Tam's Project Brain Dump

Projects I want to get done in 2014.  I'll come back and assign dates as I'm ready to tackle them. Items highlighted I cannot do on my own. I obviously need to break down a lot of the tasks--but just focused on Kitchen cabinet breakdown because that is the current major project. Hopefully this list will help me really focus my priorities.

Kitchen

*Cabinets-refinish Bottoms (MAY)

• Remove doors and drawer fronts
• Use chemical striper on cabinet sample side mess up
• Remove hinges
• Wash with Krud Remover
• Sand with 180 grit
• Vaccuum/wash dust off
• Stain Coat 1
• Sand with 000 steel wool
• Wash/remove dust
• Stain Coat 2
• Sand with 000 steel wool
• Wash/remove dust
• Polyurethane Coat 1
• Sand with 000 steel wool
• Wash/remove dust
• Polyurethane Coat 2
• Sand with 000 steel wool
• Wash/remove dust
• polyurethane Coat 3
• rehang doors & Drawer fronts

* Repeat above steps with upper cabinets

* Knobs on doors and drawers

* Get pull out trash cans in cabinet by sink MAY

* Polyurethane on shelves with wear

* Clean out/reorganize pantry

* Clean out/reorganize cabinets

* Paint Pantry walls a fun color

* Paint Pantry trim and shelves

* Get glass in Cabinet

NEW FLOORING THROUGHOUT

EATING AREA/PRESCHOOL ROOM

• Organize cabinet--add shelves as needed for more storage MAY
• clear off top of cabinet MAY
• New knobs on cabinet doors MAY
• Screw doors into place so they don't move around MAY
• Shelves installed above fireplace with books on them MAY
• knock out wall to master closet and make a office nook and storage cabinet
• NEW KITCHEN TABLE AND CHAIRS MAY
• Paint preschool room 
• Paint baseboards

LIVING ROOM

• Wall in the french doors to Jaron's room
• Add artwork on that wall
• Re-stain/re-finish piano
• Put another foot under couch to reduce sag
• Re-hang curtains by TV

MASTER BEDROOM

• Paint walls
• Paint Ceiling (?)
• Paint trim
• Re-place window ledge with woodrot
• Re-caulk windows
• Hand curtains
• Finish builtins
• Stain or paint builtins
• New bedding (comforter and pillows)
• Buy a new mattress
• Closet clean/purge in prep for demo (lots of filing and getting rid of stuff) MAY

MASTER BATH

• Patch walls
• Paint walls (ceiling?)
• Shelves above toilet
• Paint vanity
• Organize vanity cabinets
• Remove towel racks and replace with hooks
• Wall in closet as part of closet demo/remodel

JANESSA'S ROOM

• Patch door frame holes and paint
• Finish trim around window (and paint)
• Sew Quilt MAY
• Sew playfort for underbed
• Hang Canopy (?)
• Additional art/shelves on walls

BOYS ROOMS

• Sew quilts
• Closet organization
• Under fort--clear out stuff stored there

ENTIRE HOUSE

• Carpets cleaned
• New flooring in back part of house
• Windows washed inside and out
• Blinds cleaned
• Garage door from house to garage painted
• Decorative hardware (finally) installed on garage door
• New woodchips outside
• Replace front tree
• Finish tree house/play fort
• Gravel around firepit
• Spray peach tree (third and final spray)
• Paint Chimney

Non-House Related

• Photobooks for 2013, 2012, 2011
• Organize boys certificate/award binders
• Preschool enrollment for 2014
• Healthy eating/exercise
• Gospel Doctrine lesson prep.
• Update family blog at least monthly.

Tams Laundry room update

Laundry room phase 1 completed. Phase two won't start until some other house projects with greater priority are completed. 

On this wall, or as pullout from under the shelves, I want to get a mounted ironing board cabinet.

On this wall (where coat hooks and cabinet are phase two will be building built in locker type storage with doors on front to hide visual clutter. I have pinned some ideas on my Pinterest laundry room board. 

Basket on top of new shoe storage is for Jonathan's wallet and other pocket type stuff.

Phase two:

*Pant walls yellow to match rest of house

*bead board? Would not take much 

*Built in locker type storage for coats,backpacks, shoes under, cabinets above etc. 

*replace door to kitchen with small double doors to allow more room when door is open. Like the doors to master bath/closet

*flooring

*baseboards installed

*paint trim and door. Maybe a fun color for the door?

Phase 3

*replace dryer 

*stained wood shelf above dryer/washer that goes all the way to the wall to keep stuff from falling back there. 

*maybe built in shelves along side of dryer

boys room

boys room. still contemplating layout- just moved it this way yesterday. thinking of making the corner a reading nook of sorts...

basement updates!

inspired by: tia

designed by: tia/me

detailed created/measured by: me

purchased/directed by: me

back board screwed in by: Patrick

finished by: dad

painted by:me

LOVE IT! need to get a few bins for the boys jammies/undies, but that requires a big city and some stores. and some money. So it will have to wait. :) Channing esp. is super excited to put away his clothes and get dressed. yay!

the fort! the aluminum foil is from the end-of-level flag post from christian's mario party-

the slide is insanely fast-almost scarily so. :) We need to finish it- paint or stain. Im thinking stain? Happy to take suggestions... We also have enough leftover carpet to carpet all the floors of the fort- but that will come after paint/staining. on the far left side I'm planning on adding a piece of plywood (already have) to make a wall- and then cut out a window or something fun. Thoughts?

Anna's room and Nursery Help

Hey look! Im posting here! :)

Here is anna's new big girl room. Not decorated, but ya know, Im trying to have a baby here. :)

I sewed ruffle curtains and I really like them. Love the purple. The quilt is from blanchet- matches the color/feel I'm hoping to go for perfectly. The toddler bed is from our friends. It desperately needs to be sanded down and painted. I plan on repainting it white.

The corner just down from the bed we want to do a canopy reading nook like chelsea's.

Now onto the nursery. Little stuck here.

-The pink square. What on earth to do with that spot? Don't have any more green paint and don't remember the color.....

Niche decorating

Okay, here's the blank slate. (The bookshelf has been relocated upstairs, to make room for a canvas photo gallery wall...)

Dan decided, one Saturday morning, to go to Hobby Lobby and "get these niches decorated!"

 I said sure. Go ahead! It's not as easy as you think! Good luck! (as I snickered under my breath...)

30 minutes later....THIRTY. Not THREE hours, but 30 minutes....he comes back, runs around the house for a few things and does this:

 What?! How'd he do that?! 

So much better, but it still seems off. 

For one, we have two completely different color schemes going on. 

On the right, we have the beautiful red/maroon family. I like this color, but not sure I want so much of it. I also like the idea of the lamp, but not this lamp in particular.

Now this picture, I LOVE. I love the shape and size. I think it's perfect. I love the colors of blue and green, as it compliments what we have going on in the front room and the kitchen. 

(the shoe box is just to show you how it would look hanging up...without putting holes in the wall, just in case this is not the final solution. 

So, LONG story short, I went back to the store and got it's matching picture. 

But, is it too much matchy matchy? 

What else could I do? 

Is it both pictures or neither picture? 

What if I did two floating shelves, not, staggered, with items on it, to create a square feel?

Also, any furniture ideas would be appreciated. 

I like the idea of two of these swivel chairs, that could be spun around when watching TV or playing the wii, or back towards the couch for company. 

Thanks for your feedback!