February 7, 2025

Shea McGee’s top tips for living through a home renovation |

Shea McGee’s top tips for living through a home renovation |

If you’ve ever lived through a home renovation, you will be familiar with the chaos that tends to ensue. Between builders coming in and out of your house at all hours to the inevitable noise that becomes the status quo, it’s notoriously a difficult process to get through. And while some get the opportunity to live somewhere else through the worst of the remodel, others are stuck right at home, living amongst the construction.

Luckily, interior designer Shea McGee just shared her top tips to those living through a remodel, from what to expect to how to cope with the worst of the process. And as someone who’s led countless renovations (plus lived through many in her own home), there’s no one better than Shea to share her advice. And with her tips in mind, you can make the final call on whether you should live on-site when renovating a property. Here’s what she had to say.

What to know when living through a home remodel