Guest Bedroom
hang pictures- reupholster antique chair still stuck 90% of the way there, waiting for the misplaced trim to magically appear
- install closet doors
- fix hinge-bound door so it will actually close
Office
- make and hang curtains still 50% done--I've ordered and received the fabric for the side windows, but haven't done anything with it
- reupholster footstool
- put laminate on top of craft table
- paint and hang door
Hall Bath
skim coat walls a little morerepaint walls- really, really scrub grout--and if that doesn't remove yellowing, try one of those grout pens
- hang at least one picture/piece of art
install closet door knobinstall hooks where I can hang my work clothesinstall new light fixture
Hall/Living Room/Kitchen/Dining Room
- knock down walls to make these all a single space--started in on this job!
- install structural beam to replace structural wall
move electrical breaker box to exterior wall so we can knock down the interior wall it's currently onWe have a new layout plan that will avoid needing to do this job. P is still considering doing some major electrical work to bring our older house up to modern codes and best practices.- patch existing oak flooring where walls were removed
- make new attic hatch
- replace textured ceiling in kitchen
- remove wood panelling and replace with drywall
- remove vinyl floor in kitchen, and lay new hardwoods there and over exposed subfloor in dining room
- commit to new kitchen plans
- build new kitchen cabinets (at least the lower ones)
- get/make new countertops
- install backsplash
- run plumbing for
new sink andgas range Our new layout leaves the sink where it was, so that eliminates the need for this job, but adds: - install new sink
- remove windows in dining room, and replace with french doors out to backyard
buy fireplace screenand make the occasional fire- replace hearth tile
- make living room curtains (purely ornamental)
- figure out window treatment for front windows that will maximize both light and privacy (plantation shutters?)
- install new baseboard and crown molding
- install doors on coat closet
- fix draft under front door
- install lots of new outlets to bring house up to newer codes for required number of outlets per room
- install new lighting
Utility room
- build utility room
- buy and install new tankless water heater
- run plumbing and install utility sink
- run plumbing and vent lines for new washer/dryer location (due to new layout)
- lay hardwood flooring over exposed subfloor
Master Bath
- give ugly medicine cabinet a cosmetic face lift
Crawl Space
- complete encapsulation 98% of the way there....
- test house for radon
- enjoy running lots of plumbing and wiring for new kitchen/utility room/great room in new, dry, clean space
Garage
- fix roof leaks most of the way there--we finally got enough rain to test January's repairs--most of the leaks are fixed, and just one slow one remains
- continue to work to make this a functional wood shop for P (so he can spend lots of time out there building me new kitchen cabinets!)
Exterior
- paint foundation to complement new stair color
- figure out how to make exterior brick look good after we cut into it to install afore-mentioned french doors
- paint front door a more lively color (it should be easy to beat white)
- work with P's brother A, a professional landscape designer, to come up with an actual design for our landscape
- remove a few more azaleas
- add more plants and beds to continue moving toward cottage garden look well, I spent a lot of time drooling on seed catalogs and dreaming the impossible dream...
- grow a tomato that doesn't rot before it ripens
- try to agree on privacy plantings for west property line, and plant them so they have some time to grow
- buy and plant Yaupon hollies on east property line
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