{"id":4677,"date":"2010-10-28T21:24:12","date_gmt":"2010-10-29T03:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/?p=4677"},"modified":"2010-11-16T07:30:33","modified_gmt":"2010-11-16T13:30:33","slug":"home-projects-upstairs-to-do-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/28\/home-projects-upstairs-to-do-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Projects Upstairs To-Do List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Reminder: Please don&#8217;t forget to enter the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/23\/thirty-one-blog-party-and-giveaway\/\">Thirty One giveaway<\/a> and\/or place your party orders by noon on October 30th!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t shared any room makeovers or home projects lately because I feel like I&#8217;m being pulled in about 100 different directions!\u00c2\u00a0 We&#8217;re working on The Littlest Apple&#8217;s room.\u00c2\u00a0 I also decided to change the Guest Bedroom to the Playroom, and the old playroom\/loft area will now be a TV room and sitting area, so we&#8217;re in the middle of moving all of the toys around.\u00c2\u00a0 My husband just started working from home 3-5 days a week (yay!!), but that moved our home office up on the priority list too.\u00c2\u00a0 So here is the big to-do list (for the upstairs at least&#8230;I&#8217;ve got a whole &#8216;nother list for downstairs!).\u00c2\u00a0 I plan to cross off, add to this list, and link up my posts as we make progress.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/16\/boys-striped-nursery\/\">The Littlest Apple&#8217;s Room<\/a>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">apply poly coat to <a href=\"http:\/\/ana-white.com\/2010\/08\/brookstone-headboard.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Knock-offWood+Knock-Off+Wood&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\">bed and headboard<\/a> (goal is to complete this by Sunday evening!\u00c2\u00a0 This bed is taking up our whole garage, and I&#8217;m ready to have this DONE!)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_4681\" style=\"width: 588px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Ana-White-Brookstone-Headboard-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4681\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4681\" title=\"Ana-White-Brookstone-Headboard-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Ana-White-Brookstone-Headboard-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Ana-White-Brookstone-Headboard-2.jpg 578w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Ana-White-Brookstone-Headboard-2-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image from Knock Off Wood<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<ul>\n<li>purchase baskets for under bed<\/li>\n<li>art for over bed (I&#8217;m thinking about free-handing a painting of a firetruck and\/or Curious George to go with his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.potterybarnkids.com\/products\/curious-george-sheeting\/?pkey=dboys-sheeting\">Curious George sheets<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_4679\" style=\"width: 393px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Curious-George-Sheets.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4679\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4679\" title=\"Curious George Sheets\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Curious-George-Sheets.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"383\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Curious-George-Sheets.jpg 383w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Curious-George-Sheets-300x264.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image from Pottery Barn Kids<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<ul>\n<li>build <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/images?q=rain+gutter+book+shelves&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;source=univ&amp;ei=qinKTKOGNYOdlgfp8aH0AQ&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=image_result_group&amp;ct=title&amp;resnum=2&amp;ved=0CC8QsAQwAQ&amp;biw=1280&amp;bih=558\">rain gutter bookshelves<\/a> or similar wooden shelves(and convince The Picky Apple that this is a good idea)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_4683\" style=\"width: 378px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rain-Gutter-Book-Shelves.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4683\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4683 \" title=\"Rain Gutter Book Shelves\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rain-Gutter-Book-Shelves.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rain-Gutter-Book-Shelves.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rain-Gutter-Book-Shelves-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image from Raising Olives<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Quiet Time basket<\/li>\n<li>decorative accessories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Playroom:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">finish cleaning out closet<\/span><\/li>\n<li>decide on color scheme and layout for room<\/li>\n<li>paint<\/li>\n<li>move Expedit shelf<\/li>\n<li>curtains?<\/li>\n<li>fabric pennant for over window<\/li>\n<li>purchase\/build additional toy shelving\/cabinets for toys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_4687\" style=\"width: 393px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Playroom-Shelving.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4687\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4687\" title=\"Playroom Shelving\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Playroom-Shelving.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"383\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Playroom-Shelving.jpg 383w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Playroom-Shelving-300x264.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image from Pottery Barn Kids<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<ul>\n<li>remove closet doors and replace with fabric curtains<\/li>\n<li>decorative accessories (maps?\u00c2\u00a0 globe collection?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Loft\/Sitting Area:<\/strong><\/span> (no real vision for this room yet&#8230;)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>hang flatscreen TV<\/li>\n<li>build\/purchase cabinet and shelving for TV niche<\/li>\n<li>new chair\/chaise<\/li>\n<li>replace coffee table<\/li>\n<li>decorative accessories<\/li>\n<li>add fake beams to ceiling<\/li>\n<li>change light fixture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Home Office:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>declutter and organize closet<\/li>\n<li>declutter and organize <a href=\"http:\/\/www.potterybarn.com\/products\/bedford-corner-desk-set\/?pkey=cdesks-home-office\">desk<\/a> (ours is black)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/desk.