2025 Recap – How Did I Do On My 2025 Master List Of Home Goals?

My Workshop:

At first of this 12 months, my workshop appeared fairly plain. We had it constructed within the fall of 2024, and that is what it appeared like after the shed firm was completed.

And after ending these initiatives, the workshop now seems to be like this…

I’m not completed with the outside but. There have been a number of issues on my record that I didn’t get to. I nonetheless need to…

1. Do one thing to make the storage door look fascinating,
2. Construct pergola above storage door,
3. Mark off flower mattress across the constructing and add mulch, and
4. Add lighting.

Closet and Laundry Room:

The subsequent venture I labored on was the walk-in closet with the laundry room space. At first of the 12 months, I mentioned that this was the venture I used to be essentially the most enthusiastic about as a result of in my complete grownup like, I had by no means had a big closet with sufficient storage. I used to be additionally extremely enthusiastic about having a correct laundry space and getting our washer and dryer out of the sunroom.

And now that the closet and laundry space are completed, and I’ve had a number of months to dwell with them, I nonetheless really feel the identical manner. Despite the fact that I’m positively enthusiastic about getting our new bed room utterly completed, it nonetheless gained’t evaluate to how a lot I really like my new closet and laundry space.

To show this right into a walk-in closet and laundry room, I did the next:

1. Had new hardwood flooring installed and sanded,
2. Stained and sealed the new hardwood floors (darkish stain, spherical 1),
3. Re-sanded the hardwood flooring,
4. Sealed the hardwood floors again (gentle and pure stain, spherical 2),
5. Constructed cupboards to create a laundry space within the room,
6. Built an entire room of cabinets with shelves and hanging bars for storage,
7. Put in new lighting,
8. Built a custom jewelry drawer with a glass top,
9. Built a custom pull-out bar section for necklaces,
10. Built an island,
11. Installed wallpaper, and
12. Made a flower chandelier.

The Grasp Bed room:

I obtained fairly near ending our bed room, however I nonetheless have a number of initiatives remaining. This room was beforehand our residence gymnasium, however after we had some fairly main flooring points that required all new subfloor and hardwood flooring, I made a decision to show it into our new bed room. A few of the work had already been underway on the finish of 2024, so at the start of this 12 months, that is what the room appeared like.

Whereas the room isn’t completed, many of the massive initiatives are completed. Right here’s what I’ve carried out thus far…

1. Had new hardwood flooring put in,
2. Refinished the flooring twice, similar to the closet,
3. Had the front window replaced with a door,
4. Repaired all the partitions,
5. Installed wainscoting,
6. Added crown molding,
7. Hung grasscloth wallpaper,
8. Hung sheers on the home windows,
9. Bought a nice recliner for the reading corner,
10. Painted the dresser, and
11. Finished one lamp makeover.

And right here is the progress thus far (minus the one completed lamp).

I nonetheless have a number of issues to complete up, reminiscent of…

1. Ending the second lamp makeover,
2. Stitching pillows for the chair and mattress,
3. Closing up scuttle gap in ceiling (which I’m nonetheless contemplating having moved into the hallway storage closet),
4. Making an upholstered headboard,
5. Ending the velvet curtains,
6. Having the brand new paintings for the studying nook/breaker field cowl matted and framed, and
7. Constructing a brand new body for the TV.

Lobby:

I used to name this space the hallway as a result of it was a “public” space of our home, and accessible from this hallway have been the visitor rest room and three bedrooms. However now that this complete space has been subsumed into one giant master suite suite, I’m now calling it the bed room suite lobby.

Right here’s how this lobby appeared at the start of the 12 months…

It’s nearly carried out, however I nonetheless have a number of little initiatives to complete earlier than it’s really completed. Right here’s what I’ve carried out thus far.

1. Had hardwood flooring installed and sanded,
2. Completed the ground, resanded the ground, and re-finished it once more (similar to the opposite areas),
3. Put in wainscoting,
4. Put in crown molding,
5. Hung grasscloth wallpaper,
6. Painted the lavatory/storage room doorways,
7. Discovered and hung a full-length mirror (as an extension of the closet since I didn’t have room contained in the closet for a mirror),
8. Reupholstered and painted a bench,
9. Sewed pillows for the bench,
10. Bought and installed a new ceiling light, and
11. Had the chapel picture matted and reframed.

And right here’s what it seems to be like now…

I’ve a number of extra initiatives to complete up, like…

• Changing the 2 water-damaged items of grasscloth wallpaper,
• Sanding and portray the spot on the ceiling the place the junction field for the sunshine was eliminated,
• End the storage closet doorways and French doorways (i.e., one other coat of paint, add door knobs), and
• Transfer the router to a different spot in the home.

There have been some areas on my 2025 record that I didn’t get to. I had hoped to no less than begin on the within of my workshop, however I didn’t even contact the within in any respect. That can be a fundamental venture in 2026. I had additionally hoped to get to some landscaping and exterior initiatives on the home, however I simply ran out of time on that as properly. However that’s okay as a result of there’s at all times subsequent 12 months!

In order that’s it for me for 2025. I’m signing off for now, and I’ll be spending these subsequent two weeks enjoyable, engaged on some initiatives as I really feel prefer it, spending time with Matt, studying, watching motion pictures, and gearing up for the brand new 12 months. I’ll meet y’all again right here on Monday, January fifth, and we’ll choose up proper the place we left off. Take pleasure in your holidays!