informed homeowner marketplace. However, clients often come to us so focused on the micro-details and aesthetics that they've overlooked the chance to re-envision their home layout and function - and what would best serve their daily lives today and into the future.

That's why the Details Construction Group design team likes to focus on the bigger picture and ask questions about:

  • Would the home benefit from a layout change?
  • Are there ways you might benefit from changes in the bathroom or kitchen layouts?
  • What about additions or expansions?
  • How long do you see yourself in the home?
  • How frequently do you entertain? And for how many?
  • Do you tend to cook from scratch or reheat food you've purchased or had delivered?
  • How often would you spend time outdoors if the space is designed for functionality and comfort?
  • How could your home better accommodate planned transitions - kids, pets, aging in place, etc.
  • Do you plan to rent or sell your home in the next 10 years or so?

The answers to these "macro home design questions" help shape the stylized aesthetics of the final architectural plans. This is also a good time to start thinking about which room(s) you want to start with first to best accommodate your household's calendar.

The average home remodel (kitchen, bathrooms, room modifications, layout changes, etc.) takes between four and six months, depending on the project size and scope. So, we'll work with you to minimize stress and optimize your family's routine throughout the build-out.

2. Balancing Timeless With Trendy

It's time to consider your overall design or style preferences. Are you more drawn to contemporary, transitional, or traditional styles? We'll dial that down further to see whether you lean toward sleek and minimalist or cozy and elevated farmhouse chic.

Perhaps the kitchen can include elevated coastal chic elements while your partner's home office offers a more contemporary feel. Room by room, we'll integrate overarching design themes with your household's personal and individual preferences. That said, we encourage homeowners to balance their current style ideas - or their affinity with current trends - with timeless design concepts.

Timeless design concepts should be the focus of those macro design things we talked about before. They are the things that are relevant to Central Florida households in any decade, like:

  • Functional layouts and flow.
  • Ample daylighting.
  • Seamless transitions for indoor/outdoor lifestyles.
  • Natural stone or wood finishes that stand the test of time.
  • A well-planned lighting design (using a combination of task, ambient, and safety lighting).
  • Etc.

Creating a timeless foundation for your home design allows you to use more transient fixtures and features to honor time-stamped trends, such as paint colors, textile patterns, wall art, area rugs, and other decorative objects.

Once the home remodel is complete, your refreshed, personalized living spaces should inspire feelings of joy and calm. You should also experience the sense of being surrounded by beauty.

3. Honing In On the Details

Finally, after thinking about the macro perspective, identifying your preferred design preferences and the ways to balance the timeless and trendy, you and your chosen design-build team can start thinking about all the finer details you've been so excited about.

By this time, you'll be working closely with your design-build team, who will facilitate your journey expertly. We'll build on the conversations we started during the macro-planning phase to start selecting all of the fixtures and finishes that align with the design theme(s) and your personal taste.

Using the kitchen as an example, this is the place where you'll make selections such as:

  • Custom cabinets and storage spaces (including finishes and hardware).
  • Finalizing kitchen island design/features.
  • Flooring and countertop materials.
  • Backsplash design.
  • Appliances.
  • Lighting fixtures.
  • Paint colors
  • And so on.

This is when it all starts coming together, and before you know it, you'll be making plans to accommodate your home remodeling construction schedule.

Schedule A Design Consultation For Your Full Home Remodel

Is your home overdue for a whole home remodel? Schedule a design consultation with Details Construction Group. We are known as one of central Florida's premier luxury home remodelers because we take personalized customization to the next level.

Once your remodel is complete, you'll feel as if you're moving into a brand new home that was designed just for you. Let's start dreaming about what's possible for your Oviedo sanctuary.