We're finally settled in our new house. It is so amazing to finally have space. Our condo was 1200 sq. ft. we now have 2500 sq. ft. We went from 2 bedrooms to 4 and our entire condo seems like it would fit in our kitchen here. HaHa! Maybe I'm exaggerating a little bit, but it is a BIG difference. We've been in the house since Decemeber 23rd. Can you believe we were brave enough to move right before Christmas!?! It was crazy to say the least!
We have some projects to do on the house and that is taking up all our time. It's funny because we chose this house because we loved the open floor plan, the neighborhood, and because there wasn't much to do. HA! I guess you can always find something to do. It's all part of making it your own, but dang it is a lot of work! :)
One of our first projects was to clear out backyard. We purchased this home from a couple, who seriously love to plant stuff. Don't get me wrong, I come from a long line of gardeners, but this was something else. The lady made a garden in ever spot of ground in the backyard. It was garden after garden and nothing made sense. She saw an empty spot and she planted something. Then she never tended to it or trimmed it up. Ugh! Soooo... we had to pull everything up. We have pulled up years of overgrown plants, weed, trees - everything you can think of. Now that we have most of it out, we have to till the soil, replant a few things that we were able to save, and get some grass growing. That sounds really easy, but it's really about a weeks worth of work if not more. I know that in the end we will have a backyard that we can entertain in, enjoy, and that all the work will be worth all this effort!
We have a lot of projects left for the inside too. I'm just trying to put these off for the summer when it gets to be too hot to go outside. I'm in New Orleans so during the summer it's easily in 100's and there is no way I could work outside. So, that's when most of this work will get done. The only thing that we have really done so far is replace the old, boring ceiling fan in the great room with one that is more stylish and sophisticated. Well, as stylish and sophisticated as a ceiling fan can be. Ha! We also added a medallion to the ceiling to dress it up. That is just a start to the main project coming soon - pulling up tile and carpet and replacing with wood!!!
This is the project I've been waiting to do! The tile in this house is a Spanish Satillo tile. It's a orangish-yellow color. It's not my choice, but I can deal with it. The big problem is that I don't like that this tile is in our foyer and formal dining room! Yuck! I need something with a little more class - dark WOOD! Yay! We finally got our wood picked out - it is a dark handscraped hickory. I love it! We went with hickory because it is more durable - with a higher hardness rating than most. I really had my eye on a antique reclaimed pine wood, but it would just get too destroyed. :( That's okay - I love the dark wood too. I'm so excited to do this project! I don't care how much work it is or how dirty everything gets, I just want it done!!!
As for the rest of the house, I have a long to do list. I guess I'll post it here so maybe I'll be accountable to get it done...
1. pull up carpet and tile - replace with wood
2. get carpets in bedrooms cleaned
3. purchase chandelier for dining room
4. purchase curtains for dining room
5. paint dining room and add wainscoting
6. paint guest bedroom 2
7. buy new furniture knobs for guest bedroom 2
8. buy sheets, pillows, euro shams for the guest bedroom 2
9. find a headboard to paint for guest bedroom 1
10. purchase lights and faucets for master bathroom
11. paint master bathroom
12. replace master bathroom door
13. clean and organize garage
14. clean, organize, empty front bedroom
15. purchase valance for kitchen windows
16. purchase king bed for master
17. purchase bedding for master
18. paint master
19. purchase curtains for master
20. print photos for frames
Notice that there are a lot of "to do's" that require purchasing. Ugh! That's lots of money, so we will slowly do all those updates. Althought when I put all of those things on my to do list, they are always on my mind so I'm able to keep an eye out of good deals!
Brandi
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