Our “To-Do” and “Done” lists, complete with links to the items we have purchased and LOVE for our very first home.
We will constantly update this page with the most recent photos and information, so make sure to stop back by to see our home’s progress!
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[title text=”KITCHEN” style=”bold_center”]

KITCHEN UPDATES:

• Painted Kitchen
• Installed Mosaic Tile Backsplash
• Installed New Pergo Outlast+ Waterproof Laminate Wood Flooring

CABINETS:

• Painted Oak Cabinets White using the RUST-OLEUM Cabinet Transformations Kit (Light Tint / Large Kit) /  “Small” Kit
• Changed Cabinet Hardware to Cosmas Oil Rubbed Bronze Handle Pulls  & Cosmas Oil Rubbed Bronze Euro Style Bar Handle Pull
• Changed Cabinet Hinges to ones that are “no-show”

COUNTERS:

• Painted Countertops using Rust-Oleum Countertop Transformations Kit, Desert Sand (Large Kit) /  “Small” Kit
• Installed Beadboard on Bar Area & Sides of Cabinets
• Purchased Counter-Height Bar Stools: Home Decorators Collection’s Brexley Parson Counter Stool (with Chestnut Legs)

LIGHTING:

• Updated Flush Mount Light with Modern Light to match Chandelier in Dining Room
• Replaced Two Recessed Lights with Pendant Lights
• Updated Light Switch Plates (no visible screws!)
• Installed Under Cabinet Lighting

ACCESSORIES:

• Updated to Oil Rubbed Bronze Floor Vents with a FUN pattern!
• Installed a Moen Brantford One-Handle Pulldown Kitchen Faucet in Brushed Nickle
• Designed Custom Kitchen Artwork (by yours truly, available for purchase in the Allison LeAnn Design Etsy Shop!)

Maybe one day we will….Buy a New Dishwasher / Install Wireless Under Cabinet Lighting / Install Crown Molding / Purchase & Install Hardwood Flooring (Dark Wood Color)

[title text=”DINING ROOM” style=”bold_center”]

DINING ROOM UPDATES:

• Painted Dining Room
• Updated Kitchen Buffet top with Rust-Oleum Countertop Transformations Kit, Desert Sand and changed hardware to Cosmas Oil Rubbed Bronze Handle Pulls & Cosmas Oil Rubbed Bronze Euro Style Bar Handle Pull
• Removed blinds from door

LIGHTING:

• Installed New Chandelier

FURNITURE:

• Purchased Kitchen Chairs that coordinate with our bar stools (Ours have Chestnut Legs, but that version is now discontinued)
• Purchased Used Kitchen Table (from Facebook Pickers Group!)

ACCESSORIES:

• Created Artwork to Hide Electric Breaker Box
• Updated to Oil Rubbed Bronze Floor Vents with a FUN pattern!

Maybe one day we will….Paint both Doors (White? Teal?) / Paint Kitchen Table (Teal? Yellow? Navy?) / DIY cute Curtains for Door / Install Crown Molding / Purchase & Install Hardwood Flooring (Dark Wood Color)

 

[title text=”LIVING ROOM” style=”bold_center”]

 

UPDATES PART 1

 

LIVING ROOM UPDATES:

• Painted Walls Dark Beige (Valspar Desert Fortress), Painted Accent Wall , & Inside Coat Closet
• Built Large 2-person Desk (Using Cabinets Purchased at Estate Sale)
• Painted Inside Coat Closet
• Updated to Brushed Nickle Floor Vents with a FUN pattern!
• Fresh Coat of White paint to doors
• Installed New Pergo Outlast+ Waterproof Laminate Wood Flooring

LIGHTING:

• Installed Dimmer for Ceiling Fan
• Purchased & Installed a New Brushed Nickle Flush Mount Ceiling Fan with Dark Wood Blades (with remote!)

