Making Resolutions: 2015 House Goals

So ya know that fancy schmancy 1 year progress house tour I showed you guys about a month ago?  The one with all of the pictures of the rooms in our home that Robert and I really focused all of our efforts and little bitty budget into?  

Well, y'all, I have a confession to make.  You haven't even seen the half of it.  Because we have a loooooong way to go.  But, hey, I'm totally up for a good challenge.  And I lurve me some resolutions, so now's as good a time as any to really put our to-do list into perspective.

This blog is a documentary about our journey after all, so what's a journey without the realistic scenery along the way? No matter how builder grade blank it might be.

Speaking of confessions, today, it is rainy and gray outside, so I'm substituting our "big snow day" shot from February 2014 because guess what!  Not much has changed outside, except for our porch furniture that we found at Goodwill last spring. (Can we please please have a snow day already though?!)

So prepare yourselves y'all.  What you're about to witness is my all-over-the-place brain on a usual basis.

I thought it would be fun to at least cross some items off the to-do list as we go along.  That's part of the fun of a to-do list anyway, right?  Crossing out those little tasks is so fulfilling.  I'm sure not all of my wish list will be accomplished in 2015, but a girl can dream.

Exterior (45% complete)

• Buy porch furniture
• Plant flowering plants like hydrangeas or gardenias
• Add a carriage garage door kit
• Replace pine needles with mulch in flower beds
• Plant more greenery
• Dig up our sad dead tree in front yard and replace- maybe a maple?
• Put topiaries on either side of door
• Add pavers to sides of driveway/walkway
• Build a backyard pergola
• Build a playground for the kiddo
• Remove backyard shrubbery, grade, and seed

Entry and Downstairs Hallway (50% complete)

• Paint
• Makeover lighting
• Purchase a foyer table
• Install wall hooks
• Find a super awesome entry bench
• Put in board and batten
• Find a runner rug for foyer- something with a little pattern for interest
• Paint interior of front door (or replace with a craftsman style one if we ever get lucky)
• Paint foyer table
• Get crates for shoe storage under bench

Dining Room (33% complete)

• Paint
• Buy table and chairs
• Replace builder grade chandelier
• Find a fabulous buffet table
• Replace wall art with wood beam shelving
• Change out curtains
• Find the perfect area rug
• Add molding
• Install wood floors (okay, okay that's pushing it. I know.)

Kitchen (30% complete)

• Paint
• Add a chalkboard menu
• Replace/makeover builder grade lights
• Paint cabinets white
• DIY concrete countertops
• Put in a farmhouse sink
• Upgrade faucet
• Change hardware
• Install beadboard or subway tile backsplash (depending on budget)
• Sell black range and replace with stainless steel

Living Room (75% complete)

• Paint
• Build a faux fireplace
• Find a coffee table
• Buy a new sofa and loveseat
• Put in shelving
• Figure out a media storage solution
• Hang artwork
• Hang curtains
• Install a decor-friendly ceiling fan
• Wood floors?  Maybe?  That might be a 2016 goal.
• Put in an area rug
• Install doorway wood encasement and corbels
• Add some architectural interest?

Powder Room (62% complete)

• Paint
• Change out builder grade mirror
• Makeover vanity light
• Paint hardware
• Hang artwork
• Find an accent rug
• Install board and batten or wall planking
• Makeover faucet or replace

Stairway (20% complete)

• Add a gallery wall
• Replace builder grade light with something more our style
• Paint the upstairs portion
• Add a plank wall?
• Add some artwork on upper portion

Upstairs Hallway / Playroom (0% complete)

• Paint stripes in hallway with light gray continuing into playroom
• Make curtains for windows
• Replace lighting- seriously, what is that little nubbin doing there? It's teeny.
• Create more storage- possibly built-ins
• Find a craft table
• Add artwork

Master Bathroom (33% complete)

• Paint walls
• Replace towel rack
• Change out builder grade mirror 
• Add a runner rug
• Install a plank wall behind the garden tub
• Paint cabinets
• Change hardware
• Create some shelving
• Dress up the window

Master Bedroom (25% complete)

• Buy a bed
• Buy a dresser
• Buy more bedding
• Paint
• Add a plank wall behind bed
• Hang curtains
• Hang some art / wall decor
• Find the perfect nightstands...they're out there somewhere

Olivia's Room (50% complete)

• Makeover bed
• Makeover dresser
• Hang mirror
• Get bedding
• Install lighting
• Paint entire room gray (figure out the perfect shade)
• Hang some art and printables
• Install a ballet mirror and barre
• Make a dress up costume rack
• Hang curtains

Guest/Olivia's Bathroom (50% complete)

• Paint
• Install shelves
• Hang artwork
• Replace towel rack with hooks
• Change out builder grade mirror for a framed one
• Paint cabinets

Laundry Room (0% complete)

• Paint with leftover Sea Salt shade
• Create some organization and storage solutions
• Hang some wall decor
• Add a more interesting light
• Find a great accent rug

Office (50% complete)

• Paint
• Buy a desk
• Makeover desk chair
• Hang wall decor
• Organize craft closet
• Make window treatments

It's a bit overwhelming to tally up how much we still have left to do, but I'm so excited at the same time.  I am all giddy just thinking about where our journey will have taken us by December 2015.

Are any of you planning some house goals after the New Year?  Do you anticipate having a paint brush and nail gun permanently attached to your hand too?  Are we totally crazy to attempt this list with a toddler under foot?  I think I already know the answer to that last one.

Blessings,

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