At the beginning of the year, we laid out the projects we wanted to get done in 2020 and proclaimed we’d rather not be living through a renovation for 10 years (aka, we were putting the gas on this!). Some we didn’t get to (the kitchen/pantry/mudroom), but everything else we checked off and then some–the exterior wasn’t even on our radar in January of this year! Looking at these before and afters from this year, I’m feeling tired (haha) but also proud of how far we’ve come in one year!
It also excites me for 2021 to see how much farther we can push our home. Below we have photos of each of the projects we tackled this year with photos from January 2020 vs Today, and the relevant projects linked below each! (There’s also a little blurb at the end of the post squashing a rumor I keep hearing about).
1. Our Bedroom:
Painted, Canopy Bed, Lamp Update, Window Shades
DIY Over-Grouted Stone Fireplace
2. Greta’s Room:
DIY Canvas Floater Frame, Curtains
3. Office
Dark Beadboard Accent Wall in the Office
4. Arizona Bedroom Makeover with Lowe’s
5. Dining Room
Floors, Update: What’s working and what’s not, Doors, Fauxdenza, Curtains
6. Entry
Updated Stair Railings, Sconces
7. Backyard Firepit
8. Closet
Building the Wardrobes, Filling Holes & Adding Trim, How to Plank a Ceiling & Install Crown, Shoe Shelves, Painting the Closet, Custom Fronts to IKEA PAX, Pocket Doors
9. The Garage
10. The Music Room
11. Our Graphite Painted Playset
12. The Playroom
13. The Guest Room
14. The Living Room
Arched Window, lots of rearranging
15. The Pugmire Living Room
16. Girls’ Office
Paint, Layering Stain on the Countertop
17. Basement Family Room Makeover
18. Polly’s Room Part 1
19. Girls’ Bathroom Phase 1
20. Exterior
Gas Lanterns, Video Tour, Stone, Roof, Studio McGee’s Design Plan
21. Hallway
22. Faye’s Room (in progress)
23. Our Bathroom (in progress)
24. The Propertee Warehouse
One of the biggest projects we did this year, almost completely behind the scenes, was bring Propertee in house, get a warehouse, hire a staff and make the warehouse/office space there very cute. We will surely share more about this in 2021, but I couldn’t let this year end without sharing this big sneak peek. It was a huge project and I’m feeling so grateful we’re more settled over there with an amazing team.
Cute smeg fridge, toaster and electric kettle.
I know there are a lot of questions about what we’re going to do when this house is finished and I promise we’ll share our thoughts on that in the new year, but I also want to assure you that we’re not going anywhere. Figuratively or literally. No plans to move and no plans to close up our corner of the internet. PROMISE. 24 projects this year with lots of micro projects within them, although felt overwhelming at times, has us feeling a lot more at home at the end of this year which is exactly what we feel our family needed. We’re so grateful for your support and your encouragement and your excitement along the way. We’re going to take a much needed rest for the next couple weeks and return to kick it off again in 2021! Be safe and have a happy holiday and we’ll see you back here January 4th!
What a *ridiculous* amount of stuff!!! Everything looks out of this world, but I hope you guys can get SO much rest soon. Just rest and rest and rest every chance you can <3 Love you guys and can't believe how much you crush it!
Well, this recap makes me feel very unproductive. LOL. But very impressed and thank you for documenting the journey for all of us.
What a year! I am looking forward to the Propertee reveal. I’ve been looking for a sweet little pendant just like those for over my kitchen sink so I’d love to know the source.
And even though I’ve had enough pandemic-related content for the rest of my life, I would be interested in a post about your experiences with doing SO MUCH work on your house during the pandemic. Was it difficult/more expensive to get supplies? Any unexpected yet happy pivots you had to make? Thoughts about having contractors in your house? Just thought it’d be interesting to hear what, if anything, changed as a result. Hope your family enjoys the holidays!
Wow! So beautiful!! Good work!!!
Is it weird that the garage is one of my favorite projects? I didn’t realize garages could look pretty until you guys redid yours!