To Do

An ongoing list of some of the projects around the house:

Living Room:

• Touch up paint
• Paint built-in shelves
• Fix built-in trim
• Hem curtains
• Purchase rug
• Refinish stereo cabinet
• Frame and hang prints
• Find new front screen & entry door
• Remove curtain tie-backs
• Patch & paint wall from tie-backs
• Hang Emil Lukas work
• Reinforce built-in shelves
• Refinish or replace coffee table
• Refinish theatre seats
• Install flooring
• Touch up trim
• Install theatre seats

Hallway:

• Touch up paint (ceiling-walls-trim)
• Change out light
• Hang print
• Stain & wax drawers
• Paint wallpaper trim
• Clean window casement
• Caulk window
• Caulk wallpaper edge
• Install smoke detectors
• Hang curtain/frost window
• Install floor at landing
• Touch up trim

Stairs:

• Remove nails & staples
• Reinforce loose steps
• Clean
• Rough sand
• Caulk gaps
• Prime everything
• Paint risers white
• Paint treads grey
• Refinish railing

Bathroom:

• Wash walls
• Touch up paint
• Rip out caulk
• Recaulk tub
• Recaulk window
• Caulk shower edge
• Paint medicine cabinet
• Clean up paint spatters
• Install new fan/light
• Frost shower window
• Resurface sink
• Clean & Paint sink pipes
• Paint door trim
• Clean door hardware
• Paint door
• Paint door hardware
• Find under sink storage
• Mega cleaning
• Seal shower grout
• Seal floor grout
• Rehang door

Dining Room:

• Paint trim (two coats)
• Paint mantle (two coats)
• Touch up white walls
• Touch up ceiling
• Enlarge baseboard vent
• Remove fireplace insert
• Paint wall blue (two coats)
• Refinish buffet
• Paint bookshelf
• Wash – Iron – Hem curtains
• Install curtains
• Refinish table
• Repair chairs
• Refinish three doors (clean-sand-patch-prime-paint)
• Refinish door hardware
• Clean window casements
• Caulk windows
• Install floors
• Touch up trim

Master Bedroom:

• Repair walls
• Repaint grey
• Final coat on trim
• Paint inside fireplace
• Touch up cleaning
• Replace light fixture
• Refinish three doors (clean-sand-patch-prime-paint)
• Refinish hardware
• Install new vents
• Hang blinds
• Hem-Iron-Dye-Hang curtains
• Find new dresser/wardrobe
• Refinish bed
• Refinish nightstand
• Stain & Paint mini dressers
• Reupholster chair
• Paint & hang mirror
• Frame & hang prints
• Install carpet/hardwood

There’s all that plus the guest room, kitchen, attic, basement, exterior & garden.  Then you throw in the general projects like rewire the house and insulate and it should be done in no time right?