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
Nice ideas