After three years of excess work, the time has come to focus more of my attention on my family—and my home. Benign neglect can be a good thing, but there’s a limit. The washing machine incident (see previous post) was my cue that a little household management is in order—as well as some freshening and repairs. As I know from all the work I’ve accomplished professionally recently, the best way for me to ensure that things get done is to define them in writing on a To Do list. Since chronicling my own home improvements is a defining feature of this blog, it’ll be helpful to me (and anyone who chooses to follow my efforts) to create what I am calling my Happy Home Wish List. It includes a series of projects, large and small, which I hope to complete over the course of the coming year. I’ll keep you posted on my progress. Here’s the List:
Wish List of Projects
1. Comprehensive clutter-clearing, organizing and speed cleaning plan
2. New organic mattress
3. New DIY blackout shade on bedroom window
4. Three custom closets
5. Built-in storage under staircase
6. Repair cracks in walls and get a paint job throughout, maybe DIY
7. Make new slipcovers for living room chairs
8. New summer and winter accents for bedroom and living room
9. Sew a quilt with fabric scraps
10. Add DIY latticework and/or baker’s rack for plants to terrace
11. Built-in bookshelves upstairs bedroom
12. Refinish or replace the floor
13. Fix home office desk (was built-in at wrong height)
14. Paint upstairs guest room furniture
15. Paint TV armoire
16. Renovate kitchen
17. Renovate master bath
18. Replace a lampshade or two
19. Carpet pads under carpets
20. Get a chair of my own!
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