Home Project List, What is Finished & What's Next

Happy New Year!

I was going to post this yesterday,  but decided not to. But before I get started I would like to wish everyone a happy New Years.

Well, it's that time of year when we look back at 2025's project list. I added a few more things to the list throughout the year. As usual those things we didn't finish will be moved to the 2026 project list and are marked with an (*) and those that are marked with a (❌️) I decided not to do. (If you want to see pervious project list, 2022 - 2025)

🪛 PROJECT LIST 🔨

Foyer

• *Paint front door jam
• Hang wallpaper 

Kitchen 

• ❌️ Remove cabinet above refrigerator, replace with shelf
• *Replace blinds 
• *Repaint cabinets 
• Switch table and chairs 
• Paint walls
• Replace ceiling light 
• ❌️ Build mudroom 

Dining Room 

• *Replace blinds 
• Switch table and chairs 
• *Refinish table 

Living Room 

• *Refinish cabinet 
• Paint beadboard wallpaper on built-in 
• Rearrange furniture 
• Paint

Bedroom 2

• Wallpaper ❌️

Master bedroom and bathroom 

• Wallpaper faux trey-ceiling ❌️
• Paint ceiling ❌️
• Replace bathroom lights 
• Finish Wallpaper in bathroom
• Move wall Sconces to office 

Upstairs 

• *Paint bonus room & bedroom 
• *Hire contractor to update bathroom (we decided to go this route) 
• *Diy bathroom closet organizer 
• *Replace blinds 
• *Refinish stairs 

Garage 

• Replace blinds ❌️ (they're still in good condition) 
• Clean and organize

Garden shed

• *Clean and organize

Front Porch/Yard

• Restain swing 
• New edging around beds
• Mulch beds

Backyard & Porch/Patio

• Restain swing 
• Rearrange furniture 
• Install bamboo blinds❌️
• Plan vegetable garden 
• Plant vegetable garden 
• *Reseal fence
• Mulch beds

We finished a lot considering we had a workshop built for DH! So, let's take a look at what 2026 has in-store...

🔨 PROJECT LIST 2026 🪛
FRONT PORCH/ FLOWER BEDS:

 □ Replace Mulch (if needed) 

 □ Clean 

FOYER:

 □ *Paint door jam/trim

 

KITCHEN 

□ *Replace blinds 

□ *Repaint cabinets 

❌️*Replace Bar & Stools with Table, bench, and chairs 

❌️New rug

❌️  Hang curtains

❌️  Wallpaper 

□ *Estimate for reconfiguration of stove and fridge 

DINING ROOM 

□ *Replace blinds 

❌️ *Buy dining table and chairs 

□ *Stain chairs 

□ *Rearrange furniture 

FAMILY ROOM 

□ *Paint walls & wallpaper 

□ * Rearrange furniture 

OFFICE/ GUEST ROOM 

□ Wallpaper built-ins

UPSTAIRS 

□ *Refinish stairs 

❌️ *Paint staircase 

□ *Replace blinds 

□ *Paint bonus

□ *Replace built-ins with cabinets 

□ *Rearrange furniture 

□ *New rug

□ *New curtains 

□ *Paint Bedroom 

□ *Finish closet organizer 

□ *New curtains 

□ *Move bonus room rug into bedroom 

□ *Redo bathroom (contract out)

□ *Build closet organizer, bathroom 

BACKYARD 

□ Plan vegetable garden 

□ Plant vegetable garden 

□ *Restain fence 

□ *Stain pergola deck

BACK PORCH 

□ Clean furniture, rugs, etc

□ Plant flowers 

□ Rearrange furniture 

Whew, what a list! We've already finished a few things, as you can see. Some of the things on the list really don't take a lot of time to finish, but I have a tendency to get sidetracked, sigh. My hand scribbled list is longer and more detailed.  And somewhere in there we're going to help my daughter and son-in-law with a few of their projects! So, do you have any projects you want to do in 2026? If so, what are they? 




until next time, thanks for stopping by! ❤️

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