Project #1
So this week I'm finally taking on the first real project in the new home. The upstairs bathroom HAS to be done. The wallpaper amused me for a few weeks but then the novelty wore off and I wanted the room redone. I can deal with the coral and turqouise tub/trim but the pink damaske type wall paper(even the ceiling-WTF?!) has GOT to go!!!!
My brother is coming up tonight(which is cool because he hasn't seen it yet) and then tomorrow we are attacking the bathroom. Wallpaper down, paint up, re-grout some around tub and will figure out some sort of shelf for the wall in corner(it's naked). Then I can put up a picture, the new towels and rug and one room will be done. I'm going with the less is more theme in this home. After moving and realizing how much shit I had accumulted I refuse to let it happen again(still trying to sort out and get rid of things I brought with me).
In other news I have decided I am totally in love with my backyard. I can sit and watch it for hours, and such an improvement over what I had. The deer were back this am, the squirrels are having their fun now and watching tons of songbirds all over the place. And this is only winter!! I have one mini garden area set(previous owner had some tomatoe plants there by pool). I'm going to churn up, add compost and keep working on soil to plant come springtime. Down in back of the pool I may plant another small garden but it needs a major cleanout first, and then round the porch I need to find something the deer won't munch all over. If I could figure out what it was they were eating in the woods I'd make sure to grow more things they like -in the woods so they stay away from garden. Then to stop the squirrels from digging it up, I am hoping the fresh dirt will distract them now so come spring they are done with it, if not will fence it.
Need to get a small outside firepit come spring - no lack of fuel sources in the back yard woods that came down during Irene(plus a pile of branches/etc had been dumped for years).
Today's projects - laundry(in), finally sort and put away all clothes in bedroom(4 seasons of clothes -not a small task), set up new computer and start getting all files from this laptop ont extrnal harddrive. Might give it to my brother, or just clear it up so I can use it outdoors in nice weather and keep new good laptop for all my work/school/etc sort of thing.
Oh and figure out a crockpot recipe to make so I have something to feed my brother!
My brother is coming up tonight(which is cool because he hasn't seen it yet) and then tomorrow we are attacking the bathroom. Wallpaper down, paint up, re-grout some around tub and will figure out some sort of shelf for the wall in corner(it's naked). Then I can put up a picture, the new towels and rug and one room will be done. I'm going with the less is more theme in this home. After moving and realizing how much shit I had accumulted I refuse to let it happen again(still trying to sort out and get rid of things I brought with me).
In other news I have decided I am totally in love with my backyard. I can sit and watch it for hours, and such an improvement over what I had. The deer were back this am, the squirrels are having their fun now and watching tons of songbirds all over the place. And this is only winter!! I have one mini garden area set(previous owner had some tomatoe plants there by pool). I'm going to churn up, add compost and keep working on soil to plant come springtime. Down in back of the pool I may plant another small garden but it needs a major cleanout first, and then round the porch I need to find something the deer won't munch all over. If I could figure out what it was they were eating in the woods I'd make sure to grow more things they like -in the woods so they stay away from garden. Then to stop the squirrels from digging it up, I am hoping the fresh dirt will distract them now so come spring they are done with it, if not will fence it.
Need to get a small outside firepit come spring - no lack of fuel sources in the back yard woods that came down during Irene(plus a pile of branches/etc had been dumped for years).
Today's projects - laundry(in), finally sort and put away all clothes in bedroom(4 seasons of clothes -not a small task), set up new computer and start getting all files from this laptop ont extrnal harddrive. Might give it to my brother, or just clear it up so I can use it outdoors in nice weather and keep new good laptop for all my work/school/etc sort of thing.
Oh and figure out a crockpot recipe to make so I have something to feed my brother!