Here's the down and dirty list of renovation projects for our Ugly Duckling:
Downstairs we're going to
- update/repair plumbing in entire house [check!]
- update/repair electricity in entire house [check!]
- replace hvac system [check!]
- repair damaged trim/molding where necessary in entire house [check!]
- make roof repairs as needed [check!]
- scrub entire house to within an inch of its life [in-progress in perpetuity]
- turn downstairs full bath into half bath [check!]
- take space from downstairs bath and add to mudroom for laundry space [check!]
- tile mudroom/laundry room [check!]
- demo kitchen [check!]
- salvage hardwood floors underneath linoleum or lay tile [check!]
- install kitchen cabinets [check!]
- install appliances [check!]
- open wall to staircase (remember, the Ugly Duckling is currently chopped up into a downstairs and an upstairs apartment) to create a single-family home [check!]
- open wall between entry hall and living room [check!]
- refinish all downstairs wood floors [check!]
- re-open fireplace and insert vent-less fire place insert [check!]
- paint fireplace brick [check!]
- paint downstairs, walls and ceilings and trim[in-progress]
- update light fixtures [check!]
Upstairs we want to
- refinish stairs [in-progress]
- remove linoleum on landing and upstairs hallway and repair or lay new floors [check!]
- get proper door for closet to heat pump [check!]
- re-caulk tub in upstairs bathroom [check!]
- refinish wood floors upstairs [check!]
- turn upstairs kitchen into Master bath and walk-in closet by building a wall and creating two rooms out of the existing upstairs kitchen [check!]
- update plumbing for future Master bath [check!]
- lay tile in Master bath [check!]
- install bathroom fixtures [check!]
- turn secondary hallway into 2 hall closet (this will make sense once I show you the floor plans) [in-progress]
- paint upstairs, walls and ceilings and trim [in-progress]
- update light fixtures [in-progress]
Outside we'd love to
- install a fence with arbor and gate for the front yard
- update the landscaping [in-progress]
- move the original door to its historically correct location [requested contractor bid]
- paint the window frames and the big original door white [check!]
- paint the entry door red [check!]
- install a deck or patio with a pergola in the back yard
- paint the house [requested contractor bid]
- add batten and board or wainscoting to some rooms (like the dining room, for example)
- rip out the linen closet in the upstairs bath
- move the door of the upstairs bath one wall over (those two steps will make the hall bathroom much bigger)
- replace tub with a big walk-in shower with a glass enclosure
- install all new wood sash windows
- replace the chain link fence in the back yard with something prettier
- paint the entire house a new fresh color
- get rid of the old tank on the right side of the house
- redo downstair's half bath
- restore the old staircase to former glory
- install interior french door between living room and entry hall (maybe)
