We’ve now been in our house
5 years and a hell of a lot has changed in that time. I’ve learnt a ton about
woodworking and renovation and Tom has gotten slightly more comfortable with me
working on the house. Here is a room by room overview of the progress we’ve
made to our home.
Front Entrance:
Completed Projects: painted,
replaced light, built shelving in the closet
Furniture I built or re-did:
upholstered/painted bench
Still to do: finish
patching/painting the ceiling
Front Room:
Completed Projects: painted
(twice), new window, replaced light
Furniture I built or re-did:
upholstered round chair, painted bookcase, built end tables
Still to do: finish
patching/painting the ceiling
Dining Room:
Completed Projects: painted,
new light, painted border
Furniture I built or re-did:
dining room table, set of chairs (almost done!)
Still to do: ideally open up
the wall between this room and the front room
Back Room:
Completed Projects: painted,
new light, new windows, hardwood floor installation
Furniture I built or re-did:
2 chairs, end table, ottoman, chaise lounge
Still to do: build a new TV
cabinet, paint the window trim
Kitchen:
Completed Projects: complete
gut of the space including re-finished the hardwood floor, cabinets,
countertop, backsplash, painting, new light
Furniture I built or re-did:
all the cabinets/doors, floating shelves
Still to do: re-paint the
white cabinet doors where knots in the wood are showing through, patch doorway
trim to front entrance
Tom’s Den:
Completed Projects: painted,
new window, re-finished the hardwood floor
Furniture I built or re-did:
added a shelf to the desk
Still to do: replace light,
add a door to the closet, paint the door
Powder Room:
Completed Projects: complete
gut of the space including tiled the floors, tiled the wall, new light, new
sink and faucet
Furniture I built or re-did:
built floating vanity
Still to do: paint the door
Staircase & Hallway:
Completed Projects:
re-finished hardwood treads, re-finish hardwood floors, painted risers and
walls, new light, new hall closet
Furniture I built or re-did:
none
Still to do: small paint
touch ups from the floor sanding
Master Bedroom:
Completed Projects: new
window, installed 2 closets, painted, new light
Furniture I built or re-did:
2 dressers
Still to do: paint the window
trim
Bathroom:
Completed Projects: complete
gut of the space including tiled the floors, tiled the shower, new bathtub, new
shower fixtures and faucet
Furniture I built or re-did:
vanity
Still to do: replace light 
Second Bedroom:
Completed Projects: painted,
new rod/shelf in the closet, new light
Furniture I built or re-did:
none
Still to do: re-paint the
white upper half of the room (did not cover well), paint the trim 
Basement:
Completed Projects: ripped
out 90% of the old finished basement
Furniture I built or re-did:
none
Still to do: finish demo of
the space, put the bathroom back in and finish the space
Exterior:
Completed Projects: new
porch 85% completed, painted the front door, roof repairs, dug part of the
foundation
Furniture I built or re-did:
none
Still to do: repair/paint
the parging, deal with the driveway area where the concrete was removed, re-do
the front walk-way, add a brick edge to the flower beds, re-seed or sod the
front lawn
Overall the top 2 floors of
the house are in good shape; most of the work left to do is paint touch up or
decorative. The basement has barely been touched and I like it that way; I love
having a workshop. Going forward I would like to put up a wall between the shop
and the laundry/storage, so there is less transfer of dust into that side.
The exterior of the house is
another matter; we’ve got a lot of projects to do to give it more curb appeal. I’ve
been so focused on getting the inside to where I want it to be that I’ve
neglected to do much outside. Also I’m not a fan of gardening. The front porch
construction was the first real step for me to start transforming the outside.
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