The quiet before the storm

Since we basically just paid for a new furnace and air conditioning to be installed our wallets are still recovering. In this time is when we do a lot of thinking, research, and planning.

We know we will need soil to amend the front garden since it is just sand. As far as how much and what the cost will be...we haven't really looked at since the time to plant has passed until the weather gets cooler.

Planning other projects though, like the bathroom, involves looking at other bathrooms and bathroom remodels so we get an idea of what can be done and what we need to do. Our bathroom is small so some of these remodels we've seen are sooo not happening. Where the people get a large rain shower, jacuzi tub, his and her sinks, and toilet. Oh and let's throw in a television in the mirror and speakers so you can listen to the radio all over the bathroom. Yeah, won't be happening here. But, a rain shower could happen, probably won't because we wash the dogs in the tub and having a shower head that can be a hand shower comes in handy.

We are looking into window treatments, but we just started so I don't have much to report on this. As mentioned in previous posts we are going with curtains for the Living Room, right now we are trying to focus on the other rooms though since they don't have anything right now though and the Living Room currently has some virtical blinds that were left behind. Blinds is the way we are leaning, the problem is not all the rooms are finished or we don't know exactly what we are doing in there. The Dining Room/Kitchen window we should be able to pick a color for since that area is done except for the window treatments...and a few minor glitches like the outlet by the dining table doesn't work yet. The back doorwall we know we will be getting french doors so we can lock and unlock the door from the outside. The office is in the planning stages so that is one where we still aren't sure. Spare Bedroom...couldn't even tell you what we are doing in there right now. Currently it serves as storage. Our bedroom...is kind of blah, so I'm hoping to find some time to go back and look at it since putting the room together was kind of rushed.

It is possible we will have purchased window treatments before my next posting, but I make no promises. I am hoping to get a good bit of money set aside so we can do a slew of projects basically. I liked the constant flow of projects when we were getting the house to a livable condition before we moved in and I miss the excitement of finishing a project and the push to get things done in an evening.