Thursday, August 1, 2013

This is The List

I have about a million plans for this house, and since we're only renting and have no idea how long we're going to live here, it's unlikely I'm going to get through all of them.  But hey, I can dream, can't I?

Regardless, I thought I would share my ideas with you in one extensive, ongoing, ever-changing list.  The ones in blue I am hoping to accomplish in the near future

Front Yard
  • Tear out dead eyesore shrub
  • Create garden bed
  • Turn soil and dig out some of the annoying roots
  • Fill out area with new shrubs, ferns, and rose bushes
  • Line walkway with solar powered lights and plants
  • Clean front door and fix jiggly doorknob
Back Yard
  • Make a border out of wine bottles
  • plant avocado tree in ground
  • cover cement patio with wood tiles or outdoor rug
  • hang lantern lights
  • get new patio furniture to replace wooden loveseat
  • Fill out the garden with more veggies, herbs, and flowers
Living Room
  • replace tv stand with something like this.
  • replace area rug
  • create bookshelves under window to kitchen
  • get a flat screen tv
  • hang more art on wall opposite the couch
Kitchen
  • hang more art
  • find better organizational solutions for cabinets
  • line cabinets
  • refinish kitchen table
  • paint cabinets white and add new hardware
  • change out the outdated overhead light with a chandelier or something along those lines
Master Bedroom
  • Refinish night stand
  • Paint walls
  • Get dresser
  • Create a new organizational system for closet.
  • Get a lamp for the tall night stand
  • Hang shelves
  • Make a headboard
  • Get an armchair and ottoman for reading nook
  • Find an area rug
  • Reupholster headboard and hang lower. Fill in holes in wall
Master Bathroom
  • Re-grout shower
  • find art
  • paint stripes on walls?
Music Studio/ Guest Room
  • Create built-in day bed with ample storage underneath
  • Replace day bed mattress
  • Hang better light-blocking curtains (for my poor night shift working boyfriend)- possibly get ones that take up the whole wall?
  • replace artwork so that everything is more cohesive
  • Convince Ronn to sell armoir
Guest Bathroom
  • Make a shade for the window, like this one.
  • paint the inside of medicine cabinet
  • re-caulk shower
  • paint stripes on walls?
 That's it for now, my friends.  It's a small house, but there's plenty to do, and with Ronn and I working full time, who knows when it will all get done?!  Baby steps, people!