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4690\" title=\"desk\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/desk.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"383\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/desk.jpg 383w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/desk-300x269.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>decide on color scheme\/room layout<\/li>\n<li>paint walls (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.potterybarn.com\/products\/bedford-corner-desk-set\/?pkey=cdesks-home-office\">subtle horizontal stripes<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/jonesdesigncompany.com\/decorate\/painted-wallpaper-a-tutorial\/\">painted wallpaper<\/a>?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_4694\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/how-to-paint-bathroom-strip1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4694\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4694\" title=\"how-to-paint-bathroom-strip\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/how-to-paint-bathroom-strip1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/how-to-paint-bathroom-strip1.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/how-to-paint-bathroom-strip1-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image from Young House Love<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4695\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/officeentrynew_thumb12.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4695\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4695\" title=\"officeentrynew_thumb1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/officeentrynew_thumb12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/officeentrynew_thumb12.png 640w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/officeentrynew_thumb12-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image from Jones Design Company<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>refinish extra desk or purchase a new one<\/li>\n<li>new desk chair(s)<\/li>\n<li>build\/purchase shelving and cabinets for crafting supplies<\/li>\n<li>curtains<\/li>\n<li>bulletin\/inspiration board<\/li>\n<li>wall art\/decorative accessories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/25\/master-bedroom-makeover-the-vision\/\">Master Bedroom<\/a>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>paint touch ups<\/li>\n<li>build headboard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Headboard.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4685\" title=\"Headboard\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Headboard.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Headboard.png 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Headboard-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>art for over bed<\/li>\n<li>lamps for nightstands<\/li>\n<li>sunburst or other style mirror for over nightstands<\/li>\n<li>build\/purchase shelving\/cabinets for a built-in look<\/li>\n<li>make <a href=\"http:\/\/jonesdesigncompany.com\/create\/book-page-wreaths\/\">book page wreath<\/a> for reading corner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_4688\" style=\"width: 342px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/book-wreath.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4688\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4688\" title=\"book wreath\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/book-wreath.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/book-wreath.jpg 332w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/book-wreath-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image from Living With Lindsay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Master Bathroom:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>paint walls (using same color as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/14\/painting-our-master-bedroom-updated\/\">Master Bedroom<\/a>, maybe use painted wallpaper idea (shown above) here?)<\/li>\n<li>paint cabinets<\/li>\n<li>change light fixture<\/li>\n<li>frame out mirror or replace with 2 mirrors<\/li>\n<li>window treatment<\/li>\n<li>decorative accessories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bedroom Closet:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>declutter<\/li>\n<li>steam clean carpet<\/li>\n<li>add shelving and drawers<\/li>\n<li>make <a href=\"http:\/\/33shadesofgreen.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/easy-jewelry-organizer.html\">jewelry organizer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/jewelry-organizer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4700\" title=\"jewelry organizer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/jewelry-organizer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/jewelry-organizer.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/jewelry-organizer-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>essentially, make my closet look as lovely as <a href=\"http:\/\/honeywerehome.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/mom-cave-my-closet.html\">this one<\/a> (except that it&#8217;s my husband&#8217;s closet too):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Closet-Inspiration.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4696\" title=\"Closet Inspiration\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Closet-Inspiration.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Closet-Inspiration.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Closet-Inspiration-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What home projects are you working on right now?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/28\/home-projects-upstairs-to-do-list\/\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reminder: Please don&#8217;t forget to enter the Thirty One giveaway and\/or place your party orders by noon on October 30th! I haven&#8217;t shared any room makeovers or home projects lately because I feel like I&#8217;m being pulled in about 100 different directions!\u00c2\u00a0 We&#8217;re working on The Littlest Apple&#8217;s room.\u00c2\u00a0 I also decided to change the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,55,63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-decor","category-homekeeping","category-room-makeover"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4677"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4889,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4677\/revisions\/4889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}