8 Big Projects We Worked On in 2020
/What We’ve Changed In Our Home Since Moving In
We moved into this house at the end of October 2019 and quickly started doing our thang and updating it to our liking. Although it's actually been a little over a year since we moved in, I think it was close enough to the end of the year that we're going to pretend we've only been here since January 2020 and make this a nice and clean starting point, cool? Cool.
Looking back over the last year(ish) I'm amazed at how many changes we've made throughout our home! Every day it's becoming more and more "us”, which feels amazing. So right about now seems like a good time to recap 8 big projects we worked on in 2020 - with before and after pics! Including one project I never even wrote about and the first picture I’m sharing of the kitchen since I painted it!
#1 - Painted the Stairs
One of the first projects I tackled when we moved in was painting the stairs. And while they not entirely complete, and definitely need touch-ups after the abuse they've received during the renovation, it was a big project to take on and made a huge impact on our foyer.
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#2 - Made Over Our Oldest Daughter’s Room
Another project I completed shortly after moving in was making over our older daughter's room. I really wanted her to feel comfortable and at home when we moved into this house so it was a priority to make it "her" space asap. I love kids’ rooms and the flexibility you have with pattern and color. I had a blast making her ombre wall and love how it all came together.
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#3 - Designed a Home Office
Ah yes, 2020, the year of working from home. Once I knew I wasn't going back to the office, I knew I needed to make our spare bedroom into a beautiful space I actually wanted to spend time in stat. So I got to work repainting it in a bright off-white color and drew an accent wall with a Sharpie paint pen. Now, this room makes logging into work way less of a bummer.
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#4 - Renovated Our Dining Room
Like my office redesign, this room started off as a space we were anything but drawn to. It's amazing how opening the wall between the kitchen and dining room and modernizing the dining room overall actually made us want to use the room! Now we use this room every day for meals (as opposed to the eat-in kitchen) and because the buffet table houses all the kids’ craft supplies, this room gets a ton of use for coloring/crafting sessions.
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#5 - Opened the Wall Between Our Foyer and Living Room
Speaking of opening up walls, I never actually wrote about this project, but around the same time we opened up the dining room wall, we also opened up the wall between the living room and foyer. Just like the above, it makes the spaces feel so much more connected, and we love that it allows some more light into our dark foyer. Plus, it's really handy to be able to see from the couch if our 5-year-old is trapped on the stairs by the baby gate now.
#6 - Started Our Master Suite Renovation
In case you weren’t aware, we started a huge freaking renovation last year! Obviously, this is the biggest project on our list. And while it's not done yet, these spaces look completely different from a year ago. I’ve loved watching the old layout disappear and see my vision for a more functional layout come together.
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#7 - Painted the Kitchen Walls and Cabinets
I've shared bits and pieces here and on Instagram about how I've been working on the kitchen. And while there’s still a little work to be done before I call it finished (trim, toe kicks, replacing light fixtures), I’ll leave you with the current “after” below.
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#8 - Flipped a House
Oh yeah, and we flipped a house last year! It feels like so long ago I almost forgot. Flipping our little house was definitely a challenge, but it was also a fun experience that I'd like to do again in the future. We just have to find that perfect flip… and some time.
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Final Thoughts
It’s a bit of a whirlwind to think of everything we’ve updated in just a year. I think an updated house tour is in order! But we’ll cover that another day (soon!).
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