I’m getting antsy for a project.
I have to admit, I loved the little lull we had after garden season ended and we started spending more time indoors. Summer was busy and I always felt like I was eight steps behind all of the work that I should have been doing outside.
But now, I’m ready to get moving again.
I like to have something to work on, I love how our house looks after I finish, and plus it gives me some good content to share here with all of you. (Confession, I’ve felt like things have been a little dry this fall).
When I was cleaning the bathroom the other week in preparation for our annual Christmas party, I thought to myself, “Can I just rip out this linen closet? Even just the top part?”
Uh. Yeah. That sounds like a good plan when you’re having 15 people over for a full Christmas dinner.
I was able to restrain myself and returned to my scrubbing. (Anything to avoid cleaning the bathroom, right?) I’m usually not the type to just dive right into a reno without thinking it through and planning it out. That might mean projects happen more slowly around here, but it works for us.
I think I will likely end up leaving the bathroom alone. I want to tackle the whole thing at once, not just the linen closet.
Instead, I have my eye on my office, or our third bedroom. It’s the last bedroom that needs to be painted, and I think it would make a great project for the Christmas holidays. Then there’s the storage hutch makeover and finally unpacking the last of our boxes… only five years after moving in.
It’s become a tradition over the last two years that we scrape the stipple off the ceiling of one room over the Christmas break. We can’t break with tradition, right?
… Although I just saw Aniko’s (Place of my Taste) bathroom makeover with her chunky DIY shelves and the linen closet is calling my name again.
What would you do, office or bathroom? Do you ever antsy for a project? Are you a planner or a “let’s-get-this-party-started” kind of person?
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Do I get antsy…ha! 😀 (Yes I do.) I think I’d go for the bedroom. Even if you don’t finish, you’ll have a blank slate to serve as inspiration for your office/bedroom.
Thanks for the advice. I’m very curious to see which space comes next for you! The poll is a cool idea.
I started jumping on a whole bunch of little things the last few weeks myself. I’m having a big party Sunday and also still imagining that I’ll have the vestibule painted by then. Except for the door trim because some of that is weather dependent.
And… I’d stick with tradition and do the office.
‘Tis the season, I guess! Thanks for your vote. Good luck with your vestibule.
I get antsy too, definitely. I think the office would be a good idea, and save the bathroom for when you can do the whole thing. Will all the main areas of your home be done then?
We’re still a little ways away from being done. We have two rooms that just need painted (dining room and third bedroom), and the rest is all bigger (kitchen and bathroom). Then there’s whatever additions we end up doing. So not such a little way, maybe. We’ll be at this for awhile yet.
I think if you do paint and fix up the office, you can check a whole *section* of the house off of your list. That might feel good!
That’s a good point. I like the idea of having rooms “done.”
Is the bathroom your main bathroom? I ask because I would pick the area that you will see the most. That would give me the inspiration and kick in the butt to keep working.
This is our main bathroom. Seeing it everyday is a good point.
I get antsy too! I think the office would be a manageable project for over the holidays
That’s a good point. A bathroom makeover–even a partial one–seems more involved than the office.
Do the bathroom!! I’d love to see the before and afters 🙂
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Thanks for the vote.