Today, I decided to take part in Apartment Therapy’s January Cure.
If you are ready to whip your home into shape, get it clean, organized and under control, we’re here to help – let’s do it together! … By the end of January, you’ll be sitting pretty in a clean, fresh, organized home. We’ve even built in plans for a gathering of your friends on the first weekend in February to help you celebrate!
Today’s assignment is to make a list of projects that need to be done throughout the house and highlight 3-5 of them that you’d want to focus on this month.
I began my list and then sat down with Joshua to discuss which items are doable this month, let alone this year. Here is what we came up with. The items we’re going to focus on this month are in bold.
Project List
The Entryway
Add weather stripping to front door
Replace door hinges
- Add hooks or coat rack
The Living Room
Replace throw pillows
- Replace current fireplace with pellet stove
- Relocate thermostat to hallway
- Replace carpet with hardwood flooring
- Get new side tables and/or coffee table
- Tidy up speaker wires behind TV
Replace ceiling fan with more modern one that has a dimmer
The Dining Room
- Replace carpet with hardwood flooring
- Organize book shelf & add décor
- Have plans for seasonal changes of bookshelf decor
- Reupholster dining chairs
The Hallway
- Finish couples timeline gallery wall
- Organize linen closet
- Paint linen closet doors
- Replace carpet with hardwood flooring
The Guest Room
- Paint nightstand
- Replace handles on dresser
- Acquire additional hanging rod for closet
- Add more art/prints to walls
Hard wire for internet
My Office Room
- Organize my closet
- Organize desk drawers
- Add more storage
Make a home for gift-wrapping items
- Create a Holiday Planner binder
Hard wire for internet
- Update household binder
The Guest Bathroom
Organize vanity drawers
Organize inside vanity cabinets
- Stain or paint vanity
- Replace toilet
- Replace carpet with hardwood flooring
- Create a hostess kit
Master Bathroom
- Replace print on shelf above toilet
- Organize vanity drawers
- De-gold fixtures (shower and closet doors)
- Remodel shower – better storage and shower head
- Stain or paint vanity
Master Bedroom
- Add more art/prints walls
- Add décor to dresser – vase, flowers, pictures, etc.
Hard wire for internet
The Kitchen
- Organize recipe binder & make digital copy for iPad
- Clean out and organize under the kitchen sink
- Replace cabinets
- Replace countertops + backsplash
- New sink + faucet
Replace gas cooktop with electric one
- New flooring
- Stainless steel dishwasher
- New over-the-range fan
The Laundry Room
- Create a stain-cleaning kit
- Add shelving
- Create a key holder
- Put up leash holder
- Replace cabinets
- Make a designated pantry area
- Create built-in litter box
- Replace door going from kitchen to laundry room
The Garage
Add shelving
Hang brooms and mops
The Entertainment Room/Joshua’s Office
- Organize bookshelves
- Add shelving
- Replace ceiling fan with more modern one
The Front Yard
- Clean out and fix rain gutters
- Create mailbox decal
- Remove trees near mailbox
- Connect driveways and turn into u-shaped driveway
The Backyard
- Fix tiles on patio table
- Organize the shed
- Clean out and fix rain gutters
- Get a fire pit