Inspired by Young House Love, I'm creating a to-do list for my house. Both the short term things and the long term things. Maybe it will help me feel like I'm making progress. I tried to make the larger projects the ones that will be more than a one-day thing.
To Dos - The Smaller
- Sprayfoam around the basement bathroom window, sump pump pipes, and guest bathroom shower pipe
- Purchase and install larger flange for guest bathroom shower
- Hang bathroom cabinet
- Purchase paint and touch-up walls
- Sand and repaint guest bathroom molding to hide sticker under paint
- Remove residual stickers on all three toilets
- Finish unpacking all boxes
- Finish loading curio cabinet
- Hang pictures in master bedroom, upstairs hallway, living room, main entrance, dining room, and basement
- Paint master bedroom, master bath, basement bath (for now)
- Sand and stain border around fireplace
- Sand down the poor painting job on the banister and repaint/restain
- Scrape the paint from the office door
- Repair the jammed lock (there is a rock inside it, but don't worry, it's locked nice and tight)
- Hang medallion above master bedroom fan to hide hole
To Dos - The Larger and/or More Expensive
- Re-form flower beds
- Have yard re-graded and re-seeded
- New sidewalk in front yard and new patio in backyard
- Strip/repaint porches
- New front porch railings
- Attic pull-down ladder
- Gas fireplace insert
- New windows in dining room and master bedroom
- Closet organizer in walk-in closet (Elfa, perhaps?)
Furnishings to Save For and Purchase
- New washer/dryer
- Breakfast table (or maybe a bench?)
- Living room couch and table/ottoman
To Do Someday
- New flooring in living room/dining room
- New flooring upstairs
- New stairs