2013 Recap & 2014 To Do

As we were driving back from our holiday travels, we were talking about what big projects we got done this past year... and what we should start planning for next year.

It always makes me feel good to look back and see some progress being made (especially when we're in the middle of a big messy project!)

Here's the recap of our main 2013 projects!

Dining Room- Paneled molding & new light fixture

Related posts:
Installing the molding
Light fixture & medallion installation


Picking Garden created

Related posts:
Building the walls
Clearing out the weeds & rocks
Getting deer resistant plants
Garden signs


Kitchen- quick refresh

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New paint & decor


New Driveway

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Running drainage pipes
New driveway complete

  
Media Room (hoping to have this complete by end of January!)

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Getting started
New attic windows
Updating electric
Radiator reinstalled
New insulation
Drywall

On the To Do List for next year, we're thinking about...

- Making a home gym area
- Refinishing all of the floors downstairs, plus both sets of stairs and the upstairs hallways

Bathroom Update- 9/26/12

Getting down to the wire!  
We made lots of progress this past weekend:

• installed the shower curtain rod 
• installed both sets of lights, including the fan (with the help of our very kind neighbor!)

I love that you can't really tell the fixture is a fan!

These used to point down,
but I wanted more room for the mirror.
It should look more balanced this way!

• painted the door

• fixed the window sill (a chunk of wood was missing from where the old vanity cut in front of it)

• purchased & installed plantation shutters to the window- thrilled that these were on clearance for $17!

• purchased the mirror & brought the vanity into the room.  

The vanity is going to be the tricky party- new holes needed to be drilled in the floor & in the vanity base to run the pipes.  
We're working on that this week...  

Here's the updated To Do list:

By July 15th:
Purchase wainscoting, drywall & wall board Complete!
Purchase sink/vanity & toilet Complete!
Purchase new light/fan, white outlets & switches Complete!
Run electric from basement to attic (prep for finishing attic rooms) Complete!
Secure pex & wire to inside foyer wall (had run out of brackets) Complete!
Complete PVC caps on old pipes in basement Complete!
Finish stack in the foyer & insulate heating pipes  Complete!
Complete install of vent pipe in bathroom & attic  Complete! 

By July 22nd:
Purchase shower/tub fixtures, shower curtain rod Complete!
Tar paper & waterproof shower/tub Complete!
Install wall board to shower/tub Complete!
Install new outlets & light switches Complete!
Rip out old vinyl floor   Complete! 
Level joists  Complete!  
Install new sub-floor  Not Needed!
Take down mirror  Complete! 
Install drywall to walls -  Complete! 

By August 5th:
Purchase tile, grout & supplies  Complete!   
Purchase sink fixtures Complete!  
Purchase molding pieces  Complete!  
Tape joints    Complete!  
Spackle & sand  Complete!   

By August 12th:
Purchase wood flooring-  Complete!
Borrow tile cutter Complete!
Install tile around shower/tub Complete!  
Purchase paint/supplies  Complete!   
Install shower/tub fixtures Complete! 

By September 2nd:
Paint wainscoting pieces-  Complete!  
Install wood floor- Complete! 
Install door & window molding -  Complete!   
Install wainscoting -  Complete!   
Install toe moldings- Complete!  
Install crown molding- decided against, seemed like too many moldings

By September 16th:
Paint walls & moldings- Complete!   
Install shower curtain rod- Complete!
Install new fan/light - Complete! 

By September 23rd: (let's make it 9/29!)
Purchase Mirror- Complete!  
Install vanity- Started!
Install sink fixtures
Install toilet
Install light fixtures- Complete!   
Purchase & Install face plates (Lowe's didn't have the ones we wanted in stock- BOO!)

