Best projects of 2020 and plans for 2021
January 14, 2021
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Hello there! This is always one of my favorite posts of the year because I see
how productive I am...even when I don't feel like it! I don't feel like a
total sloth after pulling this post together. Especially after this last crazy
year!
I didn't think I'd have much to share, but I did plenty last year. They
weren't all huge before and after makeovers...but I think I like these even
better! Most of the projects are easy to accomplish in a day or two with
little money.
You can see the
projects I finished in 2019 and my plans for 2020 here! More on those in a bit.
Remember that projects around the house are my job...and I love it! I love to
wrap up the previous year and hopefully inspire you for your own home.
My most recent project was a mini-room makeover. I painted the ceiling, added
a pendant light and wallpapered
the little hallway off our foyer:
The updates make this little spot so fresh and clean -- love it!
Last year I added a thin and
simple board and batten treatment
to one of the walls on our staircase:
My plan year was to continue this on the other two stair walls...but I got
distracted. ;) I plan to do that this soon.
I built some simple
sliding shoe storage bins for the mud room:
Then I finally finished painting the mud room -- you can
see the whole tour here!
We use our outdoor spaces more than ever this year! I always wanted to string
pretty cafe lights out here and we finally got that project done. See how we
hung the
outdoor lights without trees here!:
Ahhh...I love them so much! They have held up beautifully through storms and
snow!
Later in the year we added these beautiful
Adirondack chairs around our fire pit:
I'm already looking forward to some spring nights there.
I finished up our
master bedroom makeover:
Early last year I made a
huge upholstered bulletin board
for my office:
It's the perfect mix of form and function! I'm so glad I went with that fun
fabric.
These
floating shelves above our toilet
were a quick and easy DIY:
I shared the first look at
our guest room
-- a few little touches made a big difference:
Our kitchen didn't see as many projects
as last year, but I made a couple changes that I think made a big difference! I added a
DIY wood vent hood
and
painted the hardware black:
Our basement saw a few projects that warmed it up even more. I finished
painting most of
the walls the dark gray:
Those are just a few of my favorite projects of 2020! Did you miss any of
them?
I didn't accomplish much from my to do list for last year -- our finances
have been hit hard with schools not being 100 percent most places so we
nixed most of them.
We are hopeful for a better 2021 for so many reasons! Our hope is to address
the same spots I wanted to tackle last year...maybe more?
We are SO SO excited about finishing our basement kitchenette. I
purged and organized this spot
last summer and now it's a clean slate:
It's huge for a basement kitchenette! I've started planning out the layout and we are
all coming up with fun ideas for this space. I'll share my plans with you
soon!
I wanted to tackle our son's bathroom last year but got distracted. I hope
to take down a wall in here and add some fun tile to this wall:
I would also LOVE to wall off a space in our basement storage room --
we've made it into a workout space and I have dreamed of closing it up
since we moved in. That would be a BIG project so I'm not sure it will
happen.
Heck, I'm not sure any of it will happen...crossing my fingers! I would be
perfectly happy with another year of smaller projects -- we're just so
thankful we were able to do anything to our house last year!
Do you have any fun DIY projects or makeovers planned for this year?
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ReplyDeleteHello! It always feels good to look back and see what has been accomplished- definitely motivating for moving forward! Can you tell me more about your bed in your MB? We have a large rice bed, and while we love it, it is so high! We have been looking at getting a new upholstered frame- actually very similar yours! We have high ceilings and I have worried about a shorter bed filling the space- but yours looks amazing! Can you share the vendor for yours and how high your mattress is off the ground (for comparison)? Thanks so much!
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