The House's To Do

I am finally getting around to adding a few new house pictures...but all these pictures make me do is realize what we still need to do....

I'll be taking you on this house tour in spurts... mostly because the whole house is not very clean and the lighting is bad right now and we do not have many blinds or curtains to close over the windows and close out the sun.... so sometime at night I will take some more...

Now lets get started....

Ah kitchen.... my love... Its HUGE. I have tons of space left to fill in the cabinets and drawers... 

To Do:  

1. See how there is only 1 bar stool?  I bought 2 but never noticed until we moved here and I had already built that one that the other one was actually a different color! Remember I got these as a steal from Target, but because its built I cant return it... unless I take it apart... ugg. And they are sold out of additional ones in Black.  Annoying.  I have found them elsewhere, but twice as much... I cant decided if I want to just pay for another or try to hunt around and find completely different ones for the same price.   
2. Backsplash.  I want little tiles... and add in some color... but still keep it light... any ideas? 
3. That half wall below the bar where the stools will be kept... it is getting lots of scuffs from Leah and her little feet on the wall... my cousins wife gave me the great idea of painting it a darker color that I can tie into the backsplash that might hide the scuffs a little more... and our house needs more color in general!  Any ideas on color!?!?

This would be the office... also known as current junk room. That doorway heads to our butler's pantry that currently houses our mini fridge and wine fridge, the pantry, and the kitchen.  See that desk though... my dad found it on craigslist for FREE!! Its a super nice desk that would have been atleast 1000 bucks! Awesome deal! My dad is king of Craigslists deals.   Anyways... back to the room... It is the first room you see when you walk in the front door so we definitely want to make it nice!  

To Do:

1. We were thinking of doing a built in shelves on the back wall.... only about 4 feet tall of so... added storage, would look awesome.... I thought about the whole wall in shelving but Brian pointed out that we wouldnt be able to reach it all.....and I think just half would give us a counter top sort of to work with, and ability to hang stuff on the wall above. 
2. I would also love to do a board and batten to the rest of the room.... I have always loved it and WILL put it in! 
3. I have a set of picture frames to be hung on the right side.... could be a quick fix to the room. 
4. And Oh yeah! We need to finish going thru these last boxes! 

half bath.... 

The mirror in here was my splurge when we moved in... its a pearl mosaic mirror from Peir One. I love it. Brian hated it... and hated it even more when it was time to put it up... its HEAVY but I love it.   However... this room is really long and skinny.... and I just feel like it needs something else. I picked up those flowers the other day at Garden Ridge... but when I put them up they seem itty bitty... maybe another to make it look like a larger peice? 

 Mud room.... Yep those are boxes that need to be collapses and taken to the recycling bin...

 To Do:

1. Mostly Brian just needs to finally hang that bulletin board on the wall already!! Its been 2 months sir! 
2. I have a few other ideas to hang on the walls in this area... Brian really wants a marker board so we can write each other notes... and I was thinking maybe hooks to hang keys and such.... 
3. Once the thing gets hung... i want to get a fun lamp that we can turn on when we leave so when we come home its not pitch black when we walk in and we have to find the light switch...  

Laundry room obviously.... 

To Do:

1. Cabinets over the washer and dryer to hide all that junk... 
2. Backsplash around the sink.  I kind of love backsplashes. I love tile... 
3. Some shelving on the other wall  that you cant see... with a bar to hand clothes and such... 

Well there you have it.... half of the first floor... And already lots still to do... Luckily Brian wants to do most of these things as well... but we will see what gets done when.... he is all about beginning to finish the basement this summer so we will be fighting over the money!

I should be getting a nice bonus in the spring and should be able to do some of these things with it.... I just cannot decide what to do first!!!

Any ideas are welcome!!!

Stay tuned for more!