By October 1st:
Finishing touches & decorating in bathroom

By October 8th: 
(giving ourselves an extra week on this part!  Too much other stuff going on during the next few weekends!)
Install drywall to foyer ceiling & walls


Related posts:
Before pics
Project Timeline
Bathroom Demo
Bathroom Shopping
Tar paper & Wallboard installation
Photos of progress- 7/23
Picking the flooring
Bathroom tile
8/7 Update 
8/15 Update 
Flooring installed 
Wainscoting installed
Primed
Painted

Bathroom Update- 8/15/12

Moving right along in the bathroom... 

In Progress

This past week the grouting has been completed, we've installed the shower fixtures, started installing the wainscoting and moldings, and started installing the wood floor.  

Speaking of the wood floor- we totally lucked out this past weekend.  Realizing we were going to need one more box of flooring, we headed to Lowe's to order it.  We were kind of bummed since this would slow us down (last time it took about a week to come in).  
However, when we got there, one box was in stock- and to top it off, it was marked down $15 because it was a return!!!  Woo-Hoo!



This is my favorite view- very white since we haven't painted the walls yet... but if you squint, it could look almost done!

Here's the updated To Do list:

By July 15th:
Purchase wainscoting, drywall & wall board Complete!
Purchase sink/vanity & toilet Complete!
Purchase new light/fan, white outlets & switches Complete!
Run electric from basement to attic (prep for finishing attic rooms) Complete!
Secure pex & wire to inside foyer wall (had run out of brackets) Complete!
Complete PVC caps on old pipes in basement Complete!
Finish stack in the foyer & insulate heating pipes  Complete!
Complete install of vent pipe in bathroom & attic  Complete! 

By July 22nd:
Purchase shower/tub fixtures, shower curtain rod Complete!
Tar paper & waterproof shower/tub Complete!
Install wall board to shower/tub Complete!
Install new outlets & light switches Complete!
Rip out old vinyl floor   Complete! 
Level joists  Complete!  
Install new sub-floor  Not Needed!
Take down mirror  Complete! 
Install drywall to walls -  Complete! 

By August 5th:
Purchase tile, grout & supplies  Complete!   
Purchase sink fixtures Complete!  
Purchase molding pieces  Complete!  
Tape joints    Complete!  
Spackle & sand  Complete!   

By August 12th:
Purchase wood flooring-  Complete!
Borrow tile cutter Complete!
Install tile around shower/tub Complete!  

Purchase paint/supplies  Complete!   
Install shower/tub fixtures Complete! 

By September 2nd:
Paint wainscoting pieces- Primed!
Install wood floor- In progress!

Install door & window molding - In progress! 
Install wainscoting - In progress!  
Install toe moldings
Install crown molding (added)

By September 9th:
Paint walls & moldings
Install shower curtain rod
Install new fan/light

By September 23rd:
Purchase Mirror
Install vanity
Install sink fixtures
Install toilet
Install light fixtures
Install face plates

By October 1st:
Install drywall to foyer ceiling & walls
Finishing touches & decorating in bathroom

Related posts:
Before pics
Project Timeline
Bathroom Demo
Bathroom Shopping
Tar paper & Wallboard installation
Photos of progress- 7/23
Picking the flooring
Bathroom tile
8/7 Update

Bathroom Update- 8/7/12

After a busy weekend, here's a quick update to our "To Do List".
The grouting is complete, but we still have to do the sealer.
The room looks much like it did last week... so I didn't take new photos.



The only difference is that now it's covered in a layer of dust, since we're also finishing up sanding the spackled areas.





Other progress:
Mike set out all of the wainscoting boards in the workshop.  I hope to prime them this week.  They'll be going behind the radiator, toilet & vanity, so we're painting them ahead of installation, knowing we'll have to do touch up.

By July 15th:
Purchase wainscoting, drywall & wall board Complete!
Purchase sink/vanity & toilet Complete!
Purchase new light/fan, white outlets & switches Complete!
Run electric from basement to attic (prep for finishing attic rooms) Complete!
Secure pex & wire to inside foyer wall (had run out of brackets) Complete!
Complete PVC caps on old pipes in basement Complete!
Finish stack in the foyer & insulate heating pipes  Complete! 
Complete install of vent pipe in bathroom & attic  Complete! 