FURNITURE:

• Purchased Couch & Loveseat
• Purchased Large Brown Quilted Ottoman (Similar ottoman here in suede)
• Purchased Beige Rug (Big Lots)
• Purchased TV Stand – Kayden Sofa Table – Signature Design by Ashley Furniture  (Sold online here and here)
• Purchased Two Desk Chairs (Big Lots)

ACCESSORIES:

• Kenney Cafe Window Curtain Rod (Chocolate)
• Urbanest Metal Curtain Drapery Clip Rings (Bronze / 1″ Diameter)
• Purchase four sets of Lime Green Geometric Curtains (Lowe’s)

Maybe one day we will….Buy a Large Mirror to hang somewhere in the living room / Make Crown Molding Shoe Rack Inside Coat Closet / Stain Wood Bard inside of Coat Closet to match Desk Top / White Molding on and around Door Frame from Kitchen to Living Room / White Wood Slat Window Blinds / Install Crown Molding / Purchase & Install Hardwood Flooring (Dark Wood Color)

 

[title text=”HALLWAY” style=”bold_center”]

HALLWAY UPDATES:

• Installed New Pergo Outlast+ Waterproof Laminate Wood Flooring
• Painted Hallway Valspar Desert Fortress (Dark Beige) with a Navy Blue Accent Wall & Painted Door to Furnace Area White
• Installed a Nest Learning Thermostat (ours is not sold now so the newest version is linked)
• Purchased Frames for Collage Project
• Replaced (2) Gold Flush Mount Lights with (2) Oil Rubbed Bronze Lights

Maybe one day we will….Use Navy Blue wall as a gallery wall with frames and artwork / Take out Old Vent & Replace with Flooring / Install Crown Molding / Purchase & Install Hardwood Flooring (Dark Wood Color)

[title text=”MASTER BEDROOM” style=”bold_center”]

 

MASTER BEDROOM UPDATES:

• PAINT COLOR: Valspar Desert Fortress (Dark Beige) & Accent Wall Dark Brown; (now teal!) Painted Inside Closet Light Beige
• Purchased a bed, a dresser, a chest, and two nightstands from the “Martini Bedroom Suite” by Ashley Furniture
• Replaced the White Wire Closet Shelving System with allen + roth Java Wood Closet Shelves (Shelf but in Jave & bracket but in Java)
• Replaced Old Gold Ceiling Fan with the Harbor Breeze Platinum Santa Ana 48-in Brushed Nickle Downrod Mount Ceiling Fan (with remote!)
• Updated Floor Vents
• Fresh Coat of White paint to doors
• Installed new White Wood Slat Binds
• New Carpet

 

[title text=”MASTER BATHROOM” style=”bold_center”]

 

MASTER BATHROOM UPDATES:

• Painted Walls Light Blue
• Stained Oak Vanity Dark Brown
• Replaced Gold Cabinet Handles & Hardware with Modern Brushed Nickle Set
• Replaced Medicine Cabinet with Large allen + roth Wall Mirror
• Installed Vanity Lighting
• Replaced Exhaust Fan with Brushed Nickle Light & Exhaust Fan Combo
• Replaced Gold Faucets with Moen Caldwell Spot Resistant Brushed Nickle Sink Faucets (We have two of these!)
• Installed Brushed Nickle Towel Bar, Toilet Paper Holder, & Other Accessories
• Installed Peal & Stick Floor Tiles Inside Vanity
• Installed Brown Blinds
• Updated to Brushed Nickle Floor Vents with a FUN pattern!
• Fresh Coat of White paint to door

Maybe one day we will….Build & Install Dark Stained Floating Shelves for Towel Storage / Purchased Shelves or Cabinet for Washer/Dryer Area / New Glass Shower Doors / Install Crown Molding

 

[title text=”GUEST BEDROOM” style=”bold_center”]

GUEST BEDROOM UPDATES:

• Painted Walls & Inside Closet Light Beige
• Built Fabric Headboard
• Updated Floor Vents
• Hung Artwork
• Purchased & Installed a new Murray Feiss Llight Fixture in a Silver Leaf Patina finish
• Bought new teal and white curtains
• Bought new IKEA bedding and pillows
• Fresh Coat of White paint to doors

Maybe one day we will….Paint one wall an accent color / Paint a nightstand / White Wood Slat Window Blinds / Install Crown Molding / Purchase & Install Hardwood Flooring (Dark Wood Color)

