Summer Projects

Happy Summer, peeps! I can't believe the school year is over. I feel like I was just setting up my classroom a month ago! (For those of you who don't know, I'm a teacher.) 

Right as school is about the wrap up, I make a list of all the projects I want to tackle over the summer. Here goes it... 

Project #1- FINISH THE BASEMENT! 

      Yep! It's happening. As adults, we are faced with the daunting task of making choices. This summer's choice was: A) Go on a big summer trip B) Finish the basement. Although I tried my best to get both options to work, my husband quickly reminded me that we went to San Fran/Napa and Austin already this year so I didn't have much pull by saying, "But we haven't been on vacation this year!". 

We chose option B. I'm starting to get really excited about it. Our contractor comes on Tuesday for an initial meeting and then we will get right to work. Can't wait. Started looking at flooring options yesterday. We have decided to tile the floor with those tiles that look like wood. Here is the top choice at the moment. 

             

  

It's on clearance which is amazing so I think we should pull the trigger. The part of the basement we are finishing is 12X12 and I really think this flooring would look awesome. Natural Timber Alpine Tile from Lowes 

Another basement project I will be tackling is painting the stairs. Here is what the stairs look like now:

Not terrible. They certainly need to be scrubbed with a magic eraser. But, my vision is THIS...

Not in blues... thinking grey and black. Should be fairly easy but I have never done a painting project like this so... let the research commence!

We have one basement wall that is concrete and we are leaving it concrete. I am going to wash it and treat it as an accent wall. Sooooo Fixer Upper of me. ;)

This week, I will be writing another post with multiple "before" pics of the basement so stayed tuned. 

Project #2- Get a new light fixture for the entrance. 

I pretty much hate this fixture. It's builder grade. Cheap. I've been ignoring it for 5 years. So, now it's time. 

I was thinking a small Chandelier however I've decided I am going to stick with a Flush Mount. 

Here are 2 options so far:

Joss and Main Flush Mount Lighting

Lighting Direct Flush Mount Lighting

Project #3- PAINT THE KITCHEN! 

    I've been saying this since the day we moved in but I am going to pull the trigger this summer. (Hopefully!)

I would love to paint the cabinets, too but I think that painting the walls a warm white (not white white) will make a huge difference. 

Project #4- PATIO!!!

       So this is actually in the works, now! I started sanding our fire pit to give that a nice new coat of textured spray paint. Bri power washed the patio and my brother gave me an awesome planter DIY he did. (to hang a strand of lights from) He and his girlfriend did some for their patio and had extra which was a total win for us. I had planned to make one myself and but now don't have to do ANY of the work. I'll post about it soon! Just need to finish up. ;) 

So, I'm pretty busy this summer and I'm excited to blog about it all. Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned!!!

XO 

Cyndi