How Did I Do On My 2023 House Targets?

Initially of this yr, I made my Master List of Home Goals identical to I’ve executed for the final a number of years. However this yr, I attempted to maintain my objectives 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 venture, our house health club was used as a workshop, storage room, and so on. So by the tip of the lavatory venture, the house health club was an entire catastrophe. The stripes on the partitions have been executed (however nonetheless wanted plenty of touchups), and many of the trim was put in (however nonetheless wanted to be completed), and all the things else was a multitude.

So my first aim of 2023 was to complete our house 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 received my colour on many of the partitions, however it’s blended with plenty of black and wooden to maintain issues from trying an excessive amount of like a sweet store.

Purpose # 2 – The Carport

I’m not doing these within the order wherein I listed them in my publish at the start of the yr as a result of I need to begin with the issues that truly received completed. And after years of being in an in between state (usable however not completed), the carport is lastly completed. Initially of the yr, it appeared like this…

I employed out this work as a result of, fairly frankly, I didn’t need to do it myself. And I’m so glad I did! It’s completed, and I received to deal with different issues whereas it received executed.

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 need to construct a storage cupboard and do a few different issues, however the carport itself is completed and at last has a ceiling, lights, a ceiling fan, and so on. You can click here to see more pictures of our finished carport.

Purpose #3 – Entrance Porch And Exterior

Our entrance porch was in fairly tough form at the start of the yr, and a number of other issues wanted upkeep, beginning with the precise porch boards.

Sadly, I didn’t get my complete listing completed, however I did make some progress! I sanded down all the 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 listing that I’ll have to deal with subsequent yr, 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 bins. You can click here to see more posts about projects I’ve done on the front porch.

Purpose #4 – The Studio

My studio was clearly the largest venture of the yr, 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 a couple of initiatives for me to complete up subsequent yr. However I did make an entire lot of progress. Right here’s what the room appeared like at the start of the yr. (Really, it’s not. This room as a multitude, 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 yr, however I knew that was a really lofty aim. 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.

Purpose #5 – The Visitor Bed room

I did have three issues on my listing of objectives that I needed to do within the visitor bed room (that we’re at the moment utilizing as our primary 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 suppose I’ll strive once more subsequent yr.

Purpose #6 – Kitchen

That is a type of nagging objectives that I’ve had in thoughts since 2019, however have but to really commit effort and time to it. I needed to take away the dishwasher and substitute 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 need to redo our kitchen (both as a part of our addition or someday quickly after), I actually don’t need 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 needed to place in that spot) on my want listing for our new kitchen.

In order that covers all the objectives I had set for 2023. In all, I feel I did a fairly good job! I didn’t get all the things completed, however I additionally made an entire lot extra time for myself, for household, and for pals this final yr. There was a time in my life once I’d work on our home (or apartment earlier than the home) 12 hours a day with no time for anything. I really feel like 2023 was a yr of discovering stability 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 enhance 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 nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.