Checklist

We've done so much decorating and renovating since we closed on September 30th, 2010 and we still have so much more to go.  I thought if I made a check list, I could appreciate our accomplishments better.  So here goes, room by room....

Foyer

1. Paint We painted BM Natural Element.
2. Replace chandelier
3. Purchase console table or bench.
4. Purchase some wall art.
5. New tiles They look gorgeous
6. Replace closet door Done.  Thanks to Matt's Dad.
7. Decor for plant shelf

1/2 Bath

1. New toilet This was done immediately.  Old one was soooo gross.  We got handicap height.  What a difference.
2. New vanity
3. Paint We painted SW Green Cast.  I really like the color, although most of the time it looks light blue.
4. Blinds This was an immediate necessity too.  The toilet sits directly across from the window.
5. Curtains I found the curtains at the Ann & Hope Outlet in Dartmouth.  I love them.
6. Wall art I hung pictures that used to be in my parents bedroom.  Yay for recycled art.
7. Beachy decor The Ann & Hope Outlet also had some adorable beachy bathroom stuff.  I bought a shell shaped soap dish & a decorative towel with sand dunes on it.  They match perfectly.
8. Get paint stain out of grout
9. Fix corroded pipe under sink
10. Hang towel bar Yay Matt!  Maybe he is a little handy.

Kitchen

1. New appliances We were going to wait a little bit before replacing the appliance, but they were too gross.  The dishwasher smelled so horrible.  We bought SS & love them.
2. New tile The new tile is the same as the foyer.  Love it!
3. Reface cabinets
4. Replace counter top
5. New pendant light
6. Paint We painted BM Pale Smoke
7. New faucet
8. New drawer pulls We bought the drawer pulls from Lowes.

Dining Room

1. New dining table Matt picked out the dining table all on his own.  He found it in the clearance section of our local furniture store.  Good job!
2. Paint The dining room is open to the living room.  It's painted BM Central Park
3. Panels for slider Matt found the panels in the clearance section of JC Penny.  Yay, Matt!
4. Sideboard or buffet table
5. New light
6. Area rug We found the area rug at Building 19.  It was super cheap.

Living Room

1. New TV stand We bought the tv stand at Walmart & had to put it together ourselves.  What a PITA! It's fine for now, but will be replaced as soon as I find something better.
2. Get fireplace remote to work Gas fireplace has a remote.  After replacing the batteries, it seems to be working better.
3. New lampshade Found a great lampshade at Homegoods.  So cute.
4. Need side table next to couch
5. Table lamp for side table
6. New area rug We found this rug at Building 19 as well.  I really love it.  It has different shades of green, cream & brown in it.  It also hides stains well.
7. Art work
8. Mantle decor I found some things to put up there but it's not complete yet.
9. Blower for fireplace
10. Large mirror for mantle
11. Paint The living room is painted the same as the dining room.  BM Central Park.

Office

1. Paint current desk or replace (I'd rather replace)
2. Paint rest of furniture to coordinate
3. New desk chair, not on wheels
4. Wall decor
5. Curtains I bought the curtains at Target.  I love them!  They're so light & airy.
6. More lighting
7. Cork board
8. Chaise lounge
9. Table for crafting
10. Paint I can't remember the name of this paint.  It's from BM & turned out to be a periwinkle color.  It was supposed to be a beachy blue.  But I like how it turned out.
11. Carpet The carpet was so gross when we moved in.  Dog pee stains everywhere.  We got a beautiful speckled gray for the stairs and the entire second floor.  I love it.

Master Bedroom

1. Paint We painted BM Sandy Brown.
2. Carpet Love the new carpet.  See comments from #11 under Office.
3. New bedroom set We got our new bedroom set & mattress from Bob's Furniture.  Love it!  I feel like a real grown up now.
4. Wall art
5. Window treatments I bought canvas roman shades for privacy from JC Penny.  I also bought chocolate brown panels from the Christmas Tree Shop. 
6. Table lamps Matt picked out these really cool table lamps from Big Lots.  He's got pretty good taste.

Dressing Area

1. Replace vanity top
2. Get more lighting
3. Chair for vanity The chair was a Christmas present from Matt.  I had to return the original because it didn't come with the right parts.  I bought a tan parsons chair instead.

