2022 was a struggle for me personally, filled with lots of doubts and uncertainties. But one thing that I am so proud of, are the 4 DIY home projects we completed. Let’s take a look at what we’ve accomplished this year.

Modern & Functional Kitchen

This was the first major project I ever took on. Lots of “firsts” with this on and because of that, it took almost a whole year to complete! So many lessons learned but even better, more skills gained. I’ll eventually put together a blog post on how it all came together and all the mini projects in-between. In the meantime, please enjoy these before and after photos.

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Sophisticated & Moody Office

This office did not exist previously! When we moved into this house, this was a formal dining room. It might not be everyones cup of tea, but we didn’t need a formal dining room so we made the room smaller, added a pocket door and turned it into an office. In almost all the homes I’ve visited, there was always a dining table/room that was never used, it was more a decor piece than a functional piece of furniture. We decided with would be better suited as an office as we have two adults working from home in this house.

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Layered & Lounge-y Living Room

I wouldn’t say this room is “finished”, I mean what room is?! But I’ll call phase 1 of this room complete. We added a larger sliding door, an additional window, new flooring, fresh coat of paint and a few handmade furniture pieces. We have some more projects in the books for this room, but we’ll save that for Phase 2 eventually.

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Intimate & Cozy Dining Area

Instead of the formal dining room, we opted for a cozy and intimate banquette nook. We built a custom banquette with storage drawers. Sewed some custom box cushions and upholstered channel backrest. We couldn’t find a dining table with the dimensions and budget we wanted to we ended up building a table as well. Tutorials to come!

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Hope you enjoyed this recap – watch out for our 2023 list!

~M