UNFINISHED PROJECTS

Our house has come VERY far from where we started and I have been extremely thankful that most of our huge projects are over and done with. BUT, there are still a ton of little finishing touches that our rooms are missing and I thought I would document them to help get some steam under my butt. :)

Swap current rug with this one.

First up is our living room: This room has pretty much been done for awhile now. I want to swap the current rug with the rug in our office since it won't shed as much and we have to repaint an area of one wall. I'd also like to get one more piece of art for the wall between the two windows.

New rug

 New loveseat

 

Next is our family room: We just purchased a new love seat for this room so we can sit and watch TV next to the fireplace during the colder months. I also just purchased a rug. This room needs to be rearranged and eventually we will purchase two chairs, but I want to feel out the room for a couple months before that happens. I'd love to paint it a lighter color and I need to patch some paint on the fireplace. I need to look at how the frames are situated once the loveseat comes in to see if they will stay.

 Three counter height stools in a patterned fabric

White IKEA island with butcher block countertop.

Kitchen: I would love to replace the fan and update the light over the sink, but to be honest those are so far down on my list of things to do. The only thing I really want in here is to add an IKEA peninsula/island which we have already sourced and priced out.

Basement: The basement has been finished for a little over a year now and I am so happy we finished this space. We use the area all the time for movie watching and it's been great re-locating our sectional to the basement. I bought two stair runners for the stairs so they aren't as slippery that I need to install. I'm not as thrilled with the color, but I am going to live with it. We also really need to install a railing eventually when we have kids. I want to paint our existing coffee table and purchase two matching side tables. The stairwell also needs to be painted since we couldn't reach it when we were painting.

Office: The office french doors have been primed for months now. I need to finish painting them white and add hardware. I also need to touch up some paint where we had a few frames fall. The room layout is still being figured out. Our existing living room rug is going to be relocated into this room since it will stay cleaner and shed less in there. 

 Example of trim for the curtains.

Our new floor length mirror.

Master Bedroom: Our master bedroom needs some work. We got new bedding not too long ago and I bought a floor length mirror I love. I want to switch out the curtain rod for a thicker one, hang art over the bed and dresser, eventually sell and replace the dressers and the trim needs to be painted bright white. I would also like to add trim to the white curtain panels. Our closet will eventually turn into a bathroom so I won't be painting in there and the wall on Chris' side will eventually have a wall closet system.

Spare Bedroom: I'd like to buy an inexpensive upholstered headboard for the bed and maybe move the tall dresser into the closet. I'd love to repaint the dresser, but I have no motivation for that. We also need to install a ceiling light. 

Upstairs Bathroom: The vanity will be repainted, new lighting and mirror need to be purchased and installed and I want to replace the floor and toilet. Add a coat of fresh paint and I think we can update the bathroom for not a ton of money.