Home Goals 2020, Part 4

This year I tried something a bit different with my home goals. In the past, I'd list 10 or so goals for the entire year and use that list as a guide. But I'd honestly forget about them halfway through and fail miserably on half of them.

So this year, I decided that instead of making one big set of goals at the start of the year, I would break them into 3 goals per quarter.

And the verdict? I LOVE it! I've felt so much more connected to my goals this year, since I've had to revisit them every 3 months. It's kept me accountable for finishing the rooms I've started before moving on to the next one. Kind of.

I tend to want to jump from room to room and leave rooms half finished all over my house. This way, I remember the 20% I still need to do to complete a room, and I usually finish it first.

Sometimes I purposely choose not to finish a room because I need to wait for inspiration or for the budget to cover a big purchase.

This year has been extra trying because shipping and delivery times on home furnishings have been sooooo slow. Some items take 3-6 months, and I have a hard time waiting that long. But hopefully once the world returns to "normal," furniture lead times will shorten, too.

I'm usually about half a month behind on these updates, but I'm okay with that because checking in on my goals regularly has kept me more accountable in the long run.

My hope this year was to tackle one room makeover per quarter. I didn't quite reach that goal, but I think I'll have 3 rooms done by the end of the year, and 1 that will be close to finished in the first quarter of 2021.

I also hadn't planned on doing much seasonal decor this year, but my love for fall decor got the best of me, and I'm totally decorating for Christmas!

Revisit my Previous Home Goals & Topics:

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As you can see, the office took three-quarters of the year to complete because I was waiting on my back-ordered bamboo shades to arrive. I'm finding myself in that same predicament with the kitchen makeover, but I'll share more below.

How did I do with my Home Goals from July to September?

Let's look back at the specific goals I had for this past quarter.

1. COMPLETE THE GIRLS' BEDROOM AND BATHROOM REFRESH

I needed to wrap up a few things in this room, and I did! But you'll see below why it's not finished yet. You can see how far we've come in this bedding post and the wallpaper post.

How to Hang Wallpaper Tutorial — Wallpaper Hanging Guide

Finish decorating with decor we already owned – done!
Paint the window seat Simply White – done!
Hem the curtains – not yet! I think I want to swap the curtains for a roman shade instead.
Paint the bathroom/shower room – done! We picked Baby Aqua (Behr) for the toilet/shower room, and it brings in the blue-greens of the wallpaper we hung in the sink area.
Replace the old toilet paper holder with a new one I bought to match the towel ring and hooks. – done!

Baby Aqua by Behr painted in the bathroom — I love that the lime green is gone! These champagne hooks, towel ring, and toilet paper holder are my favorites!

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I've done almost everything I planned for this room, and yet it's still not quite right. I want to add a roman shade to the window instead of a curtain. Then it just needs a bit more decor. Maybe a mural on the wall, or a different furniture arrangement??

So... I'll probably finish this sometime in 2021. For now it's functional for the girls, and they love that it feels like them. So I'm putting it on the back burner until inspiration strikes.

2. ADD PERSONALITY TO THE KITCHEN

While the kitchen didn't need a huge makeover, it did need a shot of color and personality. I shared my vision for the space in this kitchen makeover.

Make or order a custom window treatment for the window over the sink using this fabric: Fabricut Fleur Botanical in La Mer. – waiting! I ordered it back in August, and it's supposed to arrive this week. FINGERS CROSSED!
Put up the kitchen light over the table that I ordered. – done! See how it turned out here.
Replace the kitchen knobs (all 42 of them!) with these brass knobs. Or spray paint the ones we already have? We'll see! – done!! You can see them in my fall home tour.
Add a pendant light over the island. – not yet! I'm torn on this because one reader made a good point: since it's over the stove (and we don't have a vent hood), the fixture will get pretty greasy. So I haven't decided whether we'll add a light at all.
Add some more decor on the walls. – no! I bought a piece of art for the walls, but it didn't fit anywhere. There are so many windows that I can't really do much more on the walls, so I'm probably not going to do this one.
Add a runner in front of the stove – done! I bought this rug from Ruggable so I can wash it when it inevitably gets dirty.
Add a rug under the kitchen table – not sure a rug can withstand the crumbs from my kids yet.
Add bamboo blinds to the French doors. – done!! See them in my fall home tour.
Replace the counter stools with something new and fun! – waiting! I want swivel stools in rattan or woven material/texture. I finally settled on these rattan counter stools, but I'm waiting for a sale to order them!
Maybe consider: adding curtains, adding a tile backsplash (I've never tiled before!!) and maybe painting the pantry door or island a fun color. I DID paint the pantry door Comfort Gray. I'm not sure I'll do any of the others before I call this done.

Simple Fall Decor in the Kitchen — You can see several of my updates in the fall home tour.

You can see many of the changes I've made so far in my fall home tour, but I've added a few more things since then! See my whole mood board for the kitchen makeover here!

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3. FINALLY SHARE MY OFFICE REVEAL.

I did it! Check out the office reveal here!

Pretty Feminine Office with DIY Plaid Wall

Home Goals for 2020: October – December

Since it's the end of the year and the holidays are always a bit crazy, I'm going to set some pretty small goals for this quarter. And since it's nearly a third of the way over, I'm lowering the bar for this last set of goals.

1. Finish the Kitchen Makeover/Update:

Order a lamp. I love a lamp in a kitchen, and I have the perfect spot for one! I look forward to putting it on a timer and enjoying the soft glow in the evenings after the dinner dishes are done.
Hopefully receive the roman shade for the window above the kitchen sink and install it. I ordered it back in August, and it's *supposed* to arrive this week (but I haven't seen a shipping confirmation yet).
Find a cute soap dispenser.
Order counter stools for the "bar." I'm waiting for a sale before I order them!

Kitchen with Edgecomb Gray Walls — The lamp will go under the window, the roman shade will add color and pattern to this space, and the counter stools will be larger and will swivel!

2. Add a runner to the stairs

This should be a project we can finish in a couple of hours. But I'll have to find carpet samples and get it ordered, which we know by now could take forever. So I need to get on this now.

Kitchen with White Cabinets and Fall Decor — You can see the beginning of the stairs in this picture. They come down into our kitchen, which we call "pajama stairs." I'll get a better before picture for the reveal!

I've been pinning some beautiful stair runners that inspire me!

Entry way and stairwell by Bria Hammel — Bria Hammel Interiors

Herringbone stair runner by The Lily Pad Cottage — The Lily Pad Cottage3

3. Make a Design Vision Board for our Master Bedroom

I know I haven't even finished the kitchen yet, but it's close, and I need to figure out the next project on my list. The reason I don't say "finish the master bedroom makeover" is that even if I ordered furniture for it today, it wouldn't arrive until January. So it's more realistic to expect the makeover to be complete next April.

Master Bedroom before pic — The master bedroom when we first moved in.

Master bedroom sitting area with columns. — Master bedroom sitting room when we moved in.

I finally had the bedroom and bathroom painted after living with the pistachio green walls for almost a year. My friend convinced me to paint the walls before we totally gut the bathroom, and she was right. It feels so much more like us now, and I enjoy the room rather than just tolerate it.

I've been collecting some inspiration for the space, so my challenge will be figuring out how to work what I love into our bedroom.