List

In good old Young House Love fashion, I have a running list of things I want to do to each room down the line. Not all of them will be things I will do

The Front Yard:

• Hide the water heater thing with plants
• Get a small bistro table and chairs for the front porch
• Hang plants
• Paint the door and shudders black
• Add window boxes along the porch?
• Maybe add a storm door for extra light and inviting for guests?

The Foyer/Hallway:

• Paint the walls
• Add a console table in the entry way
• Add art or a mirror above the consule table
• Add hooks behind the door
• Organize the coat closet
• Add a console table at the end of the hallway

The Office:

• Add art to the walls
• Decide best strategy for study/office
• Add bookcases along the wall?
• Possibly build built-in bookcases around the window seat?

The Dining Room:

• Buy a dining room table and chairs (maybe round?)
• Hang curtains
• Paint or redesign the hutch
• Add white wainscoting or beadboard along the walls
• Paint the walls, possibly something dark
• Replace the lighting?

The Kitchen & Breakfast Area:

• Buy a good trashcan for the space
• Paint the cabinets white
• Paint the walls
• Hang curtains or add panel on the window
• Add beadboard backsplash and maybe paint it another color?
• Add beadboard on the island and maybe paint it another color?
• Add shelves to wall next to the kitchen table
• Maybe paint chalkboard on the wall next to the kitchen table?
• Create an open shelf or two in the kitchen
• Maybe add a lemon tree or fiddle leaf tree by the window near the door to the deck
• Hang plants next to the door
• Paint the kitchen table and chairs
• Organize the pantry
• Replace the Ikea lamp whenever we have kids (I love it, but think it would look fabulous in a nursery and something more grown up in the kitchen)
• Maybe eventually get stainless steel appliances?
• Maybe eventually replace the sink with white farmhouse sink?
• Cover up the popcorn ceiling with planks or beadboard
• Add crown molding?

The Living/Family Room:

• Paint the walls
• Add furniture – buy couch and love seat/chairs
• Decide on coffee table
• Style the bookcases
• Figure out paint for fireplace
• Figure out art for the mantle
• Decorate wall behind TV near the stairs
• Add curtains, maybe like this?
• Paint the backs of the built-in bookcases
• Buy a rug
• Buy lamps for the space
• Cover up the popcorn ceiling with planks or beadboard
• Add beams across the living room/kitchen area?
• Add crown molding?

The Half-Bath/Powder Room:

• Paint the walls, maybe something dark
• Add art to the walls
• Replace the towel rack?
• Find a small piece of furniture to store toilet paper, etc.
• Replace the mirror, eventually

The Deck & Backyard

• Get a grill
• Add lights and decorations underneath the pergola
• Maybe string lights from top of pergola to the wall?
• Add potted plants along the edge of the house
• Work on landscaping the yard and adding bushes and plants
• Maybe make or buy a fire pit?
• Build raised beds for edible plants and herbs
• Maybe build a bench along the edge of the deck?

The Stairwell:

• Paint the walls
• Eventually add gallery wall of pictures
• Maybe eventually remove the carpet, After you’ve cleaned your carpet, follow these steps to maintain your carpet’s cleanliness.

The Landing Upstairs 

• Paint the walls
• Add art to the walls?
• Organize the linen closet

The Hall Bathroom:

• Paint the walls
• Figure out which towels and shower curtain to hang
• Paint the cabinets

The Laundry Room

• Buy a washer and dryer
• Paint the walls
• Figure out the best way to organize the laundry room
• Add shelves above washer and dryer
• Add art to the walls

The Guestroom:

• Paint the walls 
• Add curtains
• Create a seating area?
• Add art to the walls
• Maybe build a window seat and shelves along the wall?

The Craft Room/Future Kid Room:

• Paint the walls
• Add curtains
• Remove mirrored closet and create open nook/area
• Update lighting
• Maybe build a built-in bookcase around the window?

The Sitting Room/Future Nursery:

• Paint the walls
• Figure out the best layout and what to add to the space
• Add curtains

The Master Bedroom:

• Paint the walls
• Add curtains to windows
• Buy a long dresser
• Create or buy a headboard
• Eventually get a king size bed

The Master Bathroom:

• Add art to the walls (there isn’t much we need to do to this
• Maybe add plants by the bathtub since it’s a sunny spot

The Garage: 

• Eventually get a freezer/fridge for storing extra food
• Organize tools
• Maybe add a pergola to the garage and grow ivy along it, like this