Upstairs Bath

1. New vanity
2. Regrout tub Matt did this.  Good job.
3. Fix ceiling Matt did this too.  Not bad.
4. Shower curtain I found the shower curtain at Marshalls.  I love it & have received many compliments on it.  I wish I could find another to make curtains out of.
5. Window valance Bought the valance at the Ann & Hope Outlet.  I don't love it, but it's better than nothing for now.
6. Wall decor Matt's parents brought back a couple of notecards from the beach where we got married.  They framed them & they look great in the bath.
7. Paint The paint color is BM Tropical Breeze lightened up 2 shades.
8. Window shade Ordering a top down/bottom up shade was one of the first things I did.  This window is directly across from the shower & sits above the toilet.
9. Bath Mat Plain navy bath mat from Walmart.  Shell mat from Ann & Hope Outlet.
10. New toilet This toilet was installed at the same time as the other.  Much better.
11. Fix rusted pipe under sink
12. New faucet

Man Cave

1. Paint
2. Panels for slider Bought at Target.  Love them.  Will be using a color from them to paint walls.
3. Recliner
4. Small table next to recliner
5. More lighting
6. Hang pictures Matt has a ton of sports pictures that he hung around the room.
7. Paint coffee table We had an old glass top side table that I painted black to coordinate with the tv stand.  It looks okay for now.

Guest Room

1. Paint
2. New drawer pulls for bureau

Laundry Room

1. New washer & dryer We bought a new front loading W/D from the Sears outlet in Fall River.  The washing machine plays a song when it's done.  So cute.
2. Hang more shelves
3. Replace flooring
4. Paint

Master Bedroom- ALMOST DONE

Phew!  I few more finishing touches & I'll be happy.  So far, I think it looks great!  We had some company over the holidays & during the 'house tour', I got the best compliment.  She said 'your bedroom looks like a magazine'!!  Joy!!

Here's some details of the room.

Our sheets.  My mom said they look like a chain link fence.  I never thought of that, but yes they do.

One of our new bed side lamps.  Matt picked these out.  I love them.  I think they're very unique.

Here's the window treatments.  I decided on chocolate brown panels & an ivory roman shade.  The rod has capiz shells on the finials.

I think this zebra print bedding adds a little fun to the room while still keeping with the brown tones.  I know, I need a bed skirt still... and some kind of art to hang over the bed.

Master Bedroom- DURING

Here's the master, minus the rug & some doors.

Here's the dressing area.  That's my closet on the left.

Here I am painting the linen closet.

Matt's Dad painting the trim.

Matt's Dad painting the 1st coat.

Doors have been re-hung on Matt's closet.
Wall Color: BM Sandy Brown

Final coat.

This picture shows what the carpet actually looks like.  I just love it!!

Here's the dressing area.

Here's our new master bedroom set.  EEK!  Love it!  We bought both the furniture & the mattress at Bobs.  The furniture is from the Manhattan collection.  The mattress is a knock off pillow top posturepedic & sooo comfortable.

Here's a closer look at the bed.

Here's another angle.

Here are the new dressers.

Master Bedroom- BEFORE

This is the master bedroom from the MLS listing.  That border up there is actually like a black, fishnet ribbon. 

I can't wait to see our new bedroom set in here & the new carpet.

This is Matt's closet.  If you notice, the fishnet ribbon is already down.  That's the first thing Matt did when he walked in.

Another angle of the Master from Closing Day.  The area to the left, is my dressing area.

That's the fishnet ribbon on the floor & some very sunny windows.

This is the dressing area.  My closet is on the left & the vanity is on the right.  I probably should have opened the blind when I took the picture... sorry.

The is a view from the dressing area into the bathroom.

Master Bedroom Inspiration

The master bedroom is going to be a little tricky. We have this beautiful espresso bedroom set. Our summer bedding has stripes of blues, dark brown and tan. Our winter bedding is dark brown and cream.

These curtains would look gorgeous with a lighter brown wall.

**We found almost similar curtains at the Christmas Tree Shop. They're perfect & were soooo cheap! Don't you just love a bargain!

The wall color here is SW Kilim Beige.  I like the B&W pictures.  It has the brown curtains like we just bought & the lamp is nice too.

I saved this picture because I like the way they hung the pictures above the bed. We could do something like this anywhere, but then I noticed the comforter, not bad.

I like the wall color here.  I especially liked this picture because our new bedroom set is the same shade of brown & the throw pillow is very similiar to our winter bedding.  If only I could find the names of the paint color.

This is our new bed.  It's nice to see it in a room that I like (beachy blue).

I like this shade from JCP in the neutral color.  There's a couple problems though.  1) I wouldn't be able to mount the shade inside the window.  2) There's only 1 review & it's really bad. 3) It's on clearance so I might not be able to return it.

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I'd like to put pictures like these over the bed.