How I am Doing On My 2025 House Objectives

Originally of yearly, I make a listing of house objectives for that yr. Since I’ve began doing that a number of years in the past, I’ve by no means as soon as gotten by the entire record through the yr. I at all times put approach an excessive amount of on the record realizing that it’s unimaginable for me to get by the entire thing.

However I like to make use of the record as form of a basic information to maintain me considerably centered. It’s extra like a buffet the place I do know I received’t eat each single factor on the buffet, however what I do eat has to come back from the buffet. That’s the overall thought, a minimum of. There have been a few years the place I’ve detoured fairly a bit from that preliminary record, however for essentially the most half, that’s how I view my record of house objectives.

The one factor I do know for positive received’t occur this yr is tearing down the sunroom. Originally of the yr, it regarded like this…

Our washer and dryer had been nonetheless in there. And whereas these have now been moved to their new, everlasting house within the walk-in closet, the recent water heater stays. Whereas I do know the place the brand new sizzling water heater will go (within the present visitor rest room that can quickly be changed into a storage room), I’m nonetheless utterly undecided on what sort of sizzling water heater I need to get. So till I make that call and truly get the recent water heater moved out of the sunroom, the sunroom has to remain.

I even have plenty of stuff saved on this sunroom that must be moved out, so with lower than three months left within the yr, I can say fairly confidently that tearing down the sunroom should wait till subsequent yr. That’s disappointing, however a minimum of I can see a light-weight on the finish of the tunnel on this.

I bought fairly a bit achieved on my workshop initially of the yr. It began off the yr trying like this…

And right this moment, it seems like this…

The 4 objects nonetheless on the record for the outside are to (1) mark off a planting mattress across the constructing and add mulch, (2) do one thing to make the storage door look attention-grabbing, (3) construct a pergola above the storage door, and (4) add exterior lights. I do know for positive I received’t get the pergola achieved this yr, or if I even nonetheless need a pergola above the storage door. However now that the climate is getting cooler outdoors, I might simply take a day and the these different three issues achieved in a day, particularly if I would like or want a break from engaged on the bed room. I have already got the lights for the outside. They’ve been sitting within the studio for months now. I simply want to search out an hour or so to get them up. After all, they received’t have electrical energy but, however a minimum of they’d look fairly!

I had additionally placed on my record all the inside initiatives for my workshop. Clearly, these should wait till subsequent yr as effectively. As quickly as I get the bed room achieved, after which do a fast makeover on the studio rest room and get the present visitor rest room changed into a storage closet, the workshop will probably be my subsequent huge challenge.

Clearly, the most important objects on my record for the yr had been the completely different areas of our bed room suite. I tackled my closet first, and it’s the one space to date that’s 100% completed. I nonetheless can’t consider that it began off trying like this initially of the yr…

And apart from the flooring set up, which I employed out, I turned that room into this…

The one factor on my authentic record that I ended up not doing was constructing cupboards or cabinets above the washer and dryer. And to date, it has labored out simply high-quality not having further storage there.

The lobby has come a good distance from what it was initially of the yr. (Sorry, I don’t have a brand new image since I painted the bed room and added trim. I’ll work on getting new footage this weekend.)

My authentic record for this space regarded like this, however there have been just a few adjustments to the unique plan:

1. Set up hardwood flooring, Performed! See it right here.
2. Sand the hardwood flooring,
3. Stain and seal hardwood flooring, See it right here.
4. End the French doorways to bed room suite,
5. Set up crown molding, Performed!
6. Paint the partitions, Performed!
7. Paint or the gold leaf full-length mirror I discovered a mirror to buy as an alternative,
8. Construct an upholstered storage bench I’m going to reupholster a bench I alread have,
9. Create a brand new scuttle gap to the attic This can go within the storage room,
10. Create a brand new scuttle gap to the crawl house This can go within the storage room,
11. Make or purchase art work I’m going to make use of what I’ve.

After which I want so as to add this stuff to that record:

12. Grasp the grasscloth wallpaper,
13. Wire sconces to flank the full-length mirror,
14. Set up the brand new ceiling gentle,
15. Patch the outlet for the outdated ceiling gentle.

I believe that’s it for the lobby.

After which there’s the bed room. It has additionally come a good distance for the reason that starting of the yr. Once more, I’ll have new footage by the top of this weekend with all the trim completed.

And right here’s what my authentic record regarded like for the bed room:

1. Set up hardwood flooring, Performed! See it right here.
2. Sand the hardwood flooring, Performed!
3. Stain and seal hardwood flooring, Performed! See it right here.
4. Shut up scuttle gap in ceiling It’s staying, however I do have to trim it out.
5. Paint ceiling, Performed!
6. Restore and prime partitions, Performed!
7. Set up wainscoting, (Nearly completed! Nonetheless engaged on wooden fill, sanding, and caulking.)
8. Set up crown molding, Performed!
9. Grasp grasscloth wallpaper,
10. Set up wall and ceiling trim within the bed room entrance, Performed! However my plan modified from my authentic plan initially of the yr, so there’s no ceiling trim.
11. Make an upholstered headboard,
12. Construct a reasonably mattress body to cowl the not-so-pretty body of our adjustable mattress,
13. Construct two bedside tables I purchased bedside tables as an alternative.
14. Sew velvet curtains,
15. Make or discover art work,
16. Create a studying nook (which can embrace reupholstering a chair), I purchased a chair as an alternative, which ought to be delivered within the subsequent couple of weeks.
17. Decorate to complete.

And the one factor I left off of that authentic record was:

18. Refinish the dresser.

UPDATE: I forgot one final class on my 2025 house objectives record! I had some home exterior initiatives on that record as effectively.

I believe that is the place I bought a bit overly formidable. 😀 My record included the next:

1. Redo (and end!) the skirting on the entrance porch,
2. Re-install the shutters that got here down,
3. Re-install the entrance porch tape lights that fell down,
4. Mark off planting beds and add borders and mulch,
5. Add lighting to driveway and sidewalk,
6. Construct the steps to the aspect studio door.

Clearly, I’m not going to get any of that huge stuff achieved, just like the ending the skirting on the porch, marking off planting beds and including mulch, including lights to the driveway and sidewalk, or constructing the steps to the studio door. These should wait…once more. However I do hope to repair the shutter that fell and repair the tape lights that fell down on the entrance porch. As well as, I additionally hope to get the brand new exterior door within the bed room painted and get a minimum of a few new crops within the floor in that space by the top of this month.