The List, 2012 Edition

Proposed 2010 List

• stripping woodwork
• removing old wallpaper
• paint walls and woodwork
• level yard
• retaining wall along front sidewalk
• french drains
• fix gutters
• repair driveway
• new back patio pavers
• Restore the 5 sash windows

Finished in 2010:

• finished the dining room (included wall paper and woodwork work for this room)

Proposed 2011 List

• remove the poured concrete patio/sidewalk and replace with pavers
• fix the gutters and dig french drains
• prune the out of control fig tree
• remove old plants, till/level the yard, and replant grass
• build a shed for the grill, mower and other lawn care tools
• remove door to bathroom and frame in wall instead
• strip paint off the fire place brick

Accomplished in 2011

• Finished the kitchen.
• Leveled the backyard (reveal blog post pending)
• build garden boxes
• pruned the fig and cut the holly

And finally, the 2012 List

• strip the wall paper in the front room
• strip the wood work in the front room
• build a shed
• paint the front room
• level the front yard
• landscape both yard
• build retaining wall
• install paver patio
• repair driveway and add pavers
• repair plaster in bedroom
• strip paint on bedroom woodwork
• paint bedroom
• finish plaster repair in office
• finish stripping woodwork in the office
• paint office
• repair 5 sash windows

Not listed are the projects in the bathroom and basement. Our bathroom will eventually be totally renovated, and the basement will eventually be finished (with a bedroom, some storage and a bathroom/laundry room).

Realistically, we will finish the office, and maybe one additional room in 2012. We'll get the shed built, and maybe even some work in the front yard. I think these steps will really make this place start to feel like it's finally "ours."