A Home Wish List

I love this time of year, pre-Christmas. Making lists of gifts to buy, taking advantage of sales, setting up the first Christmas tree of our first house. And while it's thought of as a hectic time, December and January are historically the least hectic for us. 

All of our friends and family are asking what we'd like for gifts. While I can't really ask for the things we need around the house, or even knowing a place we could request a gift card, I have put together our house wish list. 


1) Ledge shelves with this awesome tutorial

2) Finishing the office Gallery Wall

3) Repainting the Master Suite
The Spa Blue feel that I was going for was a little disappointing. We picked the color hoping it would be calm and relaxing. Instead, it looks like we sleep in a nursery. Now, I'm falling in love with this dark, inky blue color. It's very modern and masculine, but so is Troy. 

4) Finishing the Foyer
On Black Friday, I bought this side console table from Target, for our front entryway. The red will look great, since everything in our front area is white. We'd like to work in some oversized mirrors for the walls, and we'll check out World Market and Target for other accents.

5) More and More Bookshelves
Lastly, on Pinterest last week, I saw these Ikea Expedit bookshelves. Yes, everyone has them, but I love how these were used floor to ceiling. It gives the room great height and would be a perfect wall unit for our office. It would give us more storage space without taking up square footage. 

That is our December plan for getting this house ready for the new year. Luckily, they are all projects that can be done in minimal time. Here's hoping for gift cards.