https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 07:02:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-to-do-list-to-fix-up-your-home#post-101357 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:45:53 +0000 LAGS 101357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought a fixer upper last summer and so far have:<br /> - reno'd our bathroom<br /> - torn down all wallpaper, repainted all walls and trim<br /> - temporarily updated our kitchen (new appliances, painted cabinets tore out a bar and soffit overtop)<br /> - installed new lighting, fixed electrical<br /> - added insulation to the attic</p> <p>Up next is<br /> - lots of landscaping (which I'm looking forward to)<br /> -Installing a new front door and storm door<br /> -Repainting shutters<br /> -Updating our finished basement (paint/flooring)<br /> -Repairing our driveway<br /> -Refinishing our deck<br /> - Fully renovating our kitchen.<br /> -Refinishing hardwoods.</p> <p>I feel less crazy seeing some equally long/longer to-do lists! Good luck to everyone with your improvements! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-to-do-list-to-fix-up-your-home#post-100898 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 09:17:47 +0000 MsMamaBear 100898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't need to fix up anything, but I want to:</p> <p>-get rid of the carpet in the living room<br /> -paint the dining room<br /> -get some type of shade for the backyard!<br /> -install a garage organization thing </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-to-do-list-to-fix-up-your-home#post-100778 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 01:40:16 +0000 Mrs. Bicycle 100778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've done a lot of renos on our 1920's house, but the laundry room need to be done. Lot's of storage and a place to craft hopefully. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-to-do-list-to-fix-up-your-home#post-100614 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:56:39 +0000 chopsuey 100614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We need to baby proof our patio, I'd love to redo our master bathroom! We need to add a bathroom to our first floor too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-to-do-list-to-fix-up-your-home#post-100505 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:19:49 +0000 sulli301 100505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought our house in January of 2011 &amp; the main goals I have for the next year are:<br /> 1)Finishing the basement!!<br /> 2)Landscaping the lawn &amp; adding some plants, flowers, raised flower beds, etc </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-to-do-list-to-fix-up-your-home#post-100491 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:57:07 +0000 Alivoo01 100491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have plenty since we bought an older home, but are making baby step progress. </p> <p>- Remodel the master bath<br /> - Remodel the kitchen<br /> - Set new tiles (or maybe do wooden floors)<br /> - Remove wood panelings in the living room<br /> - Smooth out the ugly textures on our walls</p> <p>Here's a list of things we did do since we bought the house almost 5(!) years ago:<br /> - New masonite on the exterior of the house<br /> - Replastered, re-coped, and re-tiled the pool<br /> - Removed popcorn ceiling<br /> - Added new textured ceiling<br /> - Remodeled the guest bathroom<br /> - Installed new carpet </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-to-do-list-to-fix-up-your-home#post-100463 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:26:34 +0000 heffalump 100463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: Wow that's a lot to do! Makes me feel a little better about my list :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-to-do-list-to-fix-up-your-home#post-100442 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:06:00 +0000 volksgirl64 100442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've been in our house since August and we need to:<br /> Replace the furnace (1965 original!)<br /> Install overhead lighting (why are there houses without this?!)<br /> Install a garbage disposal<br /> Figure out what we're doing with the back yard<br /> Buy patio furniture</p> <p>Our wish list includes:<br /> Finish the basement<br /> Build a front porch<br /> Restain &amp; seal the deck<br /> Replace the siding<br /> Re-do master bathroom </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-to-do-list-to-fix-up-your-home#post-100423 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:52:49 +0000 Boogs 100423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: Stamped cement, that's done. Also retaining walls that we can sit on and plant in. They are made out of cement, but we still need to cover them in stucco and top with stone for seating. We also need to build an arbor, the fireplace, firepit, and BBQ area. We also have a playground in the garage that we just need to build. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-to-do-list-to-fix-up-your-home#post-100181 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:32:06 +0000 regberadaisy 100181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee:<br /> Do we really want me to list??? We closed on our house shortly after we found out we were pregnant. We bought a fixer upper that had the guts of what we liked allowing $$$ for these renovations.