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Summer To Do List

June 19, 2013 by SmartGirl Leave a Comment

I feel like I am ALWAYS working on at least one project around the house and yet the to do list keeps getting longer and longer.  This is my spring/summer 2013 list.

Outside:

  • Stain screened porch interior walls
  • Add exterior outlets to deck
  • Repaint green patio furniture
  • Stain mailbox post
  • Revamp Adirondack chairs
  • Build ship mast
  • Install second zip line
  • Repaint chalk top table
  • Install flagstone patios 
  • Weed/prep raised planter beds
  • Prep remaining gardens (weed, spray, fertilize, grub control)
  • Plant annuals
  • Plant containers 
  • Build custom storage for shed
  • Move workbench to other side of garage and make a storage place for everything
  • Clean out garage
  • Build bench(es) for table and find chairs
  • Clean out sandbox, finish installing retaining wall
  • Install the shade sails I bought last year
  • Fill in hole for old outdoor shower
  • Move old table to deck, reupholster chairs in outdoor fabric
  • Wash and stain deck floor
  • Replace railing on deck/stairs
  • Add new planting areas

Inside:

  • Sew laundry room curtains
  • Caulk counters in master bath
  • Make vanity area into dirty clothes area
  • Paint/hang WASH letters for laundry room
  • Hang ironing board
  • Tear carpet off main staircase and re-finish stairs and landing
  • Polyurethane stairs
  • Replace 3 spindles
  • Hang surfboard from staircase wall
  • Purchase and paint dresser for girls’ room
  • Paint daybed for girls’ room
  • Paint side tables in living room
  • Repaint kitchen table and benches and reupholster bench cushions
  • Touch up paint in hallways/stairs
  • Make/paint artwork for staircase 
  • Paint upstairs doors and trim
  • Replace door knobs upstairs
  • Replace and paint knobs on kitchen cabinets
  • Install curtain tiebacks in dining room
  • Make artwork from old magazines
  • Paint magazine files for laundry room
  • Redo floor and door trim throughout first floor
  • Recover 3 lampshades in living room
  • Paint storage cabinets in living room
  • Redo chairs I’ve had forever
  • Redo bar cart I’ve had forever
  • Make shower curtain for guest bath
  • Paint/install knobs for Zoe’s desk, paint inside doors, install shelves
  • Repaint top of desk and apply polyacrylic
  • Bring bed from office to boy’s room, replace legs to make platform height
  • Build command central/craft island in office
  • Reorganize entire office
  • Repaint dresser from office, move to bedroom
  • Retrofit dresser to hide cables/wires
  • Close up weird lookout window over staircase

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