First off I am realistic in the fact that I want a house that is comfortable and liveable..I want kids to be able to play in every room and my house be truely enjoyed.. but with that said I won't be able to afford to make any major changes after a baby comes so we have a list!!
The list is as follows:
1. Pay off all credit cards & Tricia to finish Masters in Education (Feb. 2012) Debt is paid down & still enrolled in program to graduate in feb. 2012
2. Hold only one car note (the toyota is almost paid off so we are trading in the mazda for an SUV). Toyota has a couple more car payments and we traded in Mazda for a new Santa Fe Limited SUV which we drove to St. Louis at Xmas and Love.
3. Take a great vacation before .. you know it won't happen after! We just booked our first wedding anniversary trip to Belize, Costa Maya and Isle Roatan!!!
We have two extra rooms upstairs.. one is a guest room and the other is being habitated by the cats (litter boxes) and all nate's books for his business. So you'll understand the next lists.
4.Move Plywood from garage (whole stack) planning on doing this around spring break
5. Move bookshelves from 3rd bedroom to garage planning on doing this around spring break
6. New light fixture in 3rd bedroom -fan motor is dead and a fan is a must in houston! planning on doing this around spring break
7. Paint 3rd bedroom planning on doing this around spring break
8. Install closet doors in 3rd bedroom. Currently closet has no doors I hung a rod with curtains and litter boxes are behind. planning on doing this around spring break
9. Install Kitty door to garage and move kitty boxes out there.. planning on doing this around spring break
10. Regrout tile in guest bath and master
11. Add tile to guest bath - it is wood..umm not practical with kiddos
12. Install Bamboo Roman Shades on all windows in great room to replace verticals (4 windows at 72 inches and a huge bay window) already priced and saving Check See previous Posts
13. Hang burlap curtains in great room-DIY project to look like Pottery Barn! Check See previous Posts
14. New Dining room table that is all wood and can be used daily(we're working on it) Check
15. Add Chairs to dining room set and Oversized floor mirror to reflect light from french doors in dining room We decided to wait on the chairs, but we did add a new PB rug and a bar cart from Nate's Mom so no more large mirror!
16. To install safty latches on top of all french doors that lead to pool
17. To install safety net on pool(we cant do a fence because pool is immediately out of the doors.. not enough pool deck)
Since we have no playspace and our two guestrooms are on the small side we need a room that doubles as living space plus play room and if needed a second guest room since we're losing one for a babino(we're talking next 3 years here).. currently in our great room there is a living room, formal living room and dining room.. off of it is nate's office sperated by french doors and the kitchen.. The formal living room is not used at all.. It has a pool table in it.. I let my hubby have it. As he says the kids are taking it away.
19. Move pool table to the garage.
20. Add a sleeper sofa in tan linen to formal living room, shelves with wicker baskets to conceal their mess and a wicker trunk to conceal toys and double as coffee table..
We are planning on working on our third bedroom that is suppose to be the nursery over spring break but the rest of the projects will probably be waiting till the summer. I have also added to the list finding a dresser on craigslist for the nursery that is white or that I will refinish white and also a dresser for our master bedroom. The search is on and I think I might have a lead on one! I am also refinishing the cabinets in our 1/2 bath downstairs black and painting the walls blue in hopes it will make it more beachy feel.. we'll see how it turns out this weekend. I already purchased a small tall lamp for the bathroom to help it feel brighter since it is so small and there is no window. The list is always growing and keeping up on it takes alot of time.. which with teaching and being in my Master's Program leaves none.. when I have down time I seem to do nothing.
Here's our progress.. feel like we have gotten somewhere!
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