</p> <p>The things we have done so far:<br /> Gut the kitchen (seriously, there's no kitchen, no walls to kitchen)<br /> remove carpet through WHOLE house<br /> paint all bedrooms, upstairs bathroom (walls &amp; ceilings)<br /> We fixed the main bath so it's usable now. remove old caulk. recaulk, paint the walls, paint the god awful vanity,<br /> Install new laminate<br /> remove all doors (built in cabinetry &amp; closet included) and clean and put in new hardware</p> <p>Things we still have to do:<br /> purchase and install new cabinets<br /> order and install new appliances<br /> build new wall for breakfast bar and fridge recess<br /> pick, purchase, install countertops and backsplash<br /> install new laminate on first floor<br /> install carpet at family room and hallway to bedrooms<br /> buy new exterior front and rear door<br /> reface fireplace and hearth<br /> paint all of first floor<br /> new dry wall ceiling at family room<br /> finish cleaning den that will be future laundry room<br /> new fence and patio<br /> remove two pine trees from front yard<br /> remove ALL shrub from east side of house<br /> landscape<br /> unhinge, clean and put new hardware for all first floor doors</p> <p>Things to do in next 1-3 years<br /> garden/landscape<br /> paint siding (our house is half brick half wood siding)<br /> gut and redo main bath<br /> gut and redo 1/2 bath on first floor to a full bath<br /> change "den" to a laundry/mud room</p> <p>And that's just "Renovation" stuff! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-to-do-list-to-fix-up-your-home#post-100160 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:21:07 +0000 jennylynn 100160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've done a ton on the inside already, but there's still a few indoor projects, and a lot of outdoor projects. We need to close off the entrance to our basement for when the LO becomes mobile, and repaint our bedroom. As far as outside goes.... new roof, put in some stepping stones out front and back, put up gutters, re-gravel the driveway, repaint the window trim, and mulch around the house. And those are just the big things. It's exhausting isn't it? :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-to-do-list-to-fix-up-your-home#post-100146 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:13:07 +0000 mediagirl 100146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess the big things are painting. We need to paint the nursery, the dining room, the family room wall, our bedroom and perhaps the loft. We also need to work on the backyard...it's awful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-to-do-list-to-fix-up-your-home#post-100131 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:02:12 +0000 Andrea 100131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: ahaha, there you go. there is the bright side! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-to-do-list-to-fix-up-your-home#post-100128 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:00:39 +0000 heffalump 100128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Now's a good time to have a LO that sleeps in cars. At least nobody will interupt her nap times!</p> <p>@Boogs: What are you going to do to the backyard? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-to-do-list-to-fix-up-your-home#post-100127 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:59:37 +0000 Boogs 100127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did most of the inside stuff right after we bought the house and before we moved in. We literally finished the last of our projects the night before my water broke. Now, we could use some artwork on the walls, but that's it. The backyard is our biggest project now. We have the biggest project done, but have a couple more bigger ones to hopefully finish this summer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-to-do-list-to-fix-up-your-home#post-100117 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:56:05 +0000 Andrea 100117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't even want to go through the whole list, too overwhelming! We have some contractors over right now discussing stuff with DH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-to-do-list-to-fix-up-your-home#post-100114 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:54:24 +0000 heffalump 100114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought our house when I was 8 months pregnant, and it was a short sale so there's a lot to do. Luckily the kitchen, bathrooms, etc. are all pretty nice so we won't have to redo them for a while, but all the little things that we have to do add up!</p> <p>We finally get to cross the new roof off the list, so next up is getting our trees trimmed in the back, landscaping the front yard, and getting pavers and seating in the front. Then eventually we'll have to do the backyard. We want to extend the porch to make it bigger, and I'd like a garden. </p> <p>Just typing this out overwhelms me! Especially because it's all outside stuff and it's so HOT now :( Anything you want to do to fix up your house? </p>