One of the best assignments of the January Cure is to make up a list of projects we want to complete around the house. I love doing these--they set the tone for the whole year.
Last year's list was quite extensive--and we got a fair bit of it done too. Some of the projects we did are linked to blog posts and some we've done and haven't posted yet.
I have carried over some of the items I didn't get to on that list to this one, so this will replace that one.
Outdoors:
There are a lot of weeds, there, right where I want some decent plants. But you can appreciate how shady it is. This is July. Noonish.
Maybe one shrub this year. I may give up on deciduous. A low growing cedar, perhaps?
Front Entry:
- Replace ceiling fixture. done, not blogged.
- Wash lower walls and baseboards.
- Paint the wall to match the back hallway? done, not blogged.
Stairwell:
- Finish staining the handrail and topcoat
- Touch up paint nicks on stairs. (Yes, already! We only finished in September.)
- Sew new curtains for window.
- Make or buy and install screen for window. (summer breezes!)
Coat closet:
- Install a hook for the step ladder
Cleaning Closet:
- clean turntables holding cleaning products. Done! One of the January Cure's projects.
- declutter, done. (see above.)
Living Room:
- Wash and iron curtains
- spot clean, bleach and wash slip cover done.
- spot clean carpet
Dining Room:
- Rehang this engineering print.
- Scrape up paint on the floor done, not blogged
- remove resin on floor
- sand and remove resin topcoat on table. Replace with a matte topcoat or rebuild table top?
- attach legs to the top of the table.
Kitchen:
- Touch up paint on cabinets.
- Scrape up paint spots on the floor. done.
- Put up hook for pendant light cord by plug in.
Downstairs bath:
- Clean grout
- repaint walls
- make hole for fan bigger and/or buy a better fan. Chris made a bigger hole, but it didn't seem to solve our problems.
- figure out why the toilet isn't flushing properly and fix it.
- Redo ceiling panels. (Scrape and sand off peeling paint, prime and re-paint or varnish.) Chris re-sealed with a shellac based varnish, but they are still yellowing.
- Wash ceiling in tub/shower area. Re-paint?
- Paint the back of the bathroom door. Done!
- Install hook or towel bar on door (or both).
(There's a one room challenge starting April 7th. This just might be a candidate!)
Upstairs bathroom:
- Wash walls. Walls washed and painted. Almost. We've been at this bathroom refresh for a month!
- Remove wire shelving? done.
- Remove clog in toilet plumbing we bought a new toilet! Post to come.
Basement:
- Organize paint supplies. Done.
- Paint stairs and re-tack stair mats
- Declutter basement storage area with the recyclables and the bottles and cans.
Other:
Scrape up paint in hallway and dining room
Call phone company to install jacks on main floor
Sell/Donate the boxes of books in the garage. Done.
Begin the process to wire the house properly.
I'm also involved in a few projects at my Mom's this year. It's going to be a busy year!
Begin the process to wire the house properly.
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