Our Home Goals 2011

I wanted to put together a list of home stuff/projects I hope to accomplish in the coming year and then when I read that the Nester is going to have a Home Goal Linky party today, I actually did it:) Unlike most of the items on my To Do List for 2010. Oops. I just went back to investigate what was on my list for last year (downstairs and upstairs) and completely cracked up because barely any of the items got done, which means they are now on my '11 list. Perhaps one of my goals should just be "get something done and crossed off the goals list"!!!!

Anyways, here are some GENERAL, OVERALL GOALS for our home for 2011 and the future:

• start to find a balance between a home that looks good/how I want and a home that is kid-friendly
• add more pattern/print
• add more whimsy
• declutter and organize
• incorporate more things in my style (hmmm...what is my style? constantly changing...some mix of coastal, cottage, farmhouse, country, estate, traditional, contemporary and eclectic...lol)

Here are some more SPECIFIC, CONCRETE TASKS categorized by room:

FOYER:

• find new lighting (some sort of large lantern) and have installed
  
• paint inside of front door black
• hire Sean to paint walls
  
• add wall art to either side of front door
• pick up Grandma's bow front dresser from Aunt Peg and see how it looks here instead of the bookcase)

KITCHEN:

• paint small black cabinet some fun color
• redo wall art above black cabinet
• replace these paper canvases with more meaningful/substantial art

LIVING ROOM:

• do something with gigantic blank wall
• get dry sink from Cape house and refinish/paint, use for storage
• figure out window treatments (I'm not happy with the ones we have now, maybe plantation shutters to coordinate with family room?)
• create and hang photo gallery wall of family pics

{huge blank wall...except now this room has hardwood floors and there's a Pack-N-Play sitting here!}

FAMILY ROOM:

• find area rug
• figure out window treatments (maybe plantation shutters?)
  
• line back of entertainment center with some sort of patterned wallpaper/paper
• repaint oar and hang

DINING ROOM:

• steal drapery panels from living room and rehang here
• buy and install bamboo shades
  
• find hutch or sideboard on Craigs List, etc. and paint
• maybe paint ceiling a cool color?
• continue search for patterned, upholstered parsons chairs for ends of table

{after the new floors were installed but before furniture went back...at least you can see the sad windows}

MAURA'S ROOM:

• paint this old oak bookcase (white?)
• hang ceramic birds from ceiling
  

{this bookshelf thing was hanging out at my parent's beach house...I took it home because they didn't want it anymore and put it here in the nursery to hold Maura's books, toys, etc. but I would rather it be another color}

OFFICE:

• finish painting trim!
• figure out a work space
• hang cork boards
• hang some wall art
• organize desk
• paint bookcase?, organize bookcase

{holy embarrassing photo, Batman!}

BASEMENT:

• clean out, declutter, organize
• convert to area for working out?

So, not that much to do, right?! Anyone else have a goals/to do list for 2011? Yikes, I'd better get started. But first, I hear the baby crying....

Thanks for hosting, Nester! (I work better with deadlines!)