First, let's take a small moment to celebrate. I've made big progress on some of the biggest rooms on the main floor. First, the living room. Here's what it originally looked like:
And here it is more or less currently (except without the cords sticking out of the bookcase - whoops, time to get a new picture):
There's still a few more things on the to-do list for this area that I haven't gotten to yet.
- Hang up art
- Build window seat?
- Re-pot umbrella tree
- Replace DVDs and cassette tapes (in progress)
- Drill holes to hide cords on bookcase
- Clean out hall closet and install new shelving system
- Replace doorknobs and hinges
And then the hallway has also made big progress. Here's where it started:
And now with the addition of stencils and the new light fixture:
I'm basically considering the hallway done! At some point, the only other thing I was considering doing is maybe re-tiling the floor, but that's a ways off.
- Finish stencil
- Replace lighting fixture
- Re-tile floor?
- Replace doorknobs and hinges
So what's left? Well, here's the remaining list.
Kitchen
- Re-tile backsplash
- Install work lighting next to refrigerator
- Replace dishwasher
- Replace countertop
- Level cabinets
- Replace or paint cabinets?
- Replace lighting fixture
Downstairs Bathroom
- Re-tile floor?
- Replace bathtub
- Paint walls
- Buy new accessories
- Replace sink faucet
- Replace vanity
- Replace lighting
Upstairs Bathroom
- Fix toilet
- Buy new accessories
- Paint walls?
- Replace doorknobs and hinges
Office
- Finish tossing out junk
- Clean out closet
- Paint desk
- Paint chair?
- Paint walls
- Make it more functional - place to read, listen to music, work?
- Add a console table?
- Decorate
Bedroom
- Clean out closet, figure out better storage system
- Buy new sheets and comforter?
- Organize jewelry
Deck
- Clean dirt off
- Grow herb garden
- Get better chair
- Add rug?
Garage
- Clean
- Buy larger shelving unit
- Figure out storage for outdoor stuff in the winter
Most of that stuff in the kitchen is going to cost a million dollars, and kind of has to be done all at once, so that's off the table until I can save up some money. So I'm thinking that the next most useful (and cheap) things to be done would be to paint and redecorate the downstairs bathroom. Here's what it looks like right now:
These are not great pictures, but it's a hard room to photograph because it's a really tight space with odd angles. But what you can get from these is the intense yellow on the walls. It was there when I moved in, and I left it alone because I don't really hate it - it's not perfect, but I'm okay with it. I kind of decorated around it with the light green and brown accents. However, it's not something I want to live with forever, so I think I'm feeling ready to paint it up in there. Just not sure about color... It's a tiny room, and it has no windows, so I think I'd like to try something a little lighter, perhaps more neutral, and then spruce it up with fun accents on the towels and shower curtain (instead of doing the reverse like it is now).
This got me thinking - back when I started painting last year, I sort of started making a color palette, which is how I ended up with the colors I have. Here was what I started with:
This thing was something I picked up in the paint store because I was attracted to the bright, bold colors, and I ended up using the big green color (Green Giggle) for my kitchen. Hooray! But now that I'm moving on to other parts of the house, I think it's time to be a little more strategic about the overall look. I spent some time messing around with this today, and came up with this slightly edited color scheme.
I'll probably noodle on this a bit more before doing anything, but the bathroom should be on high alert: you're next.
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