2023 Project Recap & 2024 news!
From finishing the Hacienda Hideaway to welcoming our baby boy, 2023 has been a milestone year full of personal growth, renovation highs + lows, and sleep deprivation…
From finishing the Hacienda Hideaway to welcoming our baby boy, 2023 has been a milestone year full of personal growth, renovation highs + lows, and sleep deprivation.
Before jumping into the new year, I like to reflect on how far we have come over the last 12 months, and set goals for the new year. This year, I am recapping the highlights from each month in 2023 (both project + personal). Keep reading til the end for some exciting news!
January
Shared plans + progress for the Hacienda ensuite bedroom + bathroom, and guest bathroom. Wrote a guide tochoosing window treatments.
February
Took the family to St. Thomas for a friend's wedding. Reviewed the top greige paint colors. Revealed our budget ensuite bedroom. Started on Esme's big girl room.
March
Rounded up the best faux spring stems. Revealed theensuite bathroom. Revealed the guest bathroom and DIY vanity. Shared my favoritefree vintage art sources. Took a family babymoon in Key West.
April
Posted a fun faux oil painting tutorial. Welcomed baby Luca Grey.
May
Built an Anthro coffee table dupe. Revealed Esmé'sbig girl room.
June
MadeDIY fluted cement plantersand rounded up the best outdoor shrubs.
July
Renovated the Hacienda back porchwith DIY window grids. Gave the front doors a rustic makeover.Took our first family of 4 trip to Utah.
August
Built an entry console table and large arched mirror. Revealed the Hacienda living room.Rounded up the most realistic fall stems. Celebrated Esmé's 4th birthday and a Disneyworld trip.
September
Rounded up the best large arched mirrorsand picture lights. Revealed the Hacienda backyardand dining room.
October
Reviewed the top white paint colors. Launched the Holiday Shop.
November
Revealed the Hacienda laundry room.Shared Christmas tree decorating trends. Made DIY decoupageand alcohol ink ornaments. Parents moved to North Carolina. Hosted family for Thanksgiving.
December
Shared our Holiday Home Tour.Revealed the Haciendaprimary bedroomand bunk room. Posted the final Hacienda Home Tour. Watched Esmé in her first ballet performance opening for the nutcracker (a personal highlight).
What's coming in 2024?
I know I have said this every year, but we are actually finally finishing our own laundry room, ASAP. It has looked like this all year, and we are both so ready to be done!
We will be working on it all month long, and hopefully revealing it by February.
On the personal side, we plan to travel more this year—family trips to Europe, Alaska, North Carolina are on the list. After a year of working long hours and at home with a newborn, we are itching to explore and take the kids on adventures.
And in other exciting news… a few months ago, we purchased another house! Meet our newest project:
We have not done any work on it yet, but this will be another investment property and future vacation rental. If you did not want the Hacienda Hideaway content to end, you are in luck, because there is a whole lot more coming in 2024!
We are ready and excited to tackle this next chapter, armed with new skills and lessons learned from our last renovation. Stay tuned for a full house tour and our design plans soon. I hope you will enjoy following along on this new journey with us! Cheers to a fresh start,
