Renovation Decorating, and Organization to do list Part 1

There are so many things I want to do around the house and since summer is starting to wind down I thought I would start by making a list.  Some of these will only take an hour to do and some will require a budget to complete but having them all in one place will help me accomplish them.

Starting on the 3rd floor

Aaron's Room

We've recently painted Aaron's room, bought new Mario bedding and  replaced the light so most of his room is done but there are a few things to finish up

1. paint the closet
2. install a closet organizer
3. put some art on the wall
4. make curtains

Guest Room

1. paint the room
2. buy new bedding
3. organize
4. decorate
5. make curtains
6. paint furniture

My Room

1. paint
2. fix ceiling
3. decorate
4. install closet organizer
5. new window treatment

Bathroom

1. paint
2. new tub
3. new toilet
4. new vanity
5. organize

Linen Closet

1. organize

General 3rd Floor

1. scrap and paint window
2. replace and paint doors

Is that enough?

Diningroom reveal

For those of you who have been following, you may remember the before picture of my dining room

I found this picture of a diningroom I loved.

Earlier in the summer I started striping the table and chairs and then stained them black.  This is a picture of the chairs when they were finished

Then I recovered the chair seats.

Then I decided that the white microwave hutch looked awful in the corner so I researched painting laminante furniture on Pintrest and this is what I did.

Two coats of Zinsser Cover Stain Primer

And 2 coats of black Eggshell paint

Here is the whole room.  You can also see my new curtains and a few Fall decorations.  I also had a Pantry Cupboard in the corner you can't see, that is going in the basement until I can replace it with something new.





Five Fantastic Friday Finds

Welcome to a new feature on my blog.  Every Friday I will be posting five things that have inspired me and hopefully will inspire you too. 

The Lemon Family

I just love this, the table is decorated beautifully and the pictures hanging from a curtain rod with ribbon is such a cool idea.

Little Bit Funky

This looks like a desert worth trying.



www.pinerly.com

Just a little reminder.

Kim's Card Kits

Some beautiful Christmas cards to make.

Valentino Bow Coat

Love, Love, Love this coat, but at almost $3000 I don't think I'll be adding it to my closet soon.

I hope you enjoyed the first edition of my Five Fantastic Friday Finds and I'll be doig it again next week.

Fall is coming

Although you wouldn't know it by the temperature, it's still hiting 20C this week, Autumn is on its way.  It's my favorite season so I'm always looking forward to it.  I love the colours and the crisp air in Fall.  I thought I would check out some of the decorating ideas on Pintrest and this is what I found.

Love this wreath done with ornaments

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These are so cute and seem pretty easy to make

artsyfartsymama.com

Aren't the stars pretty



KP Creek

So Cute

Martha Stewart

A Great idea for Pumkins



A Diamond in the Stuff

Makes me wish I had a Mantle

Decorating Ideas Gallery

Pretty Bookcases

Work Man Family