In Progress... house + life

We know I love that "check off the list" feeling... So far, our to-do list looks kind of like this:

Upstairs

• Paint All Rooms/Hall/Stairwell
• Ceilings (prime, 2 coats paint)
• Walls (prime, 2 coats paint)
• Trim (2 coats paint)
  
• Doors (2 coats paint) 
• Closet Doors (spray: prime, paint) waiting for nicer weather so I can spray outside
• Stair railings 
• Chandelier and new lighting for stairwell/hallway
• Carpet in process :)
  
• bedrooms
• hall 
• steps
•  New hardware on all doors
• door knobs
• hinges
• door stops
• New Closet doors for Master (french-style), move current ones to office and pantry.
• Add pot lights to all rooms and hall
• Bathrooms scheduled for May
• Redo Hall Bath (all white pieces)
• New vanity
• New light
• New medicine cabinets
• New tub (soaker, deep!)
• New Toilet
• New tile floor
• New faucets (sink, bath, shower)
• New fan
• Close up wall between bathroom and vanity/closet area (where new bathroom will go)
• New fixtures (shower curtain bar, towel bars, toilet paper holder, etc)
• New shower curtain, towels, accessories
• New cabinet over toilet
• Add Master Bath scheduled for May
• Run plumbing
• Change drywall to water-resistant
• New vanity
• New light
• New medicine cabinets 
• New stall shower with glass door
• New floor
• New faucets (sink, shower)
• New fan
• New cabinet over toilet
• New towels, accessories.
• Move existing door to current bathroom to other side to opening between new bathroom and master bedroom.
• Move furniture upstairs (from basement and storage) after carpet is in
• Hang plantation blinds, curtain rods, and new curtains in all windows. Planning for this weekend
• Decorate. Planning for this weekend, but will most likely be an ongoing venture. after carpet is in

Downstairs

• Paint all ceilings (prime, 2 coats paint) leaky upstairs bathroom has put this on hold for the living/dining room area, otherwise it's all done!
• Paint all walls (prime, 2 coats paint) see above
• Paint all trim (2 coats paint) see above
• Paint doors (prime, 2 coats paint)
•  New hardware on all doors
• door knobs 
• hinges 
• door stops 

•  Kitchen
• Take down vertical blinds (and destroy them!) Lead to pulling off trim and replacing with wider, prettier trim that actually covers the gap from the door to the drywall... always something!
• Take down ceiling fans (let them go the way of the vertical blinds) New Lights are up! LOVE THEM! Thank you Ikea for our cheap fix to a serious eyesore.
  
• Clean and organize cabinets and pantry
• shelf liner inside cabinets
• New flooring picked out
• Add closet doors to pantry (use doors from master bedroom closet)
• New hinges and hardware on cabinets ordered! Pulls and hinges are in but I have to order new knobs... Anthro kind of screwed me on this one. Still bitter.
• New stainless appliances (fridge, range, dishwasher, over-range microwave with vent)
• Bead board back splash
• New stone counter tops (some light whitish-gray color)
• New kitchen table & chairs
• Add moulding around windows and doors + new base boards in process, courtesy of my dear old dad!
• Add island with 2 stools
• Decorate: chalk board!! and memo-center stuffins

•  Living Room
• sand walls to remove the lovely faux finish (which also is sand) in preparation for painting don't have to! wooooo hooooo!!! one less step!
  
• Hang plantation blinds, curtain rods (from Shiela and Jay), and new curtains in all windows.
• Hang TV above fireplace
• Decorate: need rug and furniture and lamps... 

• Dining Room
• Hang chandelier
• Recover chairs for dining room set
• 2 new chairs for table-heads
• Decorate: Rug, mirror above buffet

• Powder Room
• Bead board or board and batten
• new medicine cabinet/mirror purchased. didn't love it. returned. on the hunt for a new one
• new flooring 
• new fixtures (towel rack, toilet paper holder)
• new lighting - vanity style
• new fan