When I decided to start working part-time, I kind of sold it to myself by deciding that work around the house would get done more often and the house would be cleaner. Before we got married, we decided that I would take care of the inside house stuff and Nathan would do the outside. But once we moved in together, we kind of ditched that and both did both. I help shovel, he does the dishes and vacuums. But, truth be told, all of this has fallen to the wayside since I stopped working 40 hours a week. Except the snow shoveling and laundry. So Saturday night, we went through the house and tried to get everything in a more permanent state. By that, I mean there was a lot of rearranging going on, and it was all part done. So now, my room, which was a semi-disaster, is now a total disaster again. Guess what I'll be focusing on today . .
We also went through and made a list of all of the house projects we want to accomplish in the near future or future. This also creates a list for me to go off of when I need things to do during the week or we have free time on the weekends. Here it is, in case you are curious.
Basement (which includes storage room, home theater, and laundry room/bathroom)
*Paint trim
*Fix mess ups from paint job
*Fix windows [These are really old and outdated and are actually letting air in. Bad.]
*Paint stairs [We want to paint them to match the rest of the room, kind of a khaki-green color.]
*Paint stair ledge and trim
*Hang photos [These got taken down when we moved the furniture down.]
*Put lights in sconces [The sconces cover up the rear speakers.]
*Make bar/organize bar [Turning my old craft desk into a bar. It's going to be cool!]
*Organize the pile of nails and screws in the tool drawer [Nathan's addition to the list.]
*Replace tile [Shelby chewed a hole in the floor when she was a puppy. We then moved her up to the kitchen.]
*Add baseboard [Shelby also chewed up a wall that didn't have a baseboard on it. It needs to be fixed.]
*Paint laundry room [There are some holes that need filled.]
*Fix shower [There are some tiling issues currently.]
Living Room
*Paint [While most people love the color in there now, we aren't the biggest fans, so this is one of the last rooms we need to work on. We're thinking a purple accent wall leading into the kitchen, and then a gray/tan/cream on the rest of the walls.]
*Paint trim [This is one of the worst rooms in terms of not clean trim...]
*Stain loveseat/recover [We bought a love seat off of craigslist that just needs to match our existing furniture.]
*Hang curtains [which we did this weekend!]
*Hang photos [I have some fun ideas for the room, but until we paint . . . ]
*Organize shelves [The big bookcases in here are starting to have random piles on them, kind of a throwall if you will.]
*Get pillows for loveseat [We'll have to see how the rooms turn out first.]
Kitchen
*Re-organize cabinets and bakers rack [The way we have it now still just doesn't feel right to me.]
*PAINT!!!! [This is how it appears on the list. The kitchen paint is my least favorite in all of the house. Four colors of gray/silver and a bright blue, with wood cabinet doors only.]
*Clean oven and microwave [I'd be really embarrassed if anyone ever saw these. I just always forget about them when cleaning!.]
*Set up recycling system.
*Add door that goes out to the backyard [This is a future project.]
*Remove molding [One wall has molding that will need to be taken out to add cabinets.]
*Hang photos
And that's how far we got before we took a break. The other rooms are mostly done though. We just need to organize, declutter, and hang art. I'll keep you updated on our list progress as we go.
We also went through and made a list of all of the house projects we want to accomplish in the near future or future. This also creates a list for me to go off of when I need things to do during the week or we have free time on the weekends. Here it is, in case you are curious.
Basement (which includes storage room, home theater, and laundry room/bathroom)
*Paint trim
*Fix mess ups from paint job
*Fix windows [These are really old and outdated and are actually letting air in. Bad.]
*Paint stairs [We want to paint them to match the rest of the room, kind of a khaki-green color.]
*Paint stair ledge and trim
*Hang photos [These got taken down when we moved the furniture down.]
*Put lights in sconces [The sconces cover up the rear speakers.]
*Make bar/organize bar [Turning my old craft desk into a bar. It's going to be cool!]
*Organize the pile of nails and screws in the tool drawer [Nathan's addition to the list.]
*Replace tile [Shelby chewed a hole in the floor when she was a puppy. We then moved her up to the kitchen.]
*Add baseboard [Shelby also chewed up a wall that didn't have a baseboard on it. It needs to be fixed.]
*Paint laundry room [There are some holes that need filled.]
*Fix shower [There are some tiling issues currently.]
Living Room
*Paint [While most people love the color in there now, we aren't the biggest fans, so this is one of the last rooms we need to work on. We're thinking a purple accent wall leading into the kitchen, and then a gray/tan/cream on the rest of the walls.]
*Paint trim [This is one of the worst rooms in terms of not clean trim...]
*Stain loveseat/recover [We bought a love seat off of craigslist that just needs to match our existing furniture.]
*Hang curtains [which we did this weekend!]
*Hang photos [I have some fun ideas for the room, but until we paint . . . ]
*Organize shelves [The big bookcases in here are starting to have random piles on them, kind of a throwall if you will.]
*Get pillows for loveseat [We'll have to see how the rooms turn out first.]
Kitchen
*Re-organize cabinets and bakers rack [The way we have it now still just doesn't feel right to me.]
*PAINT!!!! [This is how it appears on the list. The kitchen paint is my least favorite in all of the house. Four colors of gray/silver and a bright blue, with wood cabinet doors only.]
*Clean oven and microwave [I'd be really embarrassed if anyone ever saw these. I just always forget about them when cleaning!.]
*Set up recycling system.
*Add door that goes out to the backyard [This is a future project.]
*Remove molding [One wall has molding that will need to be taken out to add cabinets.]
*Hang photos
And that's how far we got before we took a break. The other rooms are mostly done though. We just need to organize, declutter, and hang art. I'll keep you updated on our list progress as we go.
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