Home Improvement

Well, here I am not doing much scrapping. Life has still been so busy and exhausting that I haven't yet found my happy medium. I've been doing a lot of thinking and soul searching about my job, family and home in that time. I'd love to move, but it's going to be at least another year or two before that will be a possibility so inbetween now and then we're going to do everything we can to make our home a nicer place and more valuable when we sell.

So, I thought I'd go ahead and use my blog to organize my thoughts on that topic for now. :) We're trying to update and make tasteful changes but still keep it on the cheap.

Outdoors we need to keep landscaping but I don't have a plan for that yet. What I do know that we need is:
1) A shed $800
2) New light fixtures

Option A
Option B
Option C ** Current Favorite

ESTIMATED TOTAL - - - $900

Living Room
1) Carpeting: $1000
2) Paint Closet: $25
3) New Closet shelving: $40
4) Closet doors: $40

ESTIMATED TOTAL - - - $1105

Back Hall
1) Paint closet and ceiling: $25
2) Doors to closet: $60
3) Optional: front loading washer and dryer $1500
4) Optional: Counter top to mount over washer and dryer $50
5) Door to back Hall: $50

ESTIMATED TOTAL - - - $135 to $1685

1st floor Bath
1) Medicine cabinet: $35
2) Light for over cabinet: $80
3) Paint: $25
4) Fan/overhead light: $90
5) Door: $50

ESTIMATED TOTAL - - - $280

Xander's Room
1) Carpet: $400
2) Paint closet: $25

ESTIMATED TOTAL - - - $425

Kitchen
1) Counter: $200
2) Carpet for stairs: $500?

ESTIMATED TOTAL - - - $700

Upstairs Hall
1) Light (already have)
2) Paint:$25

ESTIMATED TOTAL - - - $25


Upstairs Bath
1) Floor: $60
2) Paint: $25
3) Door for Linen Closet: $60

ESTIMATED TOTAL - - - $145

Master Bedroom
1) Carpet: $500
2) Door: $60
3) Closet door 1: $40
4) Closet door 2: $40
5) Remove paneling and paint drywall: $50
6) Closet organizers: $100
7) New Bed: $1000

ESTIMATED TOTAL - - - $790

Third Bedroom
1) Carpet: $500
2) Door: $60
3) Closet Doors: $120
4) Remove paneling and paint: $50

ESTIMATED TOTAL - - - $730



GRAND TOTAL - - - $6235 to $7785

Not too bad considering the overall improvements that will be made. :)