We have a date...

with the mortgage people, that is. :) We were told this week that May 21 is the day we'll be closing on our new house. I'm super excited to have a real date so that I can start planning. Things have been crazy here, with the end of the school year and all, so we haven't gotten to do as much on the house as I had hoped. But we've picked out the paint color for the main living areas: Wood Smoke by Glidden.

 

It's a little more of a beige-y-er gray than I intended but finding the right gray was harder than I thought it would be. We tried 7 paint samples and Wood Smoke was the only one that didn't have a purplish tint. This sample isn't the true color, but it gives an idea.

Our new house...

In an effort to document the making of our new house into our new home, I've decided to start a little blog. Hopefully I keep up with it better than our family blog!

The house is a great house in move-in condition. It  has LOTS of space! Four large bedrooms, a spacious living room, a TV room, a bonus room and a HUGE unfinished basement. It has great woodwork around the windows in the dining room and TV room. BUT that's where the character stops. The walls are "builder beige" and must be repainted ASAP! 

Aaron and I sat down a few days ago and made a list of all the things we'd like to do. It's a bit overwhelming but I feel a little less scattered now that I have a list to work from. Here's what we came up with. I'm sure we'll be adding to it!

PRIORITY (as soon as possible and before we run out of steam!)

Fill in TV nook in LR

Paint LR/DR/Kitchen/TV Room/ Foyer/Hallway

Prime and paint Maddie’s room

Tile above shower and bathtub in Master Bath

Transform pantry into computer nook

Move light fixture in dining room to breakfast room

Fill in arched cut-outs in TV room

Make “built-in” entertainment center in TV room

New fan/light fixture in LR (fan from current master bedroom)

Tile above shower in hall bathroom

Strip brown paint off beadboard in hall bathroom/Paint beadboard white

Paint walls above beadboard in hall bathroom

Repaint laundry closet and add more shelving

Add board and batten to boys’ room/Paint walls above

Repaint Maddie’s bedroom furniture (white)

Repaint dining room furniture (black)

Recover kitchen chairs

Repaint Belk table (black)

Make a large covered ottoman out of small end table

Make slip covers for plaid couch & loveseat and red Goodwill chair

Make benches for kitchen table

NEAR FUTURE (next 6-12 months)

Find and install new kitchen lights (main light and light over sink)

Install new pantry

New light fixture in dining room

New light fixture in foyer

New light fixture in TV room

Paint master bedroom

Paint master bathroom and master closet

Put backsplash in kitchen

WISH LIST (whenever we can afford it!)

Stairs to backyard from porch

Sod yard

Pressure wash & treat deck

Tile kitchen floor

Tile bathrooms

Install additional kitchen cabinets and new counter tops

New TV for new entertainment center

Paint toy room

Buy king-size bed

New carpet