2014 Home Goals - Make this House a Home!

making this house a home...

Last year, we started off with the goal of renovating our kitchen - we had spent two years looking at horrid pantries, with no storage, no dishwasher and a outdated range & fridge.  But, we did it - we made a great space and are ready to move on to our next goal for 2014.  We have been in our house for 3 years, moved in January 2011, and have yet to make the house a "home".  Sure, we've hung maybe 5 pieces of artwork, and bought some sweet Craigslist finds, but there is nothing warm and welcoming about it.

For 2014, we're trying to tackle the following home goals, and I'm going to share every question and decision for the process with you!

Finish renovating.   

We have a small, dated first floor bath that we are ready to go with.  Everything is picked out, we just need to make the purchases and schedule our contractor.  In addition, we are re-tiling the fireplace to create more cohesion to the rest of the home. 

Soften it up.  

We have hardwood throughout the house, a beautiful old pine, that we love but that needs to be softened and warmed up with rugs.  There are a few Tibetan rugs that we bought in Nepal and love, but we need more.  Additionally, we scouted out a runner for the stairs and are ready to buy & install.

Furnish.  

Confession:  Our mattress is 10 years old, I bought it when I moved back to Cincinnati.  It is horrible and uncomfortable, and we need a new one.

Confession:  Our guest room bed, soon to be Maku's big girl bed, is from my cousin.  It has her mattresses too. 

Whew!  That feels better to get it off my shoulders.  We suck at buying things, things we need and things we want.  Partially because we hate spending money, but it's got to stop when it is hurting us.

Our first big purchase was this beautiful bed from Ballard Designs - we went with the Susan Kasler Linen Parchment upholstery, nuetral and classic.