"Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or
believe to be beautiful." This is week nine of the William Morris Project*, happening again, every thursday in 2013.
*Pancakes & French Fries started this whole business a while ago, and I have been trying to keep up ever since!
{last weekend I was on a retreat at the Vancouver Red Lion...the restaurant there was amazing. It was like going to Disneyland, or Las Vegas....only way smaller and without musical rocks.}
This week I made a cursory list of things I'd like to do this year for the William Morris Project. I realize most of them are not world changing, or even very interesting, but it turns out having a list is rather helpful. When I need a project to do, I can run over and check the list, no time wasted wandering around the house feeling overwhelmed {which inevitably leads to searching Pinterest for 'ideas'}.
Here we go:
{Before you bother reading this list, know that it will most likely be as exciting as reading TOS or listening to how to use your seat belts on an airplane. I am posting it mostly to say 'Hey! I showed up!', and to have something to refer back to during the coming weeks.}
In the front yard/porch:
Plant low growing, low maintenance plants to provide erosion control
Repair rotten boards on the porch steps
New doormat
Chain totem pole to the railing
More seating {swing? hammock?}
In the entryway:
Hang up some more art
Find a new entry rug
Sew a cushion for the built in bench
Procure a giant plant for the mirror corner
Sew curtains
In the living room:
Hang up some more art {I think this means I need to find some new art....we just don't have enough to cover all the walls. I'm all for simplicity, but when there is nothing up, it gets a bit dreary.}
Sew curtains
Find another bookcase that matches the one we already have
Buy low wattage light bulbs for our lamps, so our eyes don't burn out
In the parlor:
Um, anything.
Find furniture
Sew curtains
Hang art
Find some tall, fun things for the mantle
In the dining room:
Sew curtains
Edit artwork
Screw the table together
Find some additional chairs
Sew cushions for the pew
Patina the chandelier
Closet door
In the harry potter closet:
Replace the broken plastic hanging rod hardware with something more durable
Clear off the hat shelf and put hats there
Hang key hooks
Hang art
In the kitchen:
Replace dishwasher
Replace cabinet pulls
Touch up cabinet stain
Shelf paper for the cupboards/drawers
Repair runners on drawers
Replace or cover up existing flooring
Hang art
Sew curtains
Build chalkboard
Build shelves for pantry
In the mudroom:
Find bench and shoe basket
Buy white wood hangers from Ikea
Rug
In the powder room:
Sew curtains
Modify light above toilet
In the backyard:
Plant fun things
Prune roses
New doormat
In the basement:
Break down boxes
Organize storage
Purge!!
Set up workspace
Sew curtains
In the upstairs hall:
Clean carpets
Fix built in drawers
Patina pulls?
In the office:
Bookshelves
Sew curtains
In my room:
Level the tv
Sew curtains
Nightstands
Hide extension cord
Closet door
Fix crack in headboard
Reading lamps
In the children's wing:
Sew curtains
Closet doors
New lights
Lights for America's room
Reading chairs
Rugs
Organize closets
In the main bathroom:
Medicine cabinets
Train rack towel shelf
New overhead light
New flooring or something to cover the existing floor
Small chest of drawers to fit under the counter
Sew curtains
In the attic:
Finish walls
Add power
Fix windows
This list is bound to change, and grow, but it's a start!
Drinking old coffee and eating GF peanut butter cookies, Alice
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