 

[title text=”GUEST BATHROOM” style=”bold_center”]

GUEST BATHROOM UPDATES:

• Painted Upper Walls Light Beige
• Designed & Built Wood Pattern Around Lower Walls
• Painted Lower Walls Orange with White Accents
• Installed New Laminate Flooring
• Installed Trim Around Bottom of Tub Area
• Installed New White Vanity with Natural Stone Counter (allen + roth Norbury White Undermount Vanity with Engineered Stone Top)
• Replaced Medicine Cabinet with allen + roth White Mirror
• Removed Storage Cabinet
• Installed Curved Shower Curtain Rod and a New Waffle Weave Brown Shower Curtain that we LOVE!
• Painted Door a fresh coat of white paint
• Updated to Brushed Nickle Floor Vents with a FUN pattern!
• Installed New Exhaust Fan

LIGHTING:

• Updated to an allen + roth 3-Light Brushed Nickel Bathroom Vanity Light & Flush Mount Light

Maybe one day we will….Install Screwless New Light Switch Covers / Buy New Brown Rug / New Brushed Nickle Shower Head & Faucet / Install Crown Molding

[title text=”OFFICE / CRAFT ROOM” style=”bold_center”]

OFFICE UPDATES:

• Painted Walls Pastel Green & Inside Closet Light Beige
• Purchased & Assembled a White Corner Craft Desk with lots of storage
• Purchased White IKEA Expedite Shelving System
• Updated to Brushed Nickle Floor Vents with a FUN pattern!
• Installed a new Murray Feiss (Lucia Collection) Semi-Flush Light in Burnished Silver Finish with Beige Fabric Shade & DIAMONDS! (It’s sooo pretty in person!)
• Fresh Coat of White paint to doors

Maybe one day we will….Buy White Wood Slat Window Blinds / Install Crown Molding / Purchase & Install Hardwood Flooring (Dark Wood Color)

 

[title text=”GARAGE” style=”bold_center”]

AFTER:

 

 

GARAGE UPDATES:

• PAINT COLOR: Valspar Redstone Blue Spruce
• Removed Large Wall Divider & lots of Wood Shelves
• Removed Extra Wires from Ceiling & Patched Holes
• Painted Walls, Garage Doors & Both Entrance Doors
• Filled & Sanded all the (Zillion) Nail Holes
• Purchased, Assembled & Installed Gladiator Garage XL Storage Cabinet, 2 Wall Boxes, 2 Gearboxes, a couple Shelves (not pictured), lots of Wall Tracks, and a bunch of hooks and accessories.
• Purchased Additional Beige Storage Totes
• Purchased Black Recycling Bins that stack on top of each other
• Installed Diamond Plate Light Switches and Diamond Plate Outlet Covers
• Replaced Molding around outside of Garage Doors

Maybe one day we will….Build New Stairs & Rails / Build or Purchase Fishing Rod Storage / Paint Concrete Floors / Fold Down Stairs for Attic Access / White Wood Slat Window Blinds

 

[title text=”OUTSIDE” style=”bold_center”]

 

OUTDOOR UPDATES:

• Painted back porch with Olympic Rescue-It (moderate option & autumn brown color)
• Replaced all Outside & Porch Lights
• Installed Solar Powered Pathway Lights
• Installed New Mailbox
• Planted Two Thundercloud Ornamental Plum Trees
• Removed Stone Landscape Edging from Sidewalk Areas
• Created & Installed House Number Plaque (Wood is Mahogany stained with Rust-Oleum’s Kona & House Numbers are super inexpensive and can be purchase here)
• Fresh Coat of Paint on Front & Back Doors

 

Maybe one day we will….Build a Porch Swing / Paint railing out back white / Replace White Rocks around the back porch with Pebbles

 

[title text=”OTHER” style=”bold_center”]

Maybe one day we will….

• Update Remaining Light Switch & Outlet Plates Inside (no visible screws!)
• Update Gold Door Knobs & Hardware with Brushed Nickle or Oil Rubbed Bronze (Or Possibly Spray Paint Existing Ones?)