So many projects. So many.

We have so many projects in the works. So many. 

I think we always knew, as new homeowners, that our house "to do" list would always be a growing one. It seems to be evident now more than ever. We've finished lots of projects on the list, but it feels like each time we check one off, we add two or three more. 

Current projects actively being worked on: 

- Church pew bench for the farmhouse table
- Cleaning, priming, painting, and cutting down the three bar stools for the farmhouse table
- Cleaning, priming, and painting the other three chairs for the farmhouse table
- Choosing a rug for the dining room
- Repairing the walls in the downstairs bathroom
- Painting the downstairs bathroom
- Touching up the trim downstairs
- Priming and painting the vanity in the downstairs bathroom
- Choosing a mirror, new hardware, and new lighting for the downstairs bathroom

Obviously, the downstairs bathroom is getting a lot of attention right now. We chose a paint color (Benjamin Moore Palladian Blue), then chose another one (Valspar Crocodile Dreams), then Richard painted the walls with the second choice. Then we chose another color (Behr Olivine). And Richard repainted the walls. 

A few of our color options -- Palladian Blue is the painted over color, and the green on the top left was our choice, Crocodile Dreams. But that changed, more on that later. 

For the vanity, we chose a paint color, I primed and painted the whole thing. Then we chose another color. It's currently in the works. 

I had picked out a few items for the bathroom based on the second paint color choice (Crocodile Dreams), but now it seems unlikely that my teal bath rug will match the deep Olivine walls that we finally settled on. Oh well, sounds like another trip to Home Goods for me!

Oh hey, there's a whole bunch of junk under the sink, too.

The dining room is also getting some much-needed attention. We knew we wanted a bench for one side of the table, and my parents had mentioned having a couple of church pews. So, our last trip to SC, we checked out the options and brought back the pieces for two benches. My dad had the pieces for two 16-foot pews, so Richard and Dad cut the pieces down to 10 feet each so that we could bring them back with us. 

For the other seating, we've had a few ideas about chairs. We've known that buying all new dining room chairs would be pretty expensive. Even if that was the route we wanted to go, we wouldn't have those chairs anytime soon. So, I've kept an eye on Craigslist for chairs, and I found three bar stools (that we can cut down to the height that we need) for $30. Score! 

I spent some time this weekend cleaning, sanding, and priming these chairs. We picked a light-blue-almost-mint-green color for them. I'll have photos of those and probably our other three chairs also in a little while. 



Other projects that are either started but aren't being worked on or waiting just on the horizon: 

- Painting the master bedroom
- Rearranging the furniture in the master bedroom
- Acquiring a mattress for our new bed frame (Oh yeah, we got a new bed frame!)
- Choosing paint color options for the guest bedroom
- Rearranging furniture in the guest bedroom
- Choosing paint color options for the guest bathroom
- Getting the fireplace/chimney repaired/cleaned