The List

Have you heard of and/or participated in Apartment Therapy's January Cure?

It's a really comprehensive refresher for home and habits.  They released the calendar today, and go into some depth in posts to unpack the assignments in posts throughout the month.

We are January Cure-ing at our house... and today's assignment was to make a list, which reminds me a lot of making a William Morris Master List... Remember this one from my tiny apartment?

And it occurred to me I have not made a wish list/master list for this house...even though we have lived here for 6 months!  I've already figured out this will be a loooong post- but you're welcome to read on!

So here goes nothing:

Kitchen:
Elbow Grease
     -Refinish top of kitchen table- it's raw wood now.
     -Murphy's Oil Soap/deep clean all cabinetry
     -Do a cost analysis for new cabinet/drawer pulls, pick out new ones
     -Deep clean fridge
     -Clean up amount of stuff on outside of fridge
     -pantry organizing
     -windows
     -scrub out recycling and trash bins
     -repaint wall in pantry, put up already-purchased mop hooks
     -deep clean sink
     -evaluate and disperse constantly-on-the-counter things
     -use the backlogged supplies and reupholster the kitchen table chairs already!
Little Expense
     -clean/dirty magnet for dishwasher
     -light/outlet plates replaced
     -new floor mat for in front of sink
     -new dishtowels
If it were our house/BIG projects
     -Replace countertops
     -Put up cookbook/serving piece shelving over doorway

Living Room:
Elbow Grease
     -dust blinds
     -update photos on walls, put old ones into albums/scrapbook spreads
     -repot house plants in need
     -improve landing strip function/capabilities... Add one more crate for shoes/bags, anchor system better
Little Expense
     -new winter/non-Christmas wreath
     -Pillow forms for wingback
     -new baskets for under coffee table that match and function a little better
BIG projects
     -reupholster wingback chairs(supplies already purchased, courage being gathered...)
     -paint the blank canvas on the wall with something great
     -Find a cabinet to go on wall by the door

Studio:
Elbow Grease
     -Get to the floors and deep clean them- rugs outside, beaten out, mopping before replacing.
     -Catalog all un-catalogged fabric, put on board bolts, and find more shelving for it
     -Unpack boxes not touched since move
     -Mount rail system on wall by ironing board
     -Organize steamer trunk
     -pack up books that need to go to the office
     -Organize patterns... Possibly in reinvented steamer trunk?
     -Cull UFOs(UnFinished Objects, usually referring to things one will never finish)
     -Set deadlines for WIPs(Works-In-Progress, which one has not given up hope on).
Little Expense
     -Trashcan
     -extra buckets for rail system(IKEA trip)
     -Phone dock for podcast playing
     -New dry erase board
     -new drawer pulls(need 8)
Big Projects
     -Run shelving over doors on wall to expand open storage of books/projects
     -Recover ironing board
     -refurbish Nana's serger and find it a home

Downstairs Bath:
Elbow Grease
     -get Sharpie stain out of shower curtain
     -touch up paint
     -scrub mirror cabinet and doorknobs
Little Expense
New plunger/toilet brush with caddy
new towel bars and hooks

Study/Library
Elbow Grease
     -throughly vacuum the dog's favorite chair
     -make bill paying drawer more organized and useful
     -attack the catch-all closet; store Christmas decor and party supplies there
     -find way to incorporate personal photos/travel mementos
Little Expense
     -new knobs for desk
     -a couple frames
     -a folio for bills/tax information
     -door hooks for clergy robes and visitor jackets

Mudroom/Laundry
Elbow Grease
     -Fix the paint
     -hang up the hooks
     -Paint the laundry cabinets
     -re-organize laundry cabinets to serve as party supply HQ
     -hang indoor drying line
Little Expense
     -Replace laundry cabinet hardware
     -extend shelving to doorway
     -replace blinds on back door with curtain
     -replace switch/outlet plates
     -new door mat
Big Projects
     -Make dog bed: Inside zippered sack to fill with scraps/outside shells
     -install easy-to-pop-out yet sturdy shelf above washer and dryer
     -workbench for canning jar storage and other equipment with ability to double as prep space
     -winter storage for potatoes, onions, sweet potatoes, and hard squash

...And moving upstairs:

Master Bedroom
Elbow Grease
     -Put all the laundry away and KEEP IT THAT WAY
     -move the things that belong in the attic back into the attic
     -repot the succulent planter
     -clean big dresser mirror
     -dust. clean and condition all hardwood furniture
     -tidy nightstands
     -take donations to Goodwill
     -flip hangers for January closet
Little Expense
     -Toggle to get house phone out of bedroom
     -box to hide router in
     -trashcans for each side of bed
     -prints for a couple empty frames
     -small footstool for fun blue chair
Big Projects
     -Find a secretary desk for my writing corner
     -find (or build) a nightstand for hubs

Master Bathroom
Elbow Grease
     -rearrange cabinet to hold first aid and medicine
     -Clean mirrors
     -reorganize drawers to corral all the... stuff we use on bathroom counter
Little Expense
     -new towel rails
     -trays to corral counter necessities
     -baskets/bins to organize first aid
     -shelf insert for under sink- check kitchen dept at Ikea
     -plunger/toilet brush holder as in downstairs bath
     -spare toilet roll holder

Upstairs Guest Room
Elbow Grease
     -clean dresser mirror
     -dust, clean, and condition all the antique wood furniture
     -hang tapestry or interesting piece of fabric as headboard
Little Expense
     -tiny nightstand
     -nicer lamp
     -bookends
Big Project
     -patch and paint walls
     -find/build bookshelves
     -reclaim closet

I'll refer back to this post as needed, and attempt to keep it up to date!