By July 22nd:
Purchase shower/tub fixtures, shower curtain rod Complete!
Tar paper & waterproof shower/tub Complete!
Install wall board to shower/tub Complete!
Install new outlets & light switches Complete!
Rip out old vinyl floor   Complete! 
Level joists  Complete!  
Install new sub-floor  Not Needed!
Take down mirror  Complete! 
Install drywall to walls -  Complete! 

By August 5th:
Purchase tile, grout & supplies  Complete!   
Purchase sink fixtures Complete!  
Purchase molding pieces  Complete!  
Tape joints    Complete!  
Spackle & sand- ALMOST done!

By August 12th:
Purchase wood flooring-  Complete!
Borrow tile cutter Complete!
Install tile around shower/tub Complete! (just need to seal the grout!)  
Purchase paint & painting supplies 
Install shower/tub fixtures

By September 2nd:
Paint wainscoting pieces- getting started with the primer this week
Install wood floor
Install door & window molding
Install wainscoting
Install toe moldings

By September 9th:
Paint walls & moldings
Install shower curtain rod
Install new fan/light

By September 23rd:
Purchase Mirror
Install vanity
Install sink & tub fixtures
Install toilet
Install light fixtures
Install face plates

By October 1st:
Install drywall to foyer ceiling & walls
Finishing touches & decorating in bathroom

Related posts:
Before pics
Project Timeline
Bathroom Demo
Bathroom Shopping
Tar paper & Wallboard installation
Photos of progress- 7/23
Picking the flooring
Bathroom tile

Bathroom Update- July 27

I wasn't going to post an update until next week, but I'm excited that we're running about 1-2 weeks ahead (that's a first!)

Tile supplies are ready, and we've begun laying out the first part on the floor in the hall.





This weekend we hope to finish up the spackling and start the tiling!  We gave ourselves until 8/12 to get that done, which still might be accurate- since we've never tiled before.

*please excuse the poor photos-
I just snapped a few quick pics with my phone! 

So, here's where the To Do List stands heading into the weekend...


By July 15th:
Purchase wainscoting, drywall & wall board Complete!
Purchase sink/vanity & toilet Complete!
Purchase new light/fan, white outlets & switches Complete!
Run electric from basement to attic (prep for finishing attic rooms) Complete!
Secure pex & wire to inside foyer wall (had run out of brackets) Complete!
Complete PVC caps on old pipes in basement Complete!
Finish stack in the foyer & insulate heating pipes  Complete! 
Complete install of vent pipe in bathroom & attic  Complete! 

By July 22nd:
Purchase shower/tub fixtures, shower curtain rod Complete!
Tar paper & waterproof shower/tub Complete!
Install wall board to shower/tub Complete!
Install new outlets & light switches Complete!
Rip out old vinyl floor   Complete! 
Level joists  Complete!  
Install new sub-floor  Not Needed!
Take down mirror  Complete! 
Install drywall to walls -  Complete! 


By August 5th:
Purchase tile, grout & supplies  Complete!   
Purchase sink fixtures Complete!  
Purchase molding pieces  Complete!  
Tape joints    Complete!  
Spackle & sand- almost done!

By August 12th:
Purchase wood flooring- Ordered!
Borrow tile cutter
Purchase paint & painting supplies 
Install tile around shower/tub
Install shower/tub fixtures

By September 2nd:
Paint wainscoting pieces
Install wood floor
Install door & window molding
Install wainscoting
Install toe moldings

By September 9th:
Paint walls & moldings
Install shower curtain rod
Install new fan/light

By September 23rd:
Purchase Mirror
Install vanity
Install sink & tub fixtures
Install toilet
Install light fixtures
Install face plates

By October 1st:
Install drywall to foyer ceiling & walls
Finishing touches & decorating in bathroom

Related posts:
Before pics
Project Timeline
Bathroom Demo
Bathroom Shopping
Tar paper & Wallboard installation
Photos of progress- 7/23
Picking the flooring