When we moved into our home three years ago, we knew we had tons of updating to do. We bought it from the original owners, and they really hadn't done much since the eighties. Everything was wallpapered and carpet was everywhere.
The first thing we did was to take out the carpet in the bathrooms, it was yuck. We had them tiled and had the living room and dining room carpet taken up and in it's place we put in hardwood flooring. (Empire did our floors). I then took down the wallpaper in our foyer and dining room and I painted and decorated a little. The next project was to take down the wallpaper in our master bath. I painted the walls and cabinets and put in new hardware. Dave installed a new towel rack and a toilet paper holder. I bought all new decorations and we are really happy with the work we did in there. Then we stopped. I haven't done one thing in eight months.
I have come up with a plan. I went to Walmart and bought a cute notebook. It has dividers and little pockets. I plan on using it for a detailed list of all home updates and repairs. I am a firm believer that if you write something down then 99% of the time it gets done. So I am committed to this process. I plan to use the pockets for clippings, coupons or anything that inspires me.
Have you done updates on your home? What is your process? Do you have any fun projects you are working on right now? Remember you can post pictures to our fan page!
I will update you guys on our progress.
You guys have done A LOT. Congratulations! We've done some work here too, and we have some projects in process. I was just thinking that same thing that I need to write things down, make decisions and take action. So, no kidding, yesterday, I got a binder out and some paper and started writing away. This is funny that we both are thinking so similarly.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh that is so funny! We are a lot alike I think :). Hopefully we can keep each other going!
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