To Do List: Downstairs

I was going to make a list of house projects that I wanted to tackle in 2010, and then I realized that I never finished half the projects on my '09 list. Oops. So, maybe I'll just write down here all the realistic things that I would love eventually to do to our house (that I can think of right at this moment), regardless of the year they get done in. I mean, I haven't even finished painting the trim in our office that I started in September (I have 2 walls done)! And to keep things organized, this first post will just hit the downstairs. No need to get too ambitious:)


Foyer:

• new rug (I actually got this for Christmas! Yay, from my brother. Pics to come soon!)
• new lighting
• paint inside of front door black
• eventually new paint color on walls
• find wall art or something for either side of front door
• find awesome table or something to replace bookcase (maybe Gram's bow front dresser if she'll let me have it eventually!)

Kitchen:

• get new pillows for corner chairs (I don't want as much red in here anymore)
  

• paint black cabinet (it was free a long time ago, why not) some fun color
• add more stuff to wall above black cabinet
  

{this little spot doesn't exactly look like this anymore....my gigantic pear died, as did whatever herb that was...doh!}

Living Room:

• lose nasty carpet, replace with hardwoods (remember the great floor debate?!)
• find area rug
  
• create gallery wall (with alot of the random stuff in our basement) on the wall you don't see here, the one to the left of the fireplace wall

Family Room:

• lose nasty carpet, replace with hardwoods (see earlier great floor debate!)
• find area rug
• figure out window treatments (maybe plantation shutters?)
  
• line back of entertainment cubbies with some sort of patterned wallpaper/paper

Dining Room: (eek, what's not to do in here?!)

• get wood floor in line with the rest of downstairs (or maybe be crazy and paint the floor with a pattern)
  
• find area rug
• figure out window treatments
  
• find hutch or sideboard on Craigs List, etc and paint
• maybe paint ceiling a cool color?

Well...now I'm totally stressed! Just kidding, this stuff takes time. And I change my mind/style so much that its fun for it all to be an ongoing project. I'm sure there's a ton of things that slipped my mind, but for now...a good start. (Good thing P doesn't read the blog that often or he would be having a cow right now!)

Feel free to jump in if you agree or disagree or whatever (have suggestions) with any of the above bullets. Did you guys make goals/lists/resolutions for 2010?