Master Home Improvement List.
mood: 
creative
creativemusic: Coal Chamber - Sway
Replace ceiling fan light in deco fan- kitchen sink
move supplies from above sink, down to cabinet levelextract old kitchen sink cabinet & counter-topinstall new faucetsetup water supply & drain for dishwasher
replace nearly dead light switch in dressing roomrun & connect Romax for vanity light fixtureinstall vanity light fixturesecurely attach (to wall and ceiling) shower curtain loop- acquire new handrail & hardware for main stairs
- install handrail & hardware
- stain rail and repair any wall damage caused by installation
- install handrail & hardware
- acquire new handrail & hardware for basement stairs
- install handrail & hardware
- stain rail and repair any wall damage caused by installation
- install handrail & hardware
install faucet onto the laundry sinks- clean up and de-ickify laundry sinks
- finish ceiling work in guest room
fix exterior window frame (dining room)re-attach fallen security bars on window (dining room)remove chili pepper fan and re-install in kitchen (hurray for kitchen kitsch)install deco fan #1 in bedroomremove ceiling fan from office- install in living room
remove ceiling fan from dressing roominstall in dining room
install deco fan #2 (the one with spotlights) in office, gives better light than the other oneinstall black fan #1 in guest roomAdd cut-off valve inside house(no more trekking outside to shut off water)install black fan #2 in dressing room- hall bathroom
- paint
- repair walls
- finish installing outlets
replace old W/C with a low consumption unit (contact PSB about rebate for doing so)install new sink, vanity, and faucetinstall medicine cabinet- build 'industrial' shelving
- paint
install range hood in kitchenrelocate stove outlet and add and outlet for hoodsetup old kitchen sink cabinet in garage- figure out layout for chili pepper lights
- attach chili pepper lights quasi-permanently
- use existing non-used switch to add an outlet for chili lights
- reinforce library bookcases... maybe also paint or do something with their finish
lug library bookcases upstairs- J&J bathroom
- fix damaged floor under W/C
- remove tub
- find replacement brass register.
- prep floor for tile (i.e. remove nasty green linoleum tiles)
- change layout of major fixtures (w/c, sink, shower)
- paint
- fix damaged floor under W/C
- back room & half bath
- prep floor for tile (i.e. remove nasty brown linoleum tiles)
- tile floor
install miniblinds in big windows- clean out & de-ickify vanity cabinet
- extend partition in half bath to include sink and W/C
- change light fixture for half bath, add vanity light
- install mirror
- change faucet
- prep floor for tile (i.e. remove nasty brown linoleum tiles)
throw away old medicine cabinet and broken sink (try not to simultaneously throw out back ;)- install couch bookcases in library/guest room
- paint library/guest room
install blackout shades in office (save mini-blinds for other applications)install blackout shades in bedroom (save mini-blinds for other applications)install blackout shades in dressing room (save mini-blinds for other applications)- install blackout shades in library/guest room (save mini-blinds for other applications)
- install mini-blinds in living room
install reclaimed mini-blinds in dining roomremove old sliding latch from basement doorinstall passage lockest in basement door- figure out some sort of window treatment for French doors
- do quasi Japanese rock garden for front yard area
setup laundry room table and shelvesinstall digital/programmable thermostat- move supplies for washer to opposite side of sinks
move washer drain to opposite side of sinksremove wood blocks from sinksclean out laundry room sinks
That's all for now......
.... most definitely To Be Continued
I was also planning on linking before & after pictures of the various items (assuming I stop being a flake and forgetting to take the befores).
I think I'm meandering out of the land of home improvement and well into the world of heavy construction :-p
Re:
decomposing bodies
this sounds like a thesis project.
my aunt up in cupertino, ca has a nice
succulent garden in front of her house.
works real well and reminds me of a
japanese garden-- peaceful.
One of the rules for "historic" districts in town is that they can't have less than 50% grass and in this town that can be a pain to deal with since we are in a desert. My front yard happens to already be 100% rock though so instead of going backwards, I'm going to try and do something similar to this:
but without the sand. The rocks in the front are a nice enough gray-ish river rock and I happen to have access to a bunch of big red-ish that I would like to arrange around the two existing plants in the front. I might also try to do something more bonzai ish with the front planter area, but I'm still debating that and trying to figure out what might look good.
I guess that's 1,002 things I have to do ;
my friend toby did that and it works great-- though freaky on
ususpecting guests. he claimed he liked to listen to npr during
his morning showers. it'd be great for a nice long bath, too.
Believe it or not, I hadn't actually thought about the speakers. Right now I have the advantage that I can just turn up the stereo in the office and since I live alone, closing doors isn't such a big deal so getting music in the bathroom isn't too difficult.
Strange speakers-in-showers story: guy is taking shower in a wired bathroom, with music of his choice playing over the speakers. Another suspicious character, knowing he's in there, hooks a mike into the system, and says "Lynch, this is God. Stop masturbating." First guy comes running out, dripping wet in his towel, screaming "WHO PUT A WEBCAM IN THERE DAMMIT! I'LL KILL YOU!" Ha.