New Home To Do List

We are so excited about our new home! One thing that we really wanted in a home was projects and oh boy did we get it. Here is our preliminary project list.

Front of house:

• Add swing to front porch
• Paint door
• Update gold door hardware
• Update landscaping in front of house
• Plant and grow grass
• Build a pergola over the garage
• Update front lighting

Living room:

• Scrape ceilings
• Add crown molding
• Paint walls
• Add built in shelving
• Update stairs & railing
• Add shutters to windows
• Update lighting
• Extend the fireplace up
• Furnish
• Add a painting or art over the fireplace

Dining room:

• Scrape ceilings
• Add crown molding
• Paint walls
• Take down half wall or widen doorway
• Update chandelier
• Build or buy a big dining table

Kitchen:

• Scrape ceilings
• Remove wallpaper
• Paint
• Remove door and open up doorway
• Organize and re-design the pantry
• Replace flooring
• Phase 1: paint cabinets
• Phase 2: fully gut!
• Create an eat-in area
• Update lighting

Half bath:

• Scrape ceilings
• Paint
• Replace flooring
• Add storage

Garage:

• Set up workstation
• Incorporate lots of storage

Sunroom:

• Scrape ceilings
• Add crown molding
• Paint walls
• Add blinds to windows
• Furnish
• Add lights to fans

Master bedroom:

• Scrape ceilings
• Add crown molding
• Paint walls
• Add blinds to windows
• Furnish

Master bathroom:

• Scrape ceilings
• Add crown molding
• Paint walls
• Update closet organization system
• Remove tub and add a large shower
• Add a built in vanity
• Remove/update medicine cabinet

Guest bathroom:

• Scrape ceilings
• Add crown molding
• Paint walls
• Remove window screen
• Update vanity
• Remove/update medicine cabinet
• Fix overhead lighting
• Add shower curtain

Guest bedroom:

• Scrape ceilings
• Add crown molding
• Paint walls
• Add blinds to windows
• Update closest doors

Laundry room:

• Scrape ceilings
• Add crown molding
• Paint walls
• Add laundry folding table
• Add shelving
• Replace wire shelving in linen nook

Office/Craft room:

• Scrape ceilings
• Add crown molding
• Paint walls
• Add blinds to windows
• Set up desk area
• Update closet doors
• Add closet craft storage

Screened porch:

• Add lighting and ceiling fan
• Stain wood floor
• Add wooden slats on lower screens
• Furnish

Back/side yard:

• Build a deck or patio
• Add a raised vegetable garden (side of house?)
• Relocate fire pit
• Add place to hang hammock/swing
• Remove dead bushes
• Plant and grow grass
• Plant and grow flowers

We will add this list to our house tour page and track our progress as we go! Keep checking in to watch our house transform.