Maybe I’m feeling like I need to fill the gaps between freelance projects, but I’ve been making a mental list of the things I’d like to do around the house this summer and beyond. That’s not to say I’m not busy with freelance, but since I’m at home all day, every day, I get ample time to ponder the “imperfections” around here. Then I start thinking about what I can do for cheap, if not free. I’m going to have to be VERY resourceful since we have NO money; but that’s part of the thrill.
The list includes the following:
1. Tile the downstairs bathroom (I already have the tiles, I just need to tear up the old floor and do it). Then put in a new toilet (already purchased and sitting in the garage).
2. Find a cool use for my leftover upstairs bathroom tiles… perhaps the countertop to the bar??
3. Clean up the laundry room. The walls are still bare studs, and the floor is horrendous. We saved linoleum from the old kitchen, so the biggest problem is removing the washer & dryer to get it in there. Of course, I’ve wanted a new water heater… and I wouldn’t want to go putting the vinyl down before that happens… but alas!
4. Paint and repair the upstairs hallway… It’s seen better days! Plus, I still have to finish repairing the hole from the yellow jacket incident.
5. Sell all the old crap in the garage. I’ve wanted to either have a garage sale, or put everything up on craigslist. It’s LONG overdue: I can barely walk in there.
6. Revamp the closet doors in my bedroom. I saw this idea on DesignSponge. Basically, they wallpapered the faces of the doors. I don’t like the pattern they used, but I think I could do something cool with them. I can’t afford new doors, and while there’s nothing physically wrong with mine, I hate them. They’re old, scratched up, and the color is sooo dark!
7. Clean up and organize the spare room upstairs. Remember the Marsha Brady wallpaper?? I never repainted that room, and since we moved the office downstairs, it’s been both a dumping ground and cat refuge.
8.One of these days I’m going to get out in the garden to actually clean up and get all those pesky weeds out — and there are MANY. Also, I have a few things in in pots from last year that I still haven’t planted!
9. I’m sure I could go on and on with more, but that’s all for now.
