My house is starting to come together finally and it's beginning to feel like Home Sweet Home. However, I've been having a problem of staying focused on the decorating task at hand. Here are some to do's and want to do's that keep clogging my mind lately:
Family Room CurtainsTomorrow I'm hoping (fingers crossed) to begin sewing my family room curtains. I've only had them hanging there for a year as strips of material. Will post pictures once they are done.
Kitchen Curtains
It's time I finally get curtains in my kitchen. I need to soften up the space!
TV stand
I want a unique TV stand for our new TV (that we don't have and aren't planning on getting anytime soon). We have a TV in there now so it wouldn't be like this would be wasted space. Right now I'm using my coffee table and I'm really ready to have that back. Only problem, I don't know exactly what I want or where I want to get it. I'm thinking something long and low. Thinking antique or really used piece. Maybe three like pieces (new) pushed together. I want to use it for storage and be able to put our equipment in there. Will need one portion to have glass panels so the remote will work. Any suggestions? I'm open to using something meant for another purpose.
Family Room Bookshelves
Not only do I need to finish putting these up but I need to display my things properly. I need to post a picture because these shelves are pretty cool. I found inexpensive shelves and replaced the back with beadboard that I stained and painted to match. I can't wait to get these done!
Decorative Sofa Pillows
I made some really cool pillows with fringe but I cut the fabric a little too short and I'm having a hard time sewing them closed. Not sure how I'm going to do it but I need to get it done! They look really good because dispite the fact that only 3 sides of each pillow is actually sewn I have them on the couch anyway. But, we all are getting tired of sitting on pins - literally. Oops.
Firepit
Our outside living space needs a firepit. I have it all picked out I just need to order it but I keep spending the money I set aside for it. I think today I spent it at Costco when I just ran in there for drinks for our garage refrigerator. How sad is that?! Originally this was going to be a good ole wood firepit but have recently begun considering turning it into a gas firepit instead. A good friend of ours did it and he said he could help us. He loves his and it would be so nice! I'm just really afraid of drilling a hole in our new stamped concrete patio! So I'll probably go with the normal firepit for now and add that later. The structure of the pit I want can be used in either situation.
Outdoor Living Area
I totally have figured out how I want to arrange the furniture on our deck outside. It's always interesting to me how I have to live with a space for awhile before I can determine how I want to really live in it. DH and I found some great outdoor wicker chairs on clearance at Target a month ago, we picked up six and every since then it has started coming together in my mind. Now I just need to build a table with pedistal legs and a copper top, find a 6-8 foot bench for one side of the table, find (or build) two sofas and then find a cool coffee table - all weather resisitant. It's going to be awesome out there!
Kitchen
I'm really itching to order and install my backsplash as seen here but before I do this I need to finish some other outstanding projects. One such project is the semi-kitchen remodel I started back in June. Yes, I STILL haven't finished painting my cabinets. Too much going on! I could go on and on about kitchen issues but I will spare you - this post anyway.
And all these thoughts are only for the back part of my house on the first floor! I will just take things one step at a time and keep plugging away. I will post pictures as I go along. Wish me luck!
sounds like you are going to be very busy! but i hope you'll keep us posted and share pictures of your progress.