Firstly of this 12 months, I made my Grasp Listing of House Objectives similar to I’ve completed for the final a number of years. However this 12 months, I attempted to maintain my objectives cheap. So how did I do? Let’s have a look.
Aim #1 – End the House Fitness center
Firstly of the 12 months, our house gymnasium appeared like this…
I had simply completed our grasp rest room rework on the finish of 2022, and all all through that challenge, our house gymnasium was used as a workshop, storage room, and so forth. So by the top of the toilet challenge, the house gymnasium was an entire catastrophe. The stripes on the partitions had been completed (however nonetheless wanted a lot of touchups), and a lot of the trim was put in (however nonetheless wanted to be completed), and the whole lot else was a multitude.
So my first objective of 2023 was to complete our house gymnasium, and I did! I like how this room turned out. Since Matt and I each use it, I attempted to make it acceptable for each of us. I obtained my shade on a lot of the partitions, nevertheless it’s blended with a lot of black and wooden to maintain issues from wanting an excessive amount of like a sweet store.
Aim # 2 – The Carport
I’m not doing these within the order through which I listed them in my publish initially of the 12 months as a result of I need to begin with the issues that really obtained completed. And after years of being in an in between state (usable however not completed), the carport is lastly completed. Firstly of the 12 months, it appeared like this…
I employed out this work as a result of, fairly frankly, I didn’t need to do it myself. And I’m so glad I did! It’s completed, and I obtained to concentrate on different issues whereas it obtained completed.
I’m nonetheless having to make use of it as my workshop the place I exploit my saws, so that is nearly as good because it will get for now. And I do nonetheless need to construct a storage cupboard and do a few different issues, however the carport itself is completed and at last has a ceiling, lights, a ceiling fan, and so forth. You possibly can click on right here to see extra footage of our completed carport.
Aim #3 – Entrance Porch And Exterior
Our entrance porch was in fairly tough form initially of the 12 months, and several other issues wanted upkeep, beginning with the precise porch boards.
Sadly, I didn’t get my complete record completed, however I did make some progress! I sanded down all the porch boards and restained/resealed them (though they nonetheless want yet another coat). I additionally sealed and repainted the porch ceiling, and gave the entrance door a contemporary coat of paint.
I like the progress, however I nonetheless have some issues left on my record that I’ll have to concentrate on subsequent 12 months, like ending the stone skirting, making some flower beds, rehanging a shutter that fell down throughout a rainstorm with actually excessive winds, and making window containers. You possibly can click on right here to see extra posts about tasks I’ve completed on the entrance porch.
Aim #4 – The Studio
My studio was clearly the largest challenge of the 12 months, and I didn’t fairly get it completed. I really feel like I’m so near having a completed studio, however there are nonetheless fairly a couple of tasks for me to complete up subsequent 12 months. However I did make a complete lot of progress. Right here’s what the room appeared like initially of the 12 months. (Really, it’s not. This room as a multitude, piled with stuff that had been moved in right here from different rooms.)
I did so many tasks on this room, beginning with sanding and portray the ground, putting in and portray cupboards, eradicating that wallpaper and changing it with a a lot bigger mural, and a lot extra.
I had hoped to get the entire room completed by the top of the 12 months, however I knew that was a really lofty objective. I’m happy with the progress that I did make on it, and I’m very enthusiastic about getting it completed very first thing in 2024! You possibly can click on right here to learn extra in regards to the studio.
Aim #5 – The Visitor Bed room
I did have three issues on my record of objectives that I needed to do within the visitor bed room (that we’re at the moment utilizing as our foremost bed room).
These included including wainscoting to the decrease partitions, persevering with the floral design on the opposite two partitions, and constructing a brand new base for the mattress. I didn’t get round to doing any of these issues. ? I assume I’ll strive once more subsequent 12 months.
Aim #6 – Kitchen
That is a kind of nagging objectives that I’ve had in thoughts since 2019, however have but to truly commit effort and time to it. I needed to take away the dishwasher and substitute it with a cupboard for storage.
In hindsight, I’m glad I didn’t spend time on that. Now that I’ve just about determined that I need to redo our kitchen (both as a part of our addition or someday quickly after), I actually don’t need to put any extra time or effort into making this kitchen work higher for me. I’ll simply wait and embody all of these issues (like a Rev-a-Shelf pop up shelf, which is what I needed to place in that spot) on my want record for our new kitchen.
In order that covers all the objectives I had set for 2023. In all, I feel I did a reasonably good job! I didn’t get the whole lot completed, however I additionally made a complete lot extra time for myself, for household, and for buddies this final 12 months. There was a time in my life once I’d work on our home (or condominium earlier than the home) 12 hours a day with no time for the rest. I really feel like 2023 was a 12 months of discovering stability and actually evaluating priorities. So whereas I could not get home tasks completed as quick as I used to, my life feels a lot fuller as of late. I cherished that about 2023, and I plan to proceed that in 2024.
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and adorn the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You possibly can study extra about me right here.
