House to Home

Since purchasing our new house in June we have been striving to make it our home.  At 1st walk thru we thought it was liveable as is.  Well after the pervious homeowner moved out we quickly realized that her stuff was hiding somethings that needed to be tended too.

911

• carpets cleaned- we had these professionally done and have rented the Rug Dr and done them ourselves and the carpet in the very near future will be taken up
• fresh neutral paint in living room, master bedroom, and guest room- Marcus pulled some late nights for this to happen before we moved.  It's not the most perfect paint job but compared to what our walls looked beforehand the walls look great.

Not so 911 and were putting "our" stamp on it comes into place

• kitchen
• remove wallpaper- not gonna lie, it was a pain in the A**
• remove cabinets above breakfast nook- DONE, loving it
• purchase bar stools for breakfast nook
• paint walls- DONE
• paint cabinets
• replace wall oven and possibly cooktop
• upgrade ceiling fan
• window treatment
• replace door knobs w/brushed silver
• Dining area:
• table and chairs
• wall art
• refinish floors
• paint door
• 1/2 Bath
• remove wallpaper- DONE yes peasy
• replace vanity- DONE $60 for new vanity and mirror
• upgrade floor- went with stick tiles for a quick change
• replace flooring with ceramic tile
• paint- DONE
• paint doors- DONE
• replace door knobs w/brushed silver
• Ian's room
• paint- DONE
• Paint ceiling
• Paint trim
• replace light fixture with ceiling fan
• paint doors
• replace door knobs w/brushed silver
• replace carpet or refinish floors
• Bathroom:
• repair walls
• upgrade caulk around tub
• flooring
• paint doors
•  Master Bedroom
• paint walls
• paint ceiling
• paint trim
• paint doors
• replace door knobs w/brushed silver
• upgrade bedding
• mount TV to wall
• build better base for bed or replace
• replace carpet or refinish floors
• Living Room
• paint walls
• paint trim
• paint doors
• replace door knobs w/brushed silver
• hang pics on wall
• replace carpet or refinish floors
• Guest Room
• paint walls
• paint doors
• replace door knobs w/brushed silver
• paint trim
• purchase bed
• turn closet into desk area
• replace carpet or refinish floors
• Outside:
• finish patio bricks around pool
• walkway landscaping- DONE
• Remove bushes in front of house
• Basement:
• turn bedroom into play area
• purchase projector
• turn area into a entertainment area
• finish off laundry room
• improve flooring on finished side

Oh boy that is a long list for my very tried contractor and our small budget.  Here's to hoping we get some of these things crossed off without to much budget breaking or compromising coming from my end.  I don't like compromising nor am I very good at it.  I always think my way is the BEST and ONLY way and I don't like to steer away from my ways.  I will hopefully get to update this list every couple of months or so.  I will pull items off the above list and put them on the monthly to do list.  But this will be the master list.