This week marks our one year anniversary of moving to Connecticut! One thing we really lucked out on with our move was finding our house - we had a single house hunting weekend to find a home to buy or rent and we're so lucky that this one happened to be on the market. We all liked it from day one but with every newly painted room, every DIY project, and every added bit of decorating, it's felt more and more like home and a place that we love to be.
In celebration of our one year houseiversary, I though it'd be fun to take a look back to see what we've gotten done in the past year and also look ahead to what's left to do.
Starting with our lone finished room and working our way down to the completely untouched ones, here we go:
Done
Removed chair rail, skim coated walls, painted
Added larger crown molding
Hung new chandelier
Hung drapes
Done
New quilt, pillows, lamps, nightstand, mirror, and chalkboard
Converted TV armoire into wardrobe
New carpet (just this week!)
To Do
Add art on entry wall and wall by loveseat
Get piece of glass cut for top of chest of drawers
Get piece of glass cut for top of chest of drawers
Craft Room
Tween Bedroom
Done
Painted an accent wall
Added organizers, lamps, and accessories
To Do
Add drapes and valence at entry to room
Paint cabinetry
Done
New comforter, pillows, and nightstand
Made upholstered headboard
Made bedskirt
Hung swinging chair
To Do
Add drapes & rods
Find and hang new overhead light
Add more organizers to closet
DIY a large bulletin board
Living Room
Done
Painted walls and hung drapes
To Do
Replace tile on fireplace
Decorate mantel (it's still bare!)
Paint new furniture piece flanking fireplace
Refinish circular wood accent table
Add art
Home Office
Done
Painted walls, trim, and bookcase
New cowhide rug
To Do
Find an office desk chair
Add drapes & rods
Add pillow to chair
Add tray and accessories to desk
Add lamps to credenza and art wall above it
Kitchen
Done
Removed wallpaper and painted walls
New crown molding in eat-in area
Replaced tiled countertop by window with butcher block
To Do
Add pillows to upholstered bench
Add lighting above island
Build shelving for microwave at end of island
Paint recessed light trim
Add tray with spices, oils, etc. by cooktop
Get new kitchen faucet
Create coffee bar area on butcher block
Create oil painting art wall in eat-in area
Get clutter off of baker's rack and pretty it up
Make large bulletin board for wall by garage
Now's when things start to get a little bit scary my friends - the rest of the rooms in our house are pretty much untouched from the day we moved in. Lots of work to be done here...
Master Bedroom
Done
Nothing other than new woven blinds
To Do
Skim coat and paint the textured blue walls
New pillow shams (I hijacked our shams for the guest room)
New pillow shams (I hijacked our shams for the guest room)
New drapes & rods
New overhead light fixture
New rug
Add art
Family Room
Done
Nothing! Help!
To Do
Paint walls!
Line back of bookcases with accent wallpaper or fabric
Clear bookcase shelves of clutter and style them
Add new bookcase hardware
Switch out leather chair for one that works better in the room
Add art on TV wall and the wall on your left as enter room
Cover ceiling beams with barnwood
Replace track lighting on ceiling beams with something more attractive
Organize contents of cabinets in bottom of bookcase
Hall Bath
Done
Nada!
To Do
Remove wallpaper and add new wallpaper or paint
Add recessed medicine cabinet mirror over sink
New lighting
New flooring (no more carpet!)
New blinds
Remove sliding shower doors and replace with curtain
Remove built-in soap and toothbrush holders by sink
Eventually get rid of wall tile
Yikes! I've got my work cut out for me, don't you think? But who am I kidding - I'm looking forward to tackling my to-do lists like only a design & DIY obsessed girl would!
Hope you all have a great weekend! One of my best friends from Cincinnati and her family are going to be here visiting so I know it will be a fun one for us!
