In the beginning of this yr, I made my Grasp Checklist of Residence Targets identical to I’ve accomplished for the final a number of years. However this yr, I attempted to maintain my objectives cheap. So how did I do? Let’s have a look.
Objective #1 – End the Residence Fitness center
In the beginning of the yr, our dwelling fitness center seemed like this…
I had simply completed our grasp lavatory transform on the finish of 2022, and all all through that challenge, our dwelling fitness center was used as a workshop, storage room, and so on. So by the tip of the lavatory challenge, the house fitness center was an entire catastrophe. The stripes on the partitions had been accomplished (however nonetheless wanted numerous touchups), and a lot of the trim was put in (however nonetheless wanted to be completed), and the whole lot else was a large number.
So my first purpose of 2023 was to complete our dwelling fitness center, and I did! I really like how this room turned out. Since Matt and I each use it, I attempted to make it applicable for each of us. I received my shade on a lot of the partitions, however it’s blended with numerous black and wooden to maintain issues from wanting an excessive amount of like a sweet store.
Objective # 2 – The Carport
I’m not doing these within the order wherein I listed them in my publish initially of the yr as a result of I need to begin with the issues that truly received completed. And after years of being in an in between state (usable however not completed), the carport is lastly completed. In the beginning of the yr, it seemed 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 received to deal with different issues whereas it received accomplished.
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 on.
Objective #3 – Entrance Porch And Exterior
Our entrance porch was in fairly tough form initially of the yr, and a number of other issues wanted upkeep, beginning with the precise porch boards.
Sadly, I didn’t get my entire checklist completed, however I did make some progress! I sanded down the entire porch boards and restained/resealed them (though they nonetheless want yet one more coat). I additionally sealed and repainted the porch ceiling, and gave the entrance door a contemporary coat of paint.
I really like the progress, however I nonetheless have some issues left on my checklist that I’ll have to deal with subsequent yr, 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 packing containers.
Objective #4 – The Studio
My studio was clearly the largest challenge of the yr, 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 just a few initiatives for me to complete up subsequent yr. However I did make a complete lot of progress. Right here’s what the room seemed like initially of the yr. (Really, it’s not. This room as a large number, piled with stuff that had been moved in right here from different rooms.)
I did so many initiatives 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 tip of the yr, however I knew that was a really lofty purpose. 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!
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and beautify 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 the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
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