D&R year in review

[peach]

What did you get done this year?

[sailorgray]

Bought my sectional, got a TV stand tht I just love and......got rid of H's ugly recliner!!!

[Deleted]

Got Rubes big girl room together
Had our Master area painted an awesome shade of gray I love more everyday.
Had all my exterior doors painted black
bought a new sleeper sofa for the playroom.
Finally..Finally...FINALLY figured out playroom/family room shelving
Started working on new baby room....it won't be together until 2014 though at this rate.

[peach]

- got a new front window to replace the yellow plastic one from the 80s
- built raised garden beds and planted a few bushes
-got living room curtains finally
-replaced our bathroom sinks and countertops, put in inset medicine cabinets, painted the walls and ceiling.
-painted our deck
-hung curtains along the deck for privacy and sun protection

[emoflamingo]

I decorated a whole house. YAY!

I have a lot of finishing to do, including a kitchen overhaul, finishing a basement and two bathrooms, but it'll get done in time.

[simpsongal]

It's hard to remember that far back - here are some of this year's highlights

-Put up closet organizer for DH
-Built and installed shelves in kitchen & coat rack
-replaced garage door & opener
-extended length of garden fence
-Fixed AC unit
-Framed & hung wedding pics
-Ripped out overgrown bushes and planted new front landscaping
-laid 40% of garden pathway
-Installed new patio (HUGE DIY job)
-Finished painting stripes in hallway
-Replaced old slab doors w/solid core 4-panel doors (still painting them)
-Created nursery (head-to-toe redo of the room, will PIP soon)

I still want to install a new kitchen cabinet and replace our laminate countertops with granite. The kitchen facelift will probably bleed into next year though.

[mrs.jacinthe]

Bought a money pit:

CLEANED EVERYTHING
Painted kitchen cabinets.
Installed laminate flooring upstairs.
Replaced thermostat (and furnace control unit - they fried at the same time)
New carpet downstairs.
New flooring in upstairs bathroom and laundry room.
Painted the bathroom cabinets.
Installed a new sink cabinet in the guest room.
Painted guest bedroom/office, kitchen, and upstairs bathroom.
Hemmed approximately 6 trillion curtains.
Installed a new master closet system
Painted the front door (poorly, but it's painted).
New light fixture in the kitchen.
Installed cedar flooring in the master closet and coat closet.
Started on landscaping.
Started painting the exterior.

[lb2006]

Here is the list from June -> today:

demo'd entire interior of house
donated kitchen to Habitat Restore
demo'd screened back porch
added a 2nd floor
added a shop
new windows
new doors
french drain
new HVAC
new electrical (rough-in)
new plumbing (rough-in)
concrete (poured today)

hopefully by end of year:  insulation & sheet rock.

also achieved:  going way over budget

[pitterwoo]

totally gutted, studded, insulated spare bedroom.

Finished spare bedroom and got to turn it into a nursery.

Gutted old kitchen and set up temp kitchen in basement.

Fun with plumbing repairs.

Loooots of organizing, purging and taking care of little details.

Expanded garden planting area and grew lots of tomatoes.

[demandypants]

Inside-
primed/painted the family room and play room walls and paneling(ugh)
hung curtains
carpet remnant on the fug flooring
ceiling fans in the two bedrooms we use
gas log insert installed
cut/stained/installed baseboards in the kitchen to replace the vinyl that was there
pending a powder room remodel that I think will likely not start until January.
Outside-
Pool plumbing leak repaired
Pool repainted
took up some overgrown yews
planted a tree and a new rhodie

[lb2006]

Dec 16, 2013 14:44:39 GMT -5 nursecramer said:

Dec 16, 2013 12:15:33 GMT -5 lb2006 said:

Here is the list from June -> today:

demo'd entire interior of house
donated kitchen to Habitat Restore
demo'd screened back porch
added a 2nd floor
added a shop
new windows
new doors
french drain
new HVAC
new electrical (rough-in)
new plumbing (rough-in)
concrete (poured today)

hopefully by end of year:  insulation & sheet rock.

also achieved:  going way over budget

Hopefully you are living somewhere else. omg.

In a rental, but i have a countdown calendar up at the house to remind our GC everyday.  We hope to get a temp CO and move back and finish work as we go.  It's been a fun six months

[sierramist03]

I'm also in the decorated a whole house since we moved states in June.

[ktzmoh]

Landscaping! It's certainly not finished yet but it's a huge change.

Floors leveled in family room

New carpet in family room

Ongoing sectional issues

Asbestos abatement

New ductwork, furnace and hit water heater flue

Nearly finished decorating my living room: the card catalog came to me, built my coffee table, hung drapes, argued with h about blinds at least 6 times

[munkii]

This list makes me feel like such a slacker. Hopefully I can update my list on 12/31.

Hung guestroom curtains.
Removed bushes from in front of sidewalk.
Converted from septic to city sewer (actually happening right now).
Installed new sink, d/w, countertop in kitchen.
Replaced lights in kitchen.
Purchased new living room chairs.

[ktzmoh]

Shoot! I forgot about all the electrical we did! We had recessed lighting installed over the mantel, a ceiling fixture added to the living room and my son's room - and all the kitchen electrical brought up to code.

If all goes well, I'll add my renovated powder room to the list!