1. Continue Operation Update Family Room
I love my thrifted end tables, IKEA coffee table, and spray painted hand-me-down lamps, but the room needs some more work. I'm still collecting pieces for a large scale gallery wall, and I'm considering using some of the blog money I've saved to purchase a wall-mounted TV. This would mean saying good-bye and repurposing my TV armoire, which I use for seasonal decorating...but it would open the space up more, and I think I could use a dresser as a media console for storage.
Still need to:
Put the slipcover on the couch. It can't be that scary
Order 3 photo canvases for the gallery wall
Work on accent pieces for gallery wall
New pillows
TV/ media console?
Update lamp shades
2. Complete the Kitchen Update
The little "quickie" update for our Kitchen has lasted for ages...partly due to some extra DIY work we had to put in, taking time off for the holidays, and pure laziness on both our parts. T would rather spend his time off work playing with man toys or watching sports, and I hate painting ceilings. But I have enjoyed my new light fixture over the kitchen sink.
Still need to:
Paint the ceiling
Paint the walls
New window treatments
Update light fixtures
Artwork
Gallery wall
New rug
Yeah, that's a lot...I should say that this project has been completely funded from some gift cards I won through blog Giveaways, and a partnership with some companies I enjoy working with.
4. Keep Up with the Deck
We stained our deck last Spring and completed a mini makeover, but I'd love to build or purchase a potting bench to serve as a buffet and storage piece. New cushions for my patio furniture are not in the works ($$$), but they will need a good cleaning.
3. Organize
This is an all-encompassing goal. We have closets that desperately need to be organized, craft supplies (mine) that need to be organized, and a whole passel of new Christmas toys that need a home.
I'm sure there are many other things I can/should add to my list. More than anything, I still struggle to love my home as it is. Being grateful for what I have (instead of comparing and envying) is an important attitude adjustment that I continue to work on. The following Thoreau quote is still inspirational to me this year, and I hope you find inspiration in it too:
"Most men appear never to have considered what a house is, and are actually thought needlessly poor all their lives because they think they must have
such a house as their neighbors have."
-Henry David Thoreau
What are you working on in your home this year?
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I'm looking forward to seeing your updates this year! x
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see everything you have in store for 2013!
ReplyDeleteOur big thing this year is decorating the outside and upping the "curb appeal". Plus we want to add some play areas for little one. MY big outside goal is flowers. EVERYWHERE.
ReplyDeleteHI Amanda! I just recently found your blog. I JUST put a slipcover from Target on my couch today! You can see the before and after at my blog HouseofFabuLess.blogspot.com Stop waiting and do it. It turned out SO much better than I expected! You will wish you had done it sooner! Happy 2013!
ReplyDeleteYour list sounds completely achievable in 2013! I look forward to reading about all of your updates.
ReplyDeleteLove what you have done and to see you lay all your goals out there for the new year. Make sure you check out uglysofa for your slipcovers. They have ones from PB super cheap. That is where I got mine for my living room and I love it!
ReplyDeleteOrganizing is on my list this year too! It seems like we just keep collecting more and more stuff that we really don't need! I want to do one of those house clean out plans where you get rid of stuff in different rooms on different days! I can't wait to see all your fun projects this year!
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ReplyDeletegetting rid of carpeting in living room...wood floors here we come!!
I am so excited.
Hugs
SueAnn
Great goals! Can't wait to see your living room and kitchen come together and I'd love to see what you end up with for a potting bench. I'd love that, too.
ReplyDeleteI only have a few home things for this year - organize and purge (Esp in the kitchen and basement). I'd like to work to make our yard a little prettier this spring. And I'd like to find a way to add simple toy storage to our lives to keep me from going insane from all the 'stuff.' Easy peasy, right?
Happy 2013, friend. Hope it's the best one yet.