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

My Workshop:

At first of this yr, 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 tasks, the workshop now appears to be like like this…

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

Do one thing to make the storage door look fascinating,

Construct pergola above storage door,

Mark off flower mattress across the constructing and add mulch, and

Add lighting.

Closet and Laundry Room:

The following venture I labored on was the walk-in closet with the laundry room space. At first of the yr, I stated that this was the venture I used to be essentially the most enthusiastic about as a result of in my total grownup like, I had by no means had a big closet with satisfactory 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 stay with them, I nonetheless really feel the identical method. Regardless that I’m positively enthusiastic about getting our new bed room utterly completed, it nonetheless gained’t examine 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:

Had new hardwood flooring put in and sanded,

Stained and sealed the brand new hardwood flooring (darkish stain, spherical 1),

Re-sanded the hardwood flooring,

Sealed the hardwood flooring once more (gentle and pure stain, spherical 2),

Constructed cupboards to create a laundry space within the room,

Constructed a whole room of cupboards with cabinets and hanging bars for storage,

Put in new lighting,

Constructed a customized jewellery drawer with a glass high,

Constructed a customized pull-out bar part for necklaces,

Constructed an island,

Put in wallpaper, and

Made a flower chandelier.

The Grasp Bed room:

I bought fairly near ending our bed room, however I nonetheless have a number of tasks remaining. This room was beforehand our dwelling fitness center, 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 number of the work had already been underway on the finish of 2024, so at first of this yr, that is what the room appeared like.

Whereas the room isn’t completed, many of the large tasks are completed. Right here’s what I’ve achieved to this point…

Had new hardwood flooring put in,

Refinished the flooring twice, identical to the closet,

Had the entrance window changed with a door,

Repaired all the partitions,

Put in wainscoting,

Added crown molding,

Hung grasscloth wallpaper,

Hung sheers on the home windows,

Purchased a pleasant recliner for the studying nook,

Painted the dresser, and

Completed one lamp makeover.

And right here is the progress to this point (minus the one completed lamp).

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

Ending the second lamp makeover,

Stitching pillows for the chair and mattress,

Closing up scuttle gap in ceiling (which I’m nonetheless contemplating having moved into the hallway storage closet),

Making an upholstered headboard,

Ending the velvet curtains,

Having the brand new art work for the studying nook/breaker field cowl matted and framed, and

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 massive main bedroom suite, I’m now calling it the bed room suite lobby.

Right here’s how this lobby appeared at first of the yr…

It’s virtually achieved, however I nonetheless have a number of little tasks to complete earlier than it’s truly completed. Right here’s what I’ve achieved to this point.

Had hardwood flooring put in and sanded,

Completed the ground, resanded the ground, and re-finished it once more (identical to the opposite areas),

Put in wainscoting,

Put in crown molding,

Hung grasscloth wallpaper,

Painted the lavatory/storage room doorways,

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),

Reupholstered and painted a bench,

Sewed pillows for the bench,

Purchased and put in a brand new ceiling gentle, and

Had the chapel image matted and reframed.

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

I’ve a number of extra tasks 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 listing that I didn’t get to. I had hoped to not less than begin on the within of my workshop, however I didn’t even contact the within in any respect. That will probably be a primary venture in 2026. I had additionally hoped to get to some landscaping and exterior tasks on the home, however I simply ran out of time on that as effectively. However that’s okay as a result of there’s all the time subsequent yr!

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 tasks as I really feel prefer it, spending time with Matt, studying, watching films, and gearing up for the brand new yr. I’ll meet y’all again right here on Monday, January fifth, and we’ll decide up proper the place we left off. Take pleasure in your holidays!