2012 HOME GOALS EVALUATION & NEW HOME GOALS FOR 2013

I hate to admit it, but I'm not much of a goal setter.  This time last year I made a list of 12 things I wanted to accomplish in my home during 2012, and sort-of kept them in the back of my mind but didn't refer back to my list throughout the year.  So as I revisited the post from last year, I was a bit curious to see how many things off of the list got done.

Here's a quick re-cap of the 2012 list:


1) Paint and Reupholster Dining Room Host Chairs-Check! (full post here)

2) Redo Dining Room-Half-Way done?

3) Redo Master Bedroom-Only the painting has been done.  It took me a while to decide a direction for this room-still working on it but we're on the right track!

4) Finish our Kitchen-Done, for now.  I actually can't remember what I still needed to do when I made this goal, but I showed you our kitchen here.

5) Paint Interior Doors-Check! See them here and here.

6) Major trim touch up-Nope.  Not even started.

7) Organize my closet-Not sure on this one.  I have cleaned it out several times, but it seems to always find a way to explode again!

8) Master Bath Redo- Nope.  Not even started.

9) Back yard clean-up-Not so much.  It looked ok for the summer but we'd really like to do more.

10) Clean out/re-organize the garage-Ehhh, it's hopeless.  Sort-of like my closet.  We clean, and it explodes again!  I think the curse of a DIYer-at least this one-is a messy garage!

11) Put the finishing touches on my son's room-Half way done.  I showed you where we are here.

12) Have lots of people over, relax, and enjoy the company-Check!  Sort of.  We love to have company and do so fairly often, but it's always a mad dash to be ready before that doorbell rings!

In my defense, some big projects popped up out of the blue that I hadn't even planned on doing last year,

The Office

Breakfast Nook Update

Thrifted Coffee Table Upgrade

Wall of Mirrors

so I still feel that some good things were accomplished, even if they weren't on the list.

I definitely need to carry over some projects into 2013.  So, here's a new loose goal list for this year, with a few carried over from last year.

1) Finish the Dining Room.  I haven't mentioned it, but I finally have all of the parts and pieces!  I finally found a china cab on CL, the carpenter returned my new old table ready for me to refinish, and I have art to frame and hang.  I can see the finish line in the distance, but there's lots of hard work staring me down to get there!

The Dining Room Plan

2)  My Master Bedroom-Obviously, from the photo above, it's a blank slate.  Soon I have some thoughts on it to share with you.  One thing is for sure, this will be the drapery fabric.

                                                                               Source: fabric.com via Jennifer on Pinterest

3) Backyard-We've lost a few big trees over the last hot summers.  Before replanting, we want to come up with a "big picture" plan.  We'd like to incorporate a fire pit and seating area out in the yard, as well as a master landscaping plan.

4) This: 

(photo from Craig's List)

We really enjoyed having a love seat at the kitchen table, and this one is a smaller scale than the red one that was in there.  It's half-way stripped down and I have a fun graphic fabric all ready to go!

5) Master Bath Reno-I don't think I've ever shown you the current state of our bathroom. 

We put in new tile and painted a few years ago, but it desperately needs new vanity tops, faucets, lighting, and I'm thinking about having the shower re-tiled and the sliding mirrored doors taken out and replaced with a single regular door.  And, new paint to match the bedroom. 

6) My son's room-on the list again.  We'd like to move him up to a bigger bed, which means a new headboard and bedding, and I have a special wall treatment and some fun nightstands in mind.

7) A major personal goal, although not very blog-worthy: Declutter!  I feel as if every nook and cranny in this house is stuffed to the gills with...stuff! (Because it is!)  It's time for things to go!

And with that, I think I'll stop.  With the twists and turns that life throws in every day, I know if I get these 7 things accomplished in 2013 it will be a major victory!