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At last it feels like we’re starting to make a bit of progress on the house. There have been a few small and large changes around here lately, so as always we’re excited to be able to tick some of the boxes on our long list.

Living Room

Edwardian Living Room

  • Paint trim around windows and windowsill
  • Paint built-in cupboards
  • Paint edge around cupboards and shelves
  • Paint door
  • Sand door frame
  • Paint door frame
  • Paint curtains
  • Find new armchair
  • Find cushions
  • Buy rug
  • Insulate gap around floorboards
  • Check insulation under floor
  • Caulk around ceiling rose
  • Paint ceiling rose
  • Caulk around windows
  • Buy coffee table

Dining Room

Dining Room

  • Paint cornice
  • Build shelves
  • Check insulation under floor
  • Hang something over fireplace
  • Remove carpet
  • Sand floors
  • Install woodburner
  • Paint shelves
  • Strip wallpaper
  • Replaster walls
  • Sand floor under shelves

Kitchen

Colourful Kitchen

  • Replace everything
  • Knock down wall between kitchen and dining room

Hallway

Edwardian Hallway

  • Strip staircase wall
  • Strip and sand handrail
  • Strip and sand balusters
  • Strip and sand dado rail
  • Stain handrail
  • Paint balusters and newel post
  • Paint staircase wall
  • Strip and sand staircase
  • Paint and varnish staircase
  • Choose carpet
  • Remove laminate
  • Sand and varnish floor
  • Strip and sand skirting
  • Paint skirting
  • Paint bedroom 1 door
  • Paint bedroom 2 door
  • Paint office door
  • Paint bedroom 4 door
  • Make lamp for first floor landing

Porch

Edwardian Front Door

  • Paint windows
  • Paint door
  • Sealing strip around door
  • Replace porch

Garden

Contemporary Garden Design

  • Start to sort out garden
  • Implement garden design
  • Tidy front garden
  • Move box bush
  • Sort tomatoes
  • Build decked area
  • Rebuild gate posts
  • Rebuild garden wall
  • Add fence or trellis
  • Replace garden gate
  • Install lawn edging

Garage

Garden Design

  • Paint garage door
  • Paint timber
  • Paint window
  • Replace garage roof
  • Replace missing fascia boards and other timber
  • Rebuild gable wall

Bedroom 1

Edwardian Bedroom

  • Fill gap in ceiling
  • Paint ceiling
  • Spray bed
  • Find pictures for frames
  • Find mirror for over fireplace
  • Find rug
  • Paint door
  • Strip and sand door frame
  • Paint picture rail
  • Caulk picture rail
  • Buy lamp

 

Bedroom 2

 Sanded Floorboards

  • Strip walls
  • Strip ceiling
  • Strip and sand Skirting
  • Strip and sand door frame
  • Paint Door
  • Build shelves
  • Sort electrics
  • Replace radiator
  • Find bedside tables
  • Tidy wardrobe
  • Paint everything
  • Replace floor
  • Install picture rail
  • Install trim around window
  • Remove laminate
  • Strip and varnish floor

Bedroom 4

Bedroom 4

  • Attach door
  • Strip wallpaper
  • Sort electrics
  • Install carpet
  • Move and replace radiator
  • Replaster room
  • Move boiler

 

Office

Office

  • Fill gaps in wall
  • Find desk lamp

Bathroom

Remove Smell Of Urine

  • Renew silicone around bath
  • Repair door
  • Replace radiator
  • Replace window
  • Replace everything!
  • Retile everywhere

Cellar

Cellar

  • Tidy
  • Paint windows
  • Replace stopcock
  • Install new water mains
  • Sort damp walls and floor
  • Remove wall in front of stairs

Loft

Loft Conversion

  • Complete planning
  • Choose everything
  • Sort calculations with structural engineer

Outside

Edwardian House

  • Repoint house
  • Paint gable wall

Because we’re constantly adding things to the list, it’s actually longer now, that it was before we started ticking boxes. Hopefully it’ll be a bit shorter soon!

Do you also have a really long To Do list? Does ticking things off lists also make you ridiculously happy?

Christine 2 Comments

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Comments

  1. Louise says

    31/05/2013 at 11:03

    What a great list! I think it is just the right amount of detailing, but it is unfair that for all that sanding you only get to tick one box! Maybe those tough jobs should be written in size 18pt =) It is truly a pretty house, the bones are exquisite, and so much original detailing that is left. I hope you get some time over for gardenwork, it looks to be very charming with that cottage-garage as a backdrop. So much fun stuff you have left on the list!

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    • Christine says

      31/05/2013 at 13:42

      Thanks Louise! It’s still a long list, but it’s great to see some results! The garden is still a complete disaster zone. We’re still not much further with the garden wall and there are bits of bricks and mortar everywhere! The garden box should be 1000pt with the amount that’s left to do there! ;-)
      Cx

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