Oh yes my friends. I'm rolling out my 2017 Furniture Flip Bucket List to...DAY! For those of you are new to StyleMutt Home (hey there!), every January I issue a "declaration of intent" for the coming year - a list of DIYs that I want to challenge myself with. And I have certainly found myself challenged (see items No.1 from 2015 and 2016), but I love seeing where this list takes me each year and love even more being able to laugh at myself along the way. It's cathartic.
So let's pull that red velvet curtain off for the big reveal of 2017's list:
Source: Walton Woodcraft
No.1: I love the look of the un-honed wood (especially juxtaposing the super industrial) so I've decided I want to make something with a live edge.
No.2 This past summer, I scored a cash of brass hardware from my local Habitat for Humanity ReStore for a whopping $7! I've used the long pulls on these mudroom benches but still have a plethora to play with. My hope is to find the perfect piece(s) to use them on some time this year.
Source: Pigment
No.3 I have always loved the style of these planters. This year, I've decided to stop admiring them from afar and make one of my own.
Source: Chairish
No.4 Now this one didn't make the final list until like yesterday. I scored an adorable set of Broyhill dining chairs that are in desperate need of an update. I am not sure what direction I want to take them in yet, but I'm excited to see what idea I land on (suggestions welcome!)
No.5 Play with leather (no not like that ;) Chelsea and I have often loved the warm yet sophisticated look of leather in our home decor. For that reason, I know I want to do a leather-related project.
Source: Mark & Spencer
No.6 My style has been continually evolving in our apartment. The dining and living room officially feel "me" but our bedroom still comes across as a staging ground for shoes and dirty laundry ;) I want to get to a point this year where I can come home to our master bedroom and feel settled in the decor. So stay tuned...
And finally...
No.7 Build something. After my baker's rack fiasco, I decided that this year I need to develop some real carpentry skills. I have no idea what to build but I'll add the caveat that I want to build it well. And I probably won't try to build a baker's rack...
Thank you friends for following along my (mis)adventures! If you'd like to see how last year turned out, check out this post. And I hope you'll stop in again to see how this year's list is faring!
