First of all, don't you love the word "queue"? Mostly, I just love the spelling. So fun.
Also, I thought I had set this to publish Thursday night. I'm not sure what happened, but not only did it not publish - I lost half the darn post! Ugh. Hence, this post was promised on Thursday but here it is Tuesday. Oh well. Nothing I can do...
Anyway, I had so much fun looking over what I accomplished in 2015 that I am making a 2016 list! And here's the deal, I can ONLY work on these projects. That is what I'm telling myself. (I'm giving myself a $20 limit. If something is over $20, I can't do it if it's not on the list.) Several of these items have been on my list for multiple years and it's time to finally finish them already! I love a good project. The problem is, I love to talk about them, start them, and then not finish them. So I'm declaring this year the year I finish my list! Because after all, as you will see, there is nothing too crazy difficult on here. So, let's get started, shall we?
1. Music room. It needs a good jute rug. Something simple that will flow with the dining room and yet I can layer another rug on top of it. I'm totally thinking Craigslist for the win here! (This picture is a bit dark but you can see the plain floor staring right at you.)
2. Kitchen - You've seen my kitchen many times. I still want to paint the backs of the glass cabinets. Or rather, I'd like to paint foam board (so it's removable) and stick that in the back of the cabinets. I think my white dishes will pop with a dark shade of gray in the back.
3. Family room. I'd like to replace the chairs with something upholstered in a velvet. We've had the current chairs for a few years and I am just ready for a change.
4. Laundry room. Of course this is no surprise since I showed you the half-finished countertop. I need to stain the countertop and finish the floating shelf with a face board. (Funny story - I had the piece all cut and ready to pin up on the shelf when the hubby took it, cut it in half, and used it for garage storage. Ugh!) I'd also like to tile the back wall.
5. Basement. We still have a space to install a bar but that project will have to wait. Right now I'll just settle for the little things.
Cover the circuit breaker with some art:
Cover the two poles in reclaimed lumber. Paint the doors and add door knobs.
Lastly, paint the handrail that the hubby installed back in 2014! (No picture of that one.)
Let's move upstairs to the second floor...
6. #2's room. (Remember there are no pictures of her room - always a MESS!) I'd like to DIY some sort of fun ceiling mount light fixture since she does not have a ceiling fan like her sisters.
7. #1's room. She has requested blinds for her bathroom window. Imagine that! Plus, I'd like to add two more shelves to her closet organizer:
You can see the dead space above her heels and again above her T-shirts. I think two small shelves will give her a little more storage which is always a good thing.
8. The Little's Room. I'd still like to paint #4's desk. There is already one stained desk in the room and the stain colors don't match. Plus, the desk is pretty beat up, anyway.
9. The three little girls all share a bathroom. It's adorable. It has green stripes on the wall with a froggy shower curtain. However, they are now a little old so it's time to give them something a bit more grown up. I'll be sad but it's time. Ultimately I'd like to give them double sinks and tile the floor. But for this year I'll settle for new paint and a mirror/medicine cabinet. I forgot before pictures but I will definitely take them before I paint over it all!
10. The office. Eventually I'd like to ditch the current desk situation but that isn't in the cards this year. So I'll settle for new blinds that actually work and a floor lamp that emits decent light! Easy enough, right?
11. Master Bathroom. I'm already painting the two doors that need to be hung back up. And we need to install a marble threshold. That's it. Those small tasks are holding us back from 100% finished. We will do it!
12. Master Bedroom. I would love to install a modern sliding door between the bathroom and bedroom. That is a rather large project. I know what I want it to look like but I have to figure out how to build it. And my poor bed looks so sad. I need a headboard! Stat.
I have found the plans I'm going to use and it'll wrap around the bed. I'm really excited because I think it will be fun to build!
Phew! All in all, I think it's a very do-able list. There is nothing included this year that is too difficult. So what about you guys? Any fun projects in queue for 2016?
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