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.

Projects

Okay guys . . .here are your requested pictures!
Of course the coloring is off in all of these . . .

Here's the art niche.  It isn't finished.  We want to add more trim to the columns and it needs baseboard and another coat of paint . . . but the appraiser was coming today so I hurried and accessorized it and snapped a picture for you :) Don't worry, I don't love the accessories.  It was what I could see to grab in the two minutes I had before he arrived:)

 Here are two of the chairs we recovered. I meant to take a picture of the striped fabric and floral.  But somehow got all the way to this point without realizing both of these chairs are the same . . . dope!

 Here are four of the kitchen chairs.  I have one more in the yellow and blue. Again, the colors in this picture are off. They aren't this bright--much more pastel.  But they match the coloring in the fabric and we all love them! The look so much better than it did before. More intentional and less garage sale :) I sanded, TSP, primed them, painted them and then sprayed a high gloss clear coat.  It took forever but worth it.

And there you have it!

Here's how the curtains look . . .

You have been begging to see the room "transformation" with the new curtains. . . so I figured I'd just post it on here :) The goal was an inexpensive way to lighten/up date things--what do you think? Any other ideas/suggestions?  Yes. . . I'm also taking (inexpensive) ideas for that ugly light fixture. . .