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Did Kanye West’s Home Renovation Help Push Him Over the Edge?

Poor Kanye West! After an epic on-stage tirade earlier this month blasting everything from MTV to Mark Zuckerberg and how he “would have voted for Donald Trump,” West canceled the rest of his 2016 Saint Pablo Tour, then ended up at UCLA’s medical center suffering from extreme paranoia. While rumors are swirling over the cause of his meltdown—stress, exhaustion, drugs, relationship woes, or some combination thereof—some are whispering of a more surprising factor that may have helped push him over the edge: the seemingly never-ending renovation of his mansion in Hidden Hills, CA, with Kim Kardashian.

In its article “Did Kanye West’s Mansion Remodel Add to His Stress?,” the San Jose Mercury News pointed out, “Anyone who has undertaken a home remodel knows that this kind of domestic upheaval can be a major cause of stress to individuals and to couples. So, it’s reasonable to wonder if the massive remodel Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have undertaken on their $20 million mansion contributed to the singer’s stress.” 

Of course, we doubt that a few upgrades were the only thing chipping away at this pop star’s peace of mind, but we’re wagering they probably didn’t help, either. For anyone who pooh-poohs the impact of a home renovation, check out these all-too-common stressors that affect anyone who decides to embark on a few home improvements:

Time out of the house

If you’re renovating the kitchen and your fridge and stove are offline, that means for meals you’re stuck with takeout and cold foods. Or if the renovation is really extensive, you can’t even live there at all. That’s how it was for West and Kardashian. Sure, they just moved into another mansion they own in nearby Bel Air, but it’s annoying not to be able to fully make yourself at home, knowing it won’t last—especially when the renovations drag on longer than planned.

In fact, West and Kardashian haven’t spent a single night in their new home since purchasing it two years ago. That’s an awful long wait by any standards.

Money down the drain

There’s nothing like spiraling home renovation bills to ratchet up your stress levels. And as we all know, more money just means bigger bills!

“They both make a ton of money, but they also spend a ton. And they are sparing no expense with their new house,” a source told People. Sources say the amount spent on this home renovation has already stretched into the range of $10 million.

And apparently a lot of that money is just going down the drain: Reports have surfaced that West has been fickle about decisions, ordering renovations one day that he then tells them to rip out the next.

“Kanye walked into the house, decided he hated all the furniture brought in by [Gallin], and demanded it be returned to the vendors,” a source told the New York Post. “But they refused to take it back, so he took it all out and threw it into storage. He then spent a fortune on a new set of furniture.” Among the allegedly discarded furniture was a $30,000 sofa.

Relationship issues

No two partners ever totally see eye to eye on home renovations, so it’s probably no surprise that the House of Kimye is undergoing some strain. During the final taping of sister Khloe‘s talk show, Kim complained she had been footing the entire renovation bill herself (and that’s when the total was only $8 million).

“The remodel changes the couple’s physical space and routine,” Walter A. Brakkelmans, a UCLA psychiatrist who specializes in couples therapy, explained to the Los Angeles Times. “On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the death of a child and 1 a fender bender, a remodel rates a 6 in terms of stress on a relationship.”

Regardless of what’s happening with West, one thing is clear: No one is immune to a home renovation gone awry, even with all the money and resources in the world. So if you ever hope to survive your own, try to stay sane by:

1. Developing a clear renovation plan
2. Sticking to your budget
3. Accepting that things will probably take longer than you hope

Then grab those takeout menus and hang on for dear life!

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