BUT...since the last post we successfully housed 11 people for the weekend (with another 5 of us staying at the condo), which means that it was cleaned, organized, tool-free, and fully functional for at least 3 days. And then we took, oh, a week and half off. So now we're looking ahead to the next goal. (I don't do well without goals and endpoints. Reality TV is just too tempting.)
By the end of last Christmas, we had a wedding date set and I figured that it would be the last time I decorated my condo for the holidays. I took a trillion pictures of my decorations, teared up a little (lot) when the last ornament was taken down, and said a bittersweet little farewell to the last of five Christmas seasons in my bachelorette pad. This is not to be repeated!! Hence our new goal...be finished with enough of the work upstairs to semi-move in and celebrate the season in our new/old home.
(On a side not, this is quite similar to the situation we stumbled upon a few weeks ago, when we realized that all of our fall/winter clothes had been taken over the Villa with the expectation that we'd be moved in by the time we would need them. Aren't we just the cutest little over-optimists?!? Sigh, back to the Beach House they all went...)
To accomplish this lofty goal, here's what we need to do (yes, this list is much more for ourselves than for anyone who might be reading this...):
1. Master bedroom
- REPAINT!!! We were pretty disappointed with the "wait, what color is this?" boring room. Back to the drawing boards, but now with a much better idea of what we want.
- Replace the vanity and sink in the dressing area. I'm pretty excited about my idea for this area, but it's going to take a little bit of antiquing and perhaps some craigslist-ing.
- Paint the dressing area and closet.
2. Yellow "project room"
- The most finished room...just paint and replace the grate for the heat duct.
3. Blue "office"
- The verdict is in....repaint. We tried. We really, really did. Sometimes I love it and sometimes I absolutely hate it. Even my eternally optimistic husband broke down and hinted that maybe we should consider another color for the room...and I knew by the speed of my return to www.benjaminmoore.com to scour for new colors that this room just wasn't meant to stay. (See #5 to see the color in it's glowing glory. I think I'd love it if it actually did look like the above picture.)
4. Bathroom
She's looking good, but there are still many things to do, including:
- Refinish the door
- Paint and replace the baseboards
- Replace knobs on vanity
- Replace sink
- Replace hardware in tub
- Cut, replace, and paint trim
- Fix minor leak in toilet (it runs on and off)
- Install towel hangers for bath and hand towels
5. Hallway
- Paint. The color is already selected (the master bedroom reject color, which is lovely for a hallway neutral). The tricky part will just be the stairway. I may have told Jeff that I'd rather not be around to watch while he climbs up on his ladder contraption to paint the high ceilings. His response..."Well, would you rather hear me scream on the way down and get help or find me hours later on the floor after I don't come home?" Yeah, I'll be there with 9-1 already dialed on the phone. (Mom, I'm totally kidding - we'll be completely safe.)
- By the way...from this perspective you can see how much our blue "glows" in darker lighting. Yep. Gotta go.
6. All over
- Floors - may the battle of carpet vs. hardwood begin!
- Freshen up the light fixtures
- New blinds
- Refinish all the doors one by one (including plugging the dead bolt holes from way back in the rental-room days)
See, not much to do at all! (Ahhh!!!!) We'll totally be moved in by Christmas...
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