Yeah for spring!

Spring is finally here! Time for a little cleanup so we can start enjoying the flowers...

Wallpaper thoughts

I'm thinking about wallpapering the hall bath downstairs. It's kind of a crazy idea because I've always hated wallpaper, especially when it needs to be removed (as it seems like all the wallpaper I've come into contact with does). And I'm pretty sure that the process of putting it up will make me very frustrated and probably say some toddler-unfriendly words. But I've found some designs from Graham & Brown that I think would be cool. It's such a tiny space, it would be fun to do something a little wild in there. I sent away for a few samples and have the best contenders lined up on the wall. What do you think?


This one is the favorite so far. The brown goes well the the house's color scheme, and it has just a little shine to the gold flowers- they go more silver in the light. Might be fun...

Master Plans (aka the big list)

I have a big list in a drawer upstairs of all the house projects we need to/want to accomplish over the next few years. Now that I'm "high tech", I figured I'd put my list in blog form so others can check on my progress or lack-thereof on said list. My favorite way to make lists is to also add items that have been completed so I can cross them off and look like I'm really productive. But I don't know how to cross off typing so I'll skip that part of my fun for now.

Kitchen:
- crown molding on cabinets
- shelves above phone
- pantry shelves, new door and interior paint
- tile backsplash for oven
- extend cabinets with second-story
- window seat/bench for kitchen table

Family Room:
- pillows for couch
- new lamp (Neil's been working on one, or so he says...)
- knobs for the built-in cabinets (also in the works per Neil)

Living Room/Dining Room:
- shelving surrounding window in dining room and window seat
- shelves to separate rooms
- trim out ceiling in dining room
- molding in dining room
- new flooring

Entry:
- new closet door
- paint front door
- paint stair rail and new newel post

Half-Bath:
- strip wallpaper border
- paint or wallpaper (leaning towards wallpaper)
- paint vanity
- new counter and sink
- new faucet
- new mirror

Master Bath:
- blinds
- new tile and maybe new tile shower (only if we run out of other projects)

Basement:
- build shelving unit/cabinets
- frame chalkboard
- desk buit-in and shelves
- pillows
- heat!

We still plan to replace all the trim through the house and replace doors with white 6-panel ones instead of the flat wood veneer ones. It was fun going through the ol' list..... I actually got to cross some things off. Progress!

Bread's new home

This is my latest fun find while antiquing with my Mom last weekend. It's a tin breadbox, supposedly from the 1800's. It works great on the new counters and the bread seems quite happy with its new home. Thanks, Mom!