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We were planning on not doing anything house related this year as we did a couple of big jobs last year and now we really can’t afford to do much at all. However, I couldn't resist trying to vinyl wrap the utility and kitchen doors for now in the hopes that by the time the vinyl starts to fail we will have saved enough to eventually replace. Inspiration came from a you tube video that I had watched on Christmas eve. I tested my skills in the utility and I was very pleased with how it all looks. I could even say I enjoyed it which has now led me down a rabbit hole of jobs to finish my 'little DIY' project.
Below is my very comprehensive list.
1 - Vinyl wrap utility doors - DONE
2 - Vinyl wrap the fiddly utility trims - DONE
3 - Vinyl wrap the utility work top - DONE but it was harder than the doors and it required tonnes of patience. Put me off doing it in the kitchen so I will take a small break to recover from this. I’m waiting for the flooring samples to arrive to complete the project in the utility
4 - Peel and stick light grey floor planks to utility floor - This is actually what I really wanted to do as currently there are black shiny floor tiles that only stay clean for a short time and show every crumb. I was sick of them. The place never looks clean for long.
5 - If we like the whole thing in the utility, I will then do the same in the kitchen. A lot of cleaning is required here first as it is a lot more greasier (the sticky type) on some surfaces before I can apply the vinyl. Not looking forward to this.
6 - Get rid of all the junk that we have collected dumped on top of the extractor hood.
7 - Clear the junk has collected on top of the utility cupboards.
8 - Complete a toy cull of DD collection. she has way too many and has now even taken to throwing wooden blocks at the windows. We are currently right in the middle of the terrible twos.
9 – Replace hallway runner
10 – Hang the black mirror over the sofa in the living room
11 – Paint the kitchen
12 – Paint the utility walls as they now look stained having changed the doors and worktop colours.
13 – Clean all the windows. Inside and out.
14 – Clean the moss off the conservatory roof.
15 – Repair the broken garden table or if beyond repair take to the tip.
16 – Get rid of the leftover wood that was left besides the shed after we had a tree cut down. I asked the tree surgeons to leave them as I hoped that we would install a wood burner in the future so we would have a read-made stock of seasoned wood but DH is having none of it! So now we are stuck with a massive pile wood that is now surrounded by grass, ivy and looking very untidy in the garden. However, I can imagine that the pile has become a great haven for wildlife.
17 – Declutter utility cupboards
18 – Declutter my wardrobe
19 – Declutter the sideboard cupboards.
20 – Frame and hang the lovely photos of PIL with DD taken at Christmas
21 – With DFIL’ help, rebuild the patio steps in the warmer months as the brick risers weren’t moisture resistant so are now completely spalled.