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Downton Abbey, Homesense, Ikea, Kitchen, Livia, Living room, milk paint, Paint
Happy New Year everyone!
I hope 2013 brings great things your way. Last year I had a pretty good mental list of all the projects that I wanted to accomplish, and I did a pretty good job of checking off a number of them. For 2013 I thought I’d put my list of goals in a post… just put it out there and see what happens - and so I can look back next year and see how much I was able to accomplish! I look forward to tackling these and more this year with inspiration from the rest of you great DIYers out there!
These are in no particular order:
1. Paint kitchen and add shelving. Find hardware for cupboards. Look into painting linoleum countertops (I know Rustoleum has a kit and I”ve seen other people do it, but it kind of freaks me out – is it really durable?). Possible stencil the “backsplash” using my quatrefoil handmade stencil.
2. Replace light fixtures in hallway (I have my eye on ones at Ikea).
3. Bedroom Makeover – paint room;build and upholster tufted headboard; better organize. New bedding would be nice too. This is probably one of my most ambitious goals for 2013!
4. Large mirror for hallway. I’ve seen ones I like at Homesense.
5. Paint living room Revere Pewter to match hallway and kitchen. Replace sconces; find matching oval mirrors for sides of fireplace.
6. Painted mirror and gallery wall of Livia’s artwork in her bedroom.
7. Upholster armchair that’s been sitting in my garage for several months, for our living room. I love the material I ordered from Joann’s – same as the curtains from the Downton Abbey house!
8. Move my blog over to WordPress.org and have my own domain name.
9. Find and upholster/paint chairs to go with my kitchen pedestal table.
10. Finish sewing the drop cloth ruffled valance for the kitchen window that I started last month. Find curtain rod to hang it.
11. Experiment more with milk paint.
12. Create some more artwork for my son’s room.
It’s a long list and I’m sure it will get longer as the year progresses… but I say BRING IT ON!
Happy New Year! Change out a few of the projects, make the list long, and it could be my to do’s for 2013! I better get off this computer and start on the first one I started in 2012. My office/craft room makeover. Good luck to all your projects, looking forward to hearing more about them!
Happy New Year!!!! Lots of health and joy to you and your beautiful family, Kathryn!!!
These are great goals!!! The list seems long but you will get them done, one by one!!! I have a few big projects and I will write a post about them, too! It makes us accountable!!! Moving your blog is a big one, I have done that and I struggle with this wordpress… blogspot was so much easier… But I do host my blog on my own domain, which was advised in my business class. Starting again from scratch!
Hugs!
Claudine
Happy New Year Claudine! Yes, I originally started with blogger, but they deleted my blog!! I’m a bit scared to do the switch… I’m sure it’s a lot of work.
Happy new year, Kathryn!
That is a great list and quite long. Good luck with getting everything accomplished. I can’t wait to follow along.