Mae 
True, old houses and buildings have a certain charm, it makes me want to photograph every single one of them. This day and age though, a modern home is considerably better especially in regions that winter and summer could be extremes.
My older brother who moved to Canada last year used to share an apartment with another couple. They recently moved to a smaller one all their own and before the arrival of their little bundle of joy, they had to hire a Vancouver renovations company to remove the carpet of the baby’s room and changed it to wood laminate.
He said that everything is now easier to clean and doesn’t add up dust which is good if there’s a baby at home. We ourselves plan to move but the cost of moving and the time it will take makes me want to drop the plan right this moment.
Renovation companies like those, my brother said, are the ones I need to find. Giving their clients updates about their work, considering your ideas and not theirs and they deliver just in time. Will definitely keep those in mind.