We moved into our new (to us) home a few months ago. Since then I have been obsessed with design thoughts/ideas/projects to update this place. Before we moved from our previous house I began dipping my toes into the DIY world. We ripped up our old nasty berber carpet and I installed laminate floors. It was a huge undertaking in our small house (with nowhere to move furniture), four kids ages 9, 4, 3, and 6 months, and two dogs but we did it. I learned a lot during that project. Now that we are settled into our new place and the frigid winter is coming to an end I am ready for more.
Here is my list of things that I want to accomplish before next winter.
Whole House
1. Spray paint all door knobs to satin nickel, replace strike plates, and replace hinges.
2. Replace outlets, covers, switches, and switch plates.
3. Paint trim and doors (a brighter white).
Dining Room:
1. Spray paint chandelier.
2. Replace hardware on cabinets.
Living Room
1. Replace hardware on living room built ins.
2. Spray paint brass fireplace inserts.
3. Paint walls and possibly built in.
4. Hang curtains.
5. Find roman blinds for window seat.
6. Recover window seat cushion.
7. Hang new chandelier.
8. Find affordable furniture (ha!).
9. Artwork
Foyer
1. Paint walls and door.
2. Replace light fixture.
3. New rug.
4. Artwork.
5. New mirror and sconces?
Hall
1. Paint walls.
2. Artwork.
3. Replace light fixtures.
Exterior
1. Spray paint lights.
2. Put out bird houses and feeder.
3. Plant the kid's trees.
4. Paint door.
Next up I'll be posting some current pictures of the house so I can track the progress this year. Do you think I'm too ambitious? It's good to have goals right? Now I just have to wait for my hardware and light fixtures to be delivered. Yay!
Sounds great! House projects can be so refreshing!
ReplyDeleteThanks Heather. I needed a place to get everything down and out of my head. I'm just itching to get started!
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