How Did I Do On My 2023 Dwelling Targets?

Initially of this 12 months, I made my Master List of Home Goals identical to I’ve completed for the final a number of years. However this 12 months, I attempted to maintain my targets affordable. So how did I do? Let’s have a look.

I had simply completed our grasp toilet transform on the finish of 2022, and all all through that challenge, our dwelling health club was used as a workshop, storage room, and so forth. So by the tip of the toilet challenge, the house health club was a whole catastrophe. The stripes on the partitions had been completed (however nonetheless wanted plenty of touchups), and a lot of the trim was put in (however nonetheless wanted to be completed), and every part else was a large number.

So my first objective of 2023 was to complete our dwelling health club, and I did! I like how this room turned out. Since Matt and I each use it, I attempted to make it applicable for each of us. I bought my colour on a lot of the partitions, however it’s combined with plenty of black and wooden to maintain issues from wanting an excessive amount of like a sweet store.

Objective # 2 – The Carport

I’m not doing these within the order during which I listed them in my submit firstly of the 12 months as a result of I wish to begin with the issues that truly bought completed. And after years of being in an in between state (usable however not completed), the carport is lastly completed. Initially of the 12 months, it regarded like this…

I employed out this work as a result of, fairly frankly, I didn’t wish to do it myself. And I’m so glad I did! It’s completed, and I bought to concentrate on different issues whereas it bought completed.

I’m nonetheless having to make use of it as my workshop the place I take advantage of my saws, so that is nearly as good because it will get for now. And I do nonetheless wish to construct a storage cupboard and do a few different issues, however the carport itself is completed and eventually has a ceiling, lights, a ceiling fan, and so forth. You can click here to see more pictures of our finished carport.

Objective #3 – Entrance Porch And Exterior

Our entrance porch was in fairly tough form firstly of the 12 months, and several other issues wanted upkeep, beginning with the precise porch boards.

Sadly, I didn’t get my complete checklist completed, however I did make some progress! I sanded down the entire porch boards and restained/resealed them (though they nonetheless want yet another coat). I additionally sealed and repainted the porch ceiling, and gave the entrance door a contemporary coat of paint.

I like the progress, however I nonetheless have some issues left on my checklist that I’ll must concentrate on subsequent 12 months, like ending the stone skirting, making some flower beds, rehanging a shutter that fell down throughout a rainstorm with actually excessive winds, and making window containers. You can click here to see more posts about projects I’ve done on the front porch.

Objective #4 – The Studio

My studio was clearly the largest challenge of the 12 months, and I didn’t fairly get it completed. I really feel like I’m so near having a completed studio, however there are nonetheless fairly just a few initiatives for me to complete up subsequent 12 months. However I did make a complete lot of progress. Right here’s what the room regarded like firstly of the 12 months. (Really, it’s not. This room as a large number, piled with stuff that had been moved in right here from different rooms.)

I did so many initiatives on this room, beginning with sanding and portray the ground, putting in and portray cupboards, eradicating that wallpaper and changing it with a a lot bigger mural, and a lot extra.

I had hoped to get the entire room completed by the tip of the 12 months, however I knew that was a really lofty objective. I’m happy with the progress that I did make on it, and I’m very enthusiastic about getting it completed very first thing in 2024! You can click here to read more about the studio.

Objective #5 – The Visitor Bed room

I did have three issues on my checklist of targets that I wished to do within the visitor bed room (that we’re at present utilizing as our fundamental bed room).

These included including wainscoting to the decrease partitions, persevering with the floral design on the opposite two partitions, and constructing a brand new base for the mattress. I didn’t get round to doing any of these issues. 😀 I assume I’ll attempt once more subsequent 12 months.

Objective #6 – Kitchen

That is a type of nagging targets that I’ve had in thoughts since 2019, however have but to really commit effort and time to it. I wished to take away the dishwasher and change it with a cupboard for storage.

In hindsight, I’m glad I didn’t spend time on that. Now that I’ve just about determined that I wish to redo our kitchen (both as a part of our addition or someday quickly after), I actually don’t wish to put any extra time or effort into making this kitchen work higher for me. I’ll simply wait and embrace all of these issues (like a Rev-a-Shelf pop up shelf, which is what I wished to place in that spot) on my want checklist for our new kitchen.

In order that covers the entire targets I had set for 2023. In all, I feel I did a fairly good job! I didn’t get every part completed, however I additionally made a complete lot extra time for myself, for household, and for associates this final 12 months. There was a time in my life after I’d work on our home (or rental earlier than the home) 12 hours a day with no time for the rest. I really feel like 2023 was a 12 months of discovering steadiness and actually evaluating priorities. So whereas I could not get home initiatives completed as quick as I used to, my life feels a lot fuller as of late. I beloved that about 2023, and I plan to proceed that in 2024.

Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.