To-Do List Continued ... (part 2)

(BEFORE WE MOVED IN)

The Kitchen ...

Ok the to-do list here isn't long, as most of the items here are cosmetic.
• Clean and scrub all cabinets
• REPAINT cheddar Cheese walls
• Repaint all trim
• Add varnish to the hardwood floors
• Raise the wine frig off the floor
• Put foam shelving in all cabinets
• Re-chaulk the trim
• Fix the grout in the backsplash
 
 
 

My TO-DO list ... ever growing ... 

When i first walked through this house, glassy-eyed and just 'wow'd' with the checklist of "must haves" ... I really didn't look at the details. Which is surprising to me ... cause i spend an enormous amount of time focusing on details throughout my everyday. We walked the house initially ... and had the gut reaction to the color palette used ('cheddar cheese' orange, 'painters blue tape' blue, 'can't even describe' brown ... which was on most walls & CEILINGS.) Which in hindsight, is actually why i think we were able to negotiate the price must lower than asking, but it distracted us from really looking at it. If the walls were all white, i might have noticed the cracking, the nail holes, or the sloppy splatter dried drips of paint on walls/trim. Which would have UPPED my "home inspection" report costs a grand or two. I would have opened drawers and looked harder at the showers enclosures. After moving into the house, and discovering that obviously the previous home owners we're mechanically inclined has lead to a pretty large 'to-do' list. 

I'll walk-through the list daily starting with ...

The Foyer (Before We Moved In):

TO DO LIST:
      •  Paint ALL Walls 
      •  Paint ALL Trim
      •  Paint Door White Trim Color 
      •  Paint Ledge
      •  Replace stairs carpet runner
      •  Replace Stairs Bannister white wood to
          iron
      •  Replace foyer light
      •  Refurbish the floors with new wax coat
      •  Fix wallboard joint tape
      •  Replace doorlock with keypad lock
      •  Reseal windows
      •  Fix trim wood damage
      •  Install closet shoe organizers in one of
          the coat closets; Install additional
          shelving in other
      •  Fix weatherstripping under door
   

  
 

Our New Home : Before Shot

Welcome To Our New Home.

Welcome to our new home and our new blog (or i should say MY new blog). A place to organize my thoughts about the new house.  Previously, had a blog YEARS ago, but can't remember the URL. My hope is that i update this blog every other day with 'this and that'. But mostly focus on the craziness of moving from a 2000 foot townhouse to a 5600 foot single family home. This single family home needs a lot of love.

Here's a picture of the 'before we moved in' ... . The home is located in EXTREMELY PRICEY Northern Virginia. So we paid a fortune for a place that ... athough big ... needed a lot of attention ... but hit almost all of our wish list items.

List included:

• [CHECK] Open Concept 
• [CHECK] Good Neighborhood
• [CHECK] 3 Bathrooms on the third floor
• [CHECK] Stainless Steel Appliances
• [CHECK] Finished Basement
• 3 Car Garage
• [CHECK] Atleast 3200sft feet on the top two levels
• Big Backyard
• [CHECK] Fenced Backyard  
• Laundry Room Upstairs
• [CHECK] Updated Kitchen 
• [CHECK] Four Bedrooms Upstairs
• Walkout Basement
• [CHECK] Deck
• [CHECK] Within our budget
• Backs to a Forrest / trees
• [CHECK] Two Story Foyer 

Things we didn't even think about, but are bonuses

• [Bonus] Huge Unfinished area in the basement for storage
• [Bonus] Stone Gas Fireplace
• [Bonus] Massive Master closet
• [Bonus] Cul-d-sac home
• [Bonus][Bonus][Bonus] Low HOA fee
• [Bonus] Huge Bedrooms, almost to big

Tomorrow i will list my "things i need to fix" in the new house. Thanks for visiting.