My Greatest Makeovers of 2024! And Plans for 2025. | Thrifty Decor Chick

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High DIY tasks and makeovers of 2024!

I’ve gathered my largest DIY makeovers accomplished in 2024 and what I hope to perform this yr!

That is at all times a enjoyable submit to put in writing, because it makes me really feel tremendous achieved after a VERY lazy Christmas break. 🙂 I tackled a bunch of huge tasks final yr and am tremendous happy with what I created.

1. Linen closet redo

Since it is the season of decluttering and organizing, let’s begin with the closet that was an enormous ache in my butt for years:

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SO a lot better! I added a fairly contact to the again wall with some leftover wallpaper. It is a candy trace of coloration while you open the door.

2. Important bed room makeover

The darkish grey paint coloration I painted our bed room years in the past was proving to be tough to work with, so I had an concept to brighten issues up:

The factor was, I did not wish to take away the grasscloth wallpaper I had put in on many of the partitions. We nonetheless preferred it and I knew that may be manner extra work to take away. 😉

After a number of extra DIY tasks (painted dresser and DIY TV body), the makeover was full:

These modifications made such a giant distinction! This room is SO a lot brighter and recent feeling now:

The ceiling could also be a venture for this yr!

3. Brightening up the eating room

Our eating area is one other space that was feeling heavy…so I lightened issues up a bit. I LOVE the deep blue paint coloration (known as Our on-line world) I utilized in right here:

However the room was feeling closed in…I knew a lighter coloration would open it up.

Paint is by far the best and most cheap solution to makeover an area! This paint project was so definitely worth the effort and time:

4. Basement bar/kitchenette construct

Final yr I lastly completed up a room I constructed from the ground up:

This was an unfinished spot in our basement that was meant to be a kitchenette. We thought we would get to it fairly shortly after shifting in years in the past, so we did not even have carpet put in in that space.

Effectively, almost seven years later it was lastly performed! 🙂 I did virtually every DIY project in this basement kitchenette myself…from the flooring to constructing the cupboards to tiling the backsplash and putting in the plumbing, sink and trash compactor (which I used to be tremendous happy with!).

5. Painted trim to match the partitions

I painted all the door and window trim with a semi gloss paint and we LOVE the colour drenched look:

6. Workplace/library venture

Lastly, the room I began later within the yr that bought derailed by the vacations. I began with a lightweight wallpaper on the backs of my DIY built ins:

I nonetheless have a bit to do in right here, but it surely’s tremendous shut. It appears completed at first look, in order that’s a win. 😉

Now my plans for this yr!

1. First up, I clearly have to get the workplace accomplished.

Here is my to-do record!

End the molding set up and paint.
Line my drapes to beef them up a bit.
Redo my little printer desk. I would like to attempt taking it down to reveal wooden to stain it, but it surely has a ton of element so I will should suppose on that:

2. Lavatory makeover.

I have been desirous to sort out our basement rest room FOREVER. I had plans to begin it final yr, however then the kitchenette/bar took like three years to finish. 😆

My plans for this area:

I would actually like to alter out the ground tile. It will not actually go together with the look I am planning for this room, however tearing out tile is a MESS and changing it isn’t a lot enjoyable both. We’ll see what occurs…if I do change it out it might be step one on this makeover.
The partitions are going to be darkish and moody…which is able to slot in completely with our cozy basement. I’ve a enjoyable mural deliberate for the lengthy wall behind the door.
I would like to interchange the sink cupboard, perhaps with one thing freestanding like this vanity with brass legs. However man, they’re so costly!!
We use the cupboard space underneath the present self-importance, so if I do change it out I will have to create storage someplace to make up for that.
New, chunkier baseboards and crown molding with end this area up!

3. Deal with the storage areas in our house.

We’re SO fortunate to have loads of closets and storage areas in our home! It simply bugs me that they do not perform as finest as they’ll.

My first spot is the nook in our basement the place I’ve saved our house decor gadgets, {hardware} and candles…issues like that:

Step one was a HUGE declutter. I saved loads of these things for years figuring out I could wish to use a few of them in particular locations like our basement bar shelving, or my workplace constructed ins. However now most of these tasks are completed up, so I do not want/need most of what’s left.
I have been exhausting at work on that already and about 60 p.c of the gadgets in that photograph are gone. It feels SO good to decrapify!! I will be updating extra about that quickly.
I would prefer to drywall over the insulation — not even certain I will tape or mud. Simply closing up the partitions will do wonders in right here (and forestall the insulation from getting caught on every thing).
I wish to create everlasting shelving as an alternative of the plastic models. Deeper cabinets up in opposition to the partitions will give us more room and be simpler to entry.

In case you’ve been studying right here for some time, you realize every kind of different tasks will come up all year long! DIYing our house is my ardour and I recognize that you just observe alongside! If you would like to remain updated this yr, remember to signal as much as get my blog posts sent to your email.

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