1. Paint and Update the Kitchen:
Yep, so that wall is pale yellow on top and completely boring. It's been this way for some time now. I'm looking at it as more of a blank slate, and I have a fun plan for it. I was contacted by Dutch Boy to do a review of their paint line geared for kitchens, so I'm super excited to tackle this project. We have all the supplies ready...just waiting for some drywall repairs before I can begin. (When you start a DIY project, it's funny how a bunch of other related ones pop up)
So...the kitchen is going to be painted, I have new window treatments in the works, and some new accessories. With some help from Dutch Boy, Krylon, and Purdy this room should come together this Fall.
2. Continue Operation Update Family Room:
A "budget crisis" derailed this room update for the summer, but I do have a slipcover I need to fit on the couch and some canvases to order. I'd love to get that gallery wall started above the couch...hoping to be inspired sooner rather than later! In the meantime, I am loving my thrift store end tables makeover job.
3.Update some excessively blah IKEA bins for my Thrift Store Expedit:
I bought the least expensive bins I could find at IKEA, but they are creamy-whitish and very plain. I want to make tags or something cute so the girls know what's inside each bin. As much as I'd love this to be a beautiful display piece; in our home, with our lack of storage space, it needs to be a spot for corralling the girls' stuff.
4. Try some new crafts.
I still want to try my hand at those lovely DIY photo canvases I'm seeing pop up everywhere. I have a cute Christmas sewing craft planned (just need to pick up some supplies!), and I'm itching to spray paint something before the weather gets too cold.
This isn't DIY or craft related, but I've been doing a lot of thinking about my blog over the summer and throughout this Fall. I'm reevaluating how I spend my time and what is most important.
Do you have any goals you're hoping to reach this Fall?
I always have goals - goals are good. Whether I achieve them or not or is a different matter.
ReplyDeleteI keep my goals on an excel spreadsheet (yes, I'm geeky like that!)
I so need to make a list. I keep thinking of things, but then forget and nothing gets accomplished! Love your end tables in the family room.
ReplyDeleteOne of my goals is to start setting goals.
ReplyDeleteSounds like I'm kidding, doesn't it? But I'm not. I tend to live way too willy-nilly a lifestyle, and some things I really want to do are not getting done. In fact, one of them I'd like to talk to you about. Maybe I should put "talk to Amanda" as the first of my little goals!
Oh yes...I love lists! I make lists to make lists - Ha! no kidding! And like you they end up littering my purse, pockets, car, etc. Sometimes its fun and or sad to find an old list and see if it was completed! :)
ReplyDeleteI am totally a list maker, but lately my list have been making more depressed than anything. Mostly because I make the list and then somehow never seem to mark anything off it! My poor craft room has been sitting for months and I haven't done anything except buy a couple gallons of paint!
ReplyDeleteI am 110% list maker! And I have so many things, I wonder if I'll ever get it done! But it helps me keep what little sanity I have left. ;) Enjoyed your post!
ReplyDeleteHew! that's quite a list , but I bet you can finish all those Amanda. Don't have much for fall and winter - mainly just the holiday decorating - planning to have my fireplace re-done though, ut I'm leaving that to the professionals. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love making lists and setting goals. Sometimes I will write the smallest task on my list just so I can have the satisfaction of crossing the task off when I complete it.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to seeing your kitchen update. You are lucky to get sponsors to help you with the supplies!
I think about my blog a lot. I know I spend way too much of my free time on it and I always feel like I can't keep up with it.
I used to make list before going for shopping, and always end up more than the list.
ReplyDeleteAnyways, best wishes for your goals.
I LOVE lists! I just got an iPhone 4S and the lists on there are awesome!!! I'm making lists for everything! Setting reminders... it rocks!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE lists! I just got an iPhone 4S and the lists on there are awesome!!! I'm making lists for everything! Setting reminders... it rocks!
ReplyDeleteThese are great goals, Amanda. I'm really looking forward to watching your kitchen and living room come together.
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