Wednesday, September 7, 2011

101 House Projects in 1,001 Days

So, you may remember that we bought a very big and very ugly house last year. We quickly got to work making it not ugly and then I got pregnant. And all of those de-uglifying (yes, I did just make that word up) projects came to a screeching halt.

I've come to the conclusion that I need to hold myself more accountable for those projects. So I'm doing a twist on the "101 Things in 1,001 Days": I will finish 101 house projects in 1,001 days.

Some of these will be little projects. Some of these will be bigger projects. 99% of them will be DIY because, let's face it, we have two small children and they are sucking up our money right now. My goal is to attempt to cross one project off my list per week and blog about it. The bigger projects will probably take several weeks, but hopefully this will get the ball rolling to getting some of these projects done. Finally.

As it turns out, coming up with 101 projects is more difficult than I thought. So I will be adding to this as I go. You'll notice that I've already crossed two items off my list. Those are my first two projects, completed today. I'll be blogging about those later.

So, without further ado, here is my list:
1. Install blinds in guest bedroom
2. Paint doors in guest bedroom
3. Install laminate flooring in guestroom
4. Install laminate flooring in kitchen
5. Paint trim/doors in kitchen
6. Organize guest bedroom closet
7. Paint hall/stairway
8. Prime game room
9. Paint game room
10. Paint trim in game room
11. Install blinds in game room
12. Build toy storage for game room
13. Prime/paint closet door in Isaac’s room
14. Prime/paint door in Isaac’s room
15. Install blinds in upstairs hallway
16. Paint upstairs hallway
17. Prime/paint door in Gabe’s room
18. Pick out bedding for Gabe’s room
19. Build corner bookshelves in Gabe’s room
20. Paint boys’ bathroom
21. Pick out/frame photographs for guest room
22. Pick out bedding for guest room
23. Prime/paint back door
24. Install blinds on back door
25. Install quarter round in family room
26. Put doors on bookshelves in family room
27. Hang picture over sofa
28. Hang floating bookshelves in family room
29. Install quarter round in dining room
30. Hang curtains in family room
31. Purchase/install blinds in dining room
32. Set up furniture in office
33. Purchase/install blinds for office
34. Pick out curtains for dining room
35. Prime/paint master bedroom
36. Install blinds in master bedroom
37. Pick out color & paint master bathroom
38. Replace light in master bathroom shower
39. Replace shower head in master bathroom shower
40. Replace countertops in kitchen
41. Replace stove
42. Install quarter round in kitchen
43. Hang pictures in hallway
44. Pick out curtains for guestroom
45. Reface kitchen cabinets
46. Replace storm door on front door
47. Clean out gutters
48. Repair gutter on side of house
49. Transplant sago in front yard
50. Landscape front yard
51. Paint window trim in family room
52. Re-stain deck
53. Buy swingset for backyard
54. Pick out curtains for master bathroom
55. Create storage system for under guest bathroom sink
56. Organize garage
57. Build shelving system in garage
58. Hang pirate map in Gabe’s room
59. Paint upstairs spare room
60. Paint trim in upstairs spare room
61. Organize Christine’s computer space in upstairs spare room
62. Organize and clear out clutter for a garage sale
63. Prime/paint bannister
64. Put backing on shoe cubby in front hall
65. Prime/paint trim in front hall
66. Prime/paint trim in upstairs hallway
67. Prime/paint upstairs spare room door
68. Prime/paint trim in boys’ bathroom
69. Prime/paint door to boys’ bathroom
70. Prime/paint trim in master bedroom
71. Prime/paint door to master bedroom
72. Prime/paint trim in master bathroom
73. Sand/prime/paint exterior of guest room door
74. Sand/prime/paint exterior of back door
75. Finish stripping paint on pantry shelves
76. Line pantry shelves with contact paper
77. Organize pantry
78. Create/buy organization system for shelves over laundry
79. Make name letters for Isaac’s room
80. Sell old dishwasher on Craigslist.
81. Buy a freezer
82. Move wire shelf from pantry to kitchen nook to make room for freezer.
83. Move extra table upstairs to gameroom
84. Prime/paint gameroom table & benches
85. Pull up the last bit of linoleum in kitchen
86. Make a clothesline for the backyard
More to come!

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