House To-Do List

Ever since we painted the crown molding I have been obsessed with DIY projects. I know it's hard work, but I treasure the time Garth and I spend on OUR house making it, well, ours. I look back at the weekend of painting with fondness. The country tunes blasting and the loud singing while we worked. I just loved it all. So here is what I have on the To-Do list now. There is no rush, but just a list of what I want to accomplish over the next couple years.

1. Stain the deck and front porch.
2. Paint all the wood in our bathrooms. I got the idea from Bower Power Blog and I love the way it looks. Our bathroom wood looks very similar to this:

And look at the after. Swoooooooooooooon!

3. Paint this white desk black to match the bookshelf.

4. Make this wall art.

5. Caulk the crown molding.

6. Spray paint all the gold light fixtures in our house. We have A LOT of gold in our house and we plan to tackle this project this weekend. I think it's a cheap and relatively easy project with a dramatic outcome:

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7. Paint the kitchen. This probably won't happen until we are ready to upgrade our appliances but I think it will make the kitchen look so modern. Here is our kitchen now:

I love the dramatic effect of this kitchen from Young House Love:

As much as I would LOVE to paint our kitchen white, I know we would need to get stainless steel appliances. I think this project won't happen for awhile then. Though that freezer makes me green with envy!

8. Turn our living room into an Italian, romantic, fun place for dinner parties. I'm not sure what this looks like just yet, but I see pictures of the Italian countryside, a wine bar, a new table and light fixture, and "Mangiare!" stenciled on the wall.

9. Buy a King sized bed and move our Queen into the guest bedroom (that currently has no furniture) and make an African themed guest room.