Could you use some help organizing your closets, bathrooms, or bedrooms? Do any of those spaces need to be updated or improved? If so, today is your lucky day because our Summer Home Organization & Improvement Challenge starts now!
It’s summer, and that means we’ll be spending time at the pool!!
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Taking day trips to the beach!
And riding the brand new Guardians of the Galaxy roller coaster!
But do you know what else we’ll be doing this summer?
We’ll be organizing and improving the personal living spaces of our home!
That’s right!
We’ve set our goals for the Summer Home Organization & Improvement Challenge!
And guess what…
…we want you to join us!
Are you curious to see what we’ll be working on this summer?
Here’s a sneak peek!
HOME IMPROVEMENT Challenge
We celebrated our second anniversary of moving to Florida in May!
Even though our house was new, when we purchased it, we have a lot of things we want to improve and make our own!
Tops on the list this summer are the guest bedroom and bathroom!
My challenge this season is to makeover the furniture in both of these rooms!
Guest bath before
We’ll be sprucing up the boring builder-grade brown cabinet with paint and new hardware!
guest bedroom before
From this angle, the guest bedroom doesn’t look too bad!
However, the bed, dresser, and desk set are very banged up!
Here’s a close-up look!
Four-Poster Bed
The bed suffered major scratching during the move.
It matches the dresser and chest of drawers that are currently in our primary bedroom.
I know, painted furniture is supposedly going out of style.
But, I’m tired of brown and so I’m going to paint it white to match the other pieces.
You can see the dresser and chest of drawers here!
Antique desk set
My grandmother, on my Dad’s side, refinished this desk and stool for my brother’s bedroom, when we were young.
It made its way to my house and even though it’s in bad shape, I brought it with us to Florida.
I have quite a bit of repair work to do on the set before I can start painting it!
The seat cushion was so disgusting, that I had to reupholster it before bringing it into this house.
You can see my simple tips to reupholster stools here!
My Childhood Dresser
This is the dresser that was in my bedroom growing up!
It’s the only dresser I can remember having at my parent’s house!
It has always been white and I want to dress it up with a stencil and new hardware to give it new life!
Those are my home improvement goals for the summer!
Now let’s talk about my home organization goals for the summer!
home organization challenge
Ready or not, it’s time to organize the personal living spaces of our home!
We’ll tackle Griffin’s bedroom…
…oh boy, we’ve got our work cut out for us, lol!!
We’ve got to figure out how to organize and store all of his collections!
We’ll organize the guest bathroom…
…and discuss what guests need to be comfortable during a stay at your home!
Don’t forget about the closets…
…we’ll be organizing several different kinds of closets!
We’re also going to discuss how to organize morning and evening routines, and a couple of other fun topics!
As you can see, we have a lot of work to do this summer!
how to get started
I hope you’re excited to join the challenge!
make a binder
We have put together free printables to help you along this journey!
Here are instructions to help you make a home organization and improvement binder!
- Use our free printables to write down your goals! To access the printables, sign up to receive our weekly emails by clicking here!
- Put your printables in a binder!
- Fill out the sheets!
- Start organizing!
be accountable
Don’t do the challenge by yourself! You have a much better chance of reaching your goals if you have an accountability partner!
- Choose an accountability partner- ask a friend or family member to join the challenge too!
- Subscribe to our email list here. We can motivate you to meet those goals!
- Follow us on social media-get more inspiration by following us on Pinterest, Facebook, and Instagram!
how to set summer goals
what will you organize and improve?
Now you need to decide what space(s) you will organize! To follow our plan, print the sheet pictured above!
Print the empty sheet below if you would like to organize different spaces from us!
If the thought of organizing an entire room is overwhelming, that’s ok!
Choose one item in a room to organize, like a dresser!
If that’s too much, just choose to organize one drawer!
Set yourself up to win!
Once you’ve successfully organized one space, you’ll have the confidence to do something bigger the next time!
When will you do the work?
If you want to meet your goal, you need to look at your calendar and set aside time to do the work!
This printable will help you decide what to work on each week!
commit to the challenge
Are you ready to commit to the challenge?
If so, get a binder put together, set your goals, and let’s get the Summer Home Organization and Improvement Challenge started!!
Let me know in the comments below what you plan to organize or improve this Summer!
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Until next time, follow us on Pinterest, Facebook, and Instagram!
Blessings, Rich and Donna
more home organization inspiration
Here are a few more organization posts to help you get started!
- Get started Organizing Your Entire Home
- Six-step Strategy to Organize Any Area of Your Home
- Spring Home Organization and Improvement Challenge
- Winter Home Organization and Improvement Challenge
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