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What do you want/are you doing to your home right now?
I love always having something I want to do to my house. Right now I'm working on rugs for the living room. Something neutral that fits the space better than what I have now (which is currently random rug I had in the kitchen originally...yuck). I was contemplating a sisal rug or two because that's all I've been seeing in magazines lately.
I'd love to paint the kids' bathroom nooks (they each have their own vanity but share a room with the toilet and tub) but I worry that it won't look good as they get a little older. I guess I can always repaint, but I want to spend some money having a designer do something really cool/custom, so I'd hate to spend the money just to repaint it in two or three years. 
I can't wait for it to get a little warmer out...I am ready to make my flower beds awesome this year and get some really cool things for my potted plants. H has talked about doing a small garden in the backyard with a few veggies. I really hope he's serious...it would be cool to walk into my backyard and have my sides to go with dinner right there.
What are you doing or wanting to do to your house??
Re: What do you want/are you doing to your home right now?
We're getting ready to update our alarm system and we are going to have to have some major plumbing done in the middle of the house around the kitchen area very soon. After that, we'll focus on the nursery and getting the floors re-laid through the hallway so when the baby arrives, we can have visitors without feeling embarrassed.
Oh, and once those floors are laid, we'll have an entirely empty room, so we'll probably furnish that and we'll have another sitting area for guests.
Other bigger items on the list: re-carpet the master bedroom, put cheap floor in the master closet, re-doing shelves in the living room and making the fireplace the focus with the TV over it.
Eventually: re-tile kitchen, paint it, maybe reface the cabinets and replace the sink.
We're building a house from scratch right now.
But I'm super excited about some of the things going in to it... Like an in-home office/natural light studio space for me so that I can shoot newborns and studio sessions at home. Woot! From the very beginning of the design process I've wanted hand-scraped all wood floors in the entry, office, dining, kitchen and breakfast rooms and it looks like now I'm getting it. Also, cream cabinets in the kitchen with an antiqued chocolate glaze, espresso island with antiquing and a built-in buffet in the breakfast room painted french country blue and antiqued as well. I'm flipping out about that room. 
We'll also have space for the in-laws to make extended stays when we start a family some day which I love... Mainly because it's upstairs and will have it's own living room and kitchenette (so my MIL can stay up there and out of my bidness when it's necessary.) lol
I'm just throwing my opinion out there,but we love our shelter that is installed in our garage. We have only had to use it a couple of times, but it has been great.
We are picking out garage doors... I don't understand this but whatev. I just wanted the normal insulated garage doors but the other person that gets to make decisions about our home thought we needed something semi custom.
I am picking out cabinet layout for my kitchen. Where I want drawers, doors and shelves... I keep changing my mind about this but I will have it decided by the end of the week (hopefully without adjustments). BTW, JLimberg... I am super freaking excited about my kitchen/dining- the cabinets, colors, and backsplash. It's my room that DH has no say about.
This room and the study have taken lots of my attention. They will be the most custom and will hopefully be rooms that contain lots of personality.
So, I live with a boy now. In a house he has owned for years. We're making some changes to it with an end game of selling and moving in 4-5 years. So far, we have new paint and new custom faux wood blinds. Next up, new floors - probably laminate wood in the front of the house (kitchen, dining, living room, entry, den) and carpet in bedrooms. Then new kitchen countertops and furniture. I want to totally re-do both bathrooms; they have tile countertops and tile on the walls. I'd love new kitchen cabinets, too. We need to figure out if all that would be worth the money, since we won't be staying here. Like, will those changes get us $$$ back in this neighborhood. We're not sure, need to call in the experts.
This spring I will definitely be doing some sprucing up of the outside - flower beds, patio, etc. I'm pumped for it.
I agree. Our last house had a storm shelter in the garage. I know DH is just nervous that I'll want it in the third car, which is his gym area. He also is nervous about chemicals or gas spilling down into the shelter if we are hit by a tornado and stuck in there. But that won't be an issue once we get a shed.
There's a lot I'd love to do, but this is not our forever home.
What we are going to do:
kitchen: paint cabinets, put in new countertops, strip/texture/paint walls
living room: paint builtins and wainscoting, possibly whitewash fireplace brick (eek!)
half bath: fixtures, paint walls and cabinets
What we've done:
living room flooring
updated guest bathroom
new light fixture in dining room turned playroom
I can't wait for spring so I can plant some color in the front beds.
We're dealing with some of the same decisions. We're also in a five year house. About half of our house was brought into the 2010's (hardwoods, crown molding, updated master bath) by the previous owners, so we need to work on the other half (kitchen, half bath, laundry room, some trim and woodwork).
For example, our kitchen is an early 1990's piece of work. Green/yellow plaid wallpaper, custom distressed cabinets, green laminate counters. Very country. We're texturing and painting the walls, painting the cabinets and trim white, and changing countertops. But, we are struggling through the decision of putting in laminate or granite because of the neighborhood comps.
Ack! I know I moved out but I'm going to need some of the details on this now