House Wish List

Throughout the fall and winter James and I have been tackling most of the items on our house to-do list. There are loads of projects we have finished and slowly we have added a few furniture pieces from our wish list to different rooms. While we both feel great about the current state of our house, I'm always keeping the next step in the back of mind :) As spring gets closer and temperatures rise, I'm already thinking of the things that will freshen up some spaces and add function in others. So here are the top 5 items on my current house Wish List:

1. Blue Throw Pillows

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We recently added an accent chair to our living room space that has some blue it in. I love the style and coloring, but am now looking for a few blue accents to tie the room together. Plus, I think blues are great for spring/summertime, they remind me of blue skies and oceans!

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2. Bookshelf

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A bookshelf is something that we REALLY need and should have gotten months ago. We currently still have about 3 boxes of books shoved away in our guest room closet, and we moved in almost a year ago. Both James and I accumulated quite a few books during our masters degree programs, and being a librarian I love to read! We have one small bookshelf in our office which holds less than half of our collection of books. I'm hoping to add a slim non-bulky bookshelf, like this one, next to the TV stand in our loft. We can put extra books, movies, games, etc. to be stored there. Then I can finally get the closet in the guest room cleaned out and organized :)

3. Kitchen Cart

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This item is more of a want for me. In our kitchen we have a long empty wall that I think a small rolling cart would be perfect against. I would love to have a space there for James and I to drop our keys and the mail in when we come in the back door. Plus we can store spices, extra serving pieces, etc. on there to free up some cabinet/counter space. I'm not sure on the size or specific style of cart I would want, but I liked steel and wood combo on this overstock one.

4. Entry Way Rug

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I moved our current entry way rug into the kitchen to have a larger rug in there, since Winnie loved to hang out on our tiny rug in the kitchen while we were cooking or doing dishes. It seems to be working well in there so I'm looking to find a rug for the space in our entry way. I have had my eye on this particular Target rug for some time. I love the color combination and it is a pretty thick, heavy duty material, which I thought should hopefully hold up well with the front door traffic.

5. FENCE!

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One of the first things we will be doing this spring is putting in a fence in our backyard. Our backyard is relatively small and we share space with so many other houses, that having our yard defined with a fence will make it feel much more private and like it is ours. Our house looks over a small pond so we do have restrictions on the type of fence we can have. I am leaning towards getting a picket style, since they are so cute! A fence will also be so nice for Winnie. We always have to take her out on a leash and now that the weather is nicer I would love to be able to just let her go outside and run around without her trying to rip my arm off! After we put up a fence I will be looking to do some landscaping, plant a garden and eventually add some patio furniture.

So that is my top 5 wish list for spring in the Stange household. I have plenty of other diy projects currently going on that I'm hoping will add some updates to areas for relatively low costs. I will post completed projects as soon as I get around to finishing something!