a to-do list

Even though we've only lived in our house about two weeks, we have already been talking about a lot of the future projects that we have for this place. One nice thing about our house is that it definitely needs some work, but it's very livable right now, which means we can work slowly and save up for big projects, instead of having to do anything immediately. Some of the houses we looked at would have required immediate attention. Our house's biggest problem is being dated. 

 I categorized our projects into small/ medium/ big. The small projects are things that require little-to-no money and won't take us too much time. These are the things we plan on tackling first. The medium projects will take a bit more planning, saving, and time so we'll do those slowly over time. The big project category is for all the things we would love to do but won't be jumping into for quite some time. We'll keep you updated on all our home progress, big and small and revisit the list every so often, just to see how we've been keeping up. 

Small Projects 

1.    Paint Kitchen Cabinets
2.    Add hardware to kitchen cabinets
3.    Paint Baby’s room
4.    Paint Living room, dining room, kitchen, hallway, stairs, bedroom, bathrooms
5.    Replace/add light fixtures
6.    Repair windows
7.    Change locks
8.    Closet organization
9.    Take down shutters in kitchen
10.  Add window treatments to all windows
11. Change faucet in kitchen
12. Add shelves to garage
13. Medicine cabinet redo
14.  Hang pictures 

Medium Projects 

1.    Trim in Baby’s room
2.    Add baseboards to entire house
3.    New countertops in kitchen
4.    New backsplash in kitchen
5.    Fix patio crack
6.    Bathroom vanity makeovers
7.    Bathroom mirror makeover
8.    Build in the fireplace/ add a mantel
9.    Re caulk both bathtubs
10. Pantry door install
11.  Redo Baby’s room closet doors
12. Baby’s room bathroom floor
13. Build in washer and dryer in garage
14.  New banisters for stairs
15. Add pantry door 

Big Projects 

1.    Replace stove and microwave in kitchen
2.    Hardwood floor on 1^st floor
3.    Redo stairs
4.    Landscape backyard
5.    Redo patio
6.    Repair siding
7.    Built-in bookcases/ entry for dining room
8.    Knock out kitchen half-wall/ cabinets to make a bar area
9.    Replace garage door
10. Plant garden