Welcome back to the blog!! Let’s chat 2021 project/goals!

I know we are 5 months in- but I’m feeling like my life is a bit more pulled together 😂

Here we go!

This year is a very exciting year for me and my husband. It will mark out 4th year living together, but first year married!! It is a year that we will be trying (really hard) to save money, but also do budget friendly home improvement projects!! Saving money was our main goal for the year and slowly but surely it’s something me more so than him, are working on!!

In the last two projects blogs I have shared the cost breakdown & many of you have liked that. So I will continue to be open & honest about the financial side of the diy projects that we decide to do.

So I made this list at the end of 2020 and have added a couple projects as the year has gone on. this is the dream/goal list! They are not all happening, but things I am looking into/ planning/ budgeting for.

◦ Basement electric fireplace +mantle

◦ Build Porch couch/swing

◦ New/ larger kitchen window

◦ Kitchen subway tile backsplash (only on half- to the right of window

◦ 2 floating shelves in kitchen in place of 3 cabinets

◦ Kitchen- faux marble epoxy counter tops

◦ Living room chandelier

◦ Master bedroom rattan shades and curtains

◦ Basement bedroom- new bed and slat wall

◦ New front door with side lights/take out closet

◦ DIY large mirror black framed mirror

◦ Get mudroom estimate/consult

◦ Floating shelves basement (1x10x 10 x 2) 11ft 7 inches long wall (already purchased wood)

-Build towel/ bathroom organization unit

2022

◦ Mud room addition

◦ Knock out wall in kitchen/ remove shower / relocate toilet + laundry

◦ Add island

-start building/create master closet – built in units

Already accomplished—

✓ Living room floor- vinyl plank

✓ Update laundry room/bathroom

✓ Basement paint/decorate

✓ Office update/ feature wall/ desk windows

Who has questions!? Who wants to see vision boards??

I want to tackle tile!! And I’ve been so I intrigued by subway time for a while. I haven’t decided when exactly or how or budget or anything— but I know I’d love to attempt a back splash / tile the kitchen walls behind 2 floating shelves.

I will make a separate blog about this including details, prices, my goals and or practicality of the project!!

Remember these are goal projects!! Not exactly reality 🤪 (I’m mostly talking to myself)

Thanks for being here❤️

Lauren xoxo