Sloots

SLOOTS!
Blue Mountain State FTW.


Anyways, Im still alive. Having just a BLAST with all the closing stuff on the house....NOT.

More ideas for me to ponder on....


Courtesy of livelovediy.com

Brilliant idea in my opinion really. Not to mention the fact that I live with three other guys so it should help them as well!

Purrttyyy

Quick update with alot of pictures! :)

Remember the freebie lamp?

And the old coffee table...

 Turned bench....

Freebies

Want to know why I like freebies the best? Because I am impatient when it comes to painting, especially spray painting. So then if I mess something up...I dont feel like its a total loss ;)

Went to rummage sales this weekend. FAIL on that part. Got a metal stand for $5 and actually think I wont even be painting it. Its kind of neat because its magnetic...hmmmm...oh the ideas.

As we were driving around(I made the guys go with me while my BF was working :D) we saw a house that wasnt doing a sale, but had a huge pile of freebies on the curb!  Heres a little picture of that collection I picked out...decorative vase, picture, lamp, and this other funky stand thing. ALL of which Im painting red. Minus the picture and vase of course.

Got around to messing with a styrofoam cooler me madre got me. The boys needed something for their feet in the shop at the new house. Hey...cheap idea...

Cooler turned ottoman! Simple as it sounds. A little foam on top and fabric wrapped around like how you wrap a present!

I also found the fabric I want for the coffee table turned bench at the same time. No thrifting here, spent my hard earned money at Hobby Lobby :P Pictures to come later with that when I finish. And I was going to get more zebra print to finish my other two chairs for the kitchen table buttttt. I got a different fabric entirely. Pretty blues. We'll see how that works.

Didnt get much done this weekend because I put down the brush and tape and spent a night with the boyfriend Saturday night, then went to my cousin's graduation on Sunday!  Congrats Andy! Now put on your hard hat to get ready to deal with real life ;)

Oh I DID spray paint some decorative curtain holdbacks! Which if I forgot to mention, I found three decorative rods at Goodwill the other day...$2 a piece...so much better than $12!

Hopefully by the end of the week I have all of my current projects completed. Especially since my boyfriend is taking me to Ikea this weekend! Not to mention I have a 4 day weekend! Better go make my shopping list!

Cheap

Heres a couple more pictures for everyone!

Another view of the granite looking end table.

And then a before and almost done after of the metal cabinet I got.

AND

Figured a neato way to do some cheap decor. Just need to get some scrapbook paper from Hobby Lobby and picture frames!

Calories

Do you know how many calories you're burning when you...

Brushing Your Teeth:: 17 Calories

Eating Pizza: 8 Calories

Washing Dishes: 30 Calories

Sending a Text: 0 Calories

Shaking Your Arm Up and Down for 30 Seconds: 9 calories

Smoking a Cigarette: 8 Calories

Walking Up 4 Flights of Stairs: 7 calories

Taking a Shower: 60 Calories

Using the Restroom (#1): 2 Calories

Using the Restroom (#2): 10 Calories

Sleeping: 25 Calories

Masturbating: 82 Calories

Having Sex: 179 Calories

A Night Out Drinking: 463 Calories

A Night Out You Don't Remember: 1129 Calories

Being Hungover: 102 Calories

Just some fun little tidbits to end this windy humid Thursday.

Design

So you can see in the pictures a couple posts down that the way the stove and fridge are located...is ridiculous. theres about two ft in between to get through. Wouldnt be such a big deal BUT thats the way you gotta go to get to the bathroom, upstairs, and bedrooms.
I would LOVE to relocate the fridge a little to the right and the stove across the room next to the back mudroom door. But Im getting estimates of $300 or so?! Im also thinking it might be a must because we're going to have to pull out the stove to move stuff in and to paint the cabinets. Hm. Thinking of having the company have the gas off until July 2nd after the furniture will be moved in and atleast, cross your fingers, the cabinets are painted.

Anyway I kind of doodled up some views of the rooms how I want them. Example...south wall of the kitchen, east wall of the living room etc.
Yeah I know Im a dork, my boyfriend tells me that everyday  :D

EAST KITCHEN

On the right is where the stove is now.

NORTH KITCHEN

This is where I want the stove. Next to the back entry door. Plus then I would have a functioning kitchen with a triangle layout. Flashback to Interior Design in HS.

SOUTH KITCHEN

We would be extending the "breakfast" area more to the right, taking out some cabinets, and moving the fridge over. The door on the left is the hallway to the rest of the house. The fridge currently is farther left than the cabinet is that I have drawn up here.

WEST DINING

Normal chairs and table...

NORTH DINING

Sofa table dealio and you're probably confused already. The door on the far right is the back entry door. The door in the middle is the barn door style I want to update the laundry room with. Basically just getting the sliding track and a plain door(painting it red!)...

EAST LIVING

Door on the left goes to the basement. Bookcase. TV Stand.

NORTH LIVING

The table and chairs would technically be seen in this view but I didnt put them in. The thing on the right is my pathetic attempt at a chimney. They currently have it covered with the hideous wood paneling but if possible I want to tear it off and expose it. THEN paint it white :) The granite painted end table on the left and the gorgeous red chair and ottoman I recieved courtesy of Mr. Anthony Boyer.

SOUTH LIVING

Front entry door on the left, my used-to-be-white chair in the middle and then the black floor lamp.

WEST LIVING

Another view of the floor lamp being on the left, gorgeous red couch with a coffee table in front of it. You can slightly see that the end table is going to be kitty-corner with the couch and red chair.

Yeah I didnt bother doing the bedrooms...sue me.

Also looking to do a clipboard with a coat rack type deal for the mudrooms too. That way if we need to put someones mail, a note, etc, they'll see if when they get their coat!



Granite

I cannot tell you how HARD it is to find all these projects I want to do for the new house and have to WAIT. I am the most impatient person. Thats probably why some of my paint jobs can be a tad bit sloppy ;)

My Goal: Take my time with the painting of the walls and cabinets in my new house.

Holy smoly this is going to be hard.

Atleast all of the pre closing paperwork is almost complete. I had to have me madre sign a paper saying I have 100% access to our joint checking account. Didnt even know ours was joint. Oh well. Then I passed by it on the kitchen table about 3 times this morning reminding myself not to forget. And what did I do?
Forgot it. Of course.

I have been getting as much painting, furniture wise, done as I can before we move. The single car garage at the new house has a dirty floor and no garage door. There wont be room for my craft stuff inside the shop after the guys get their tools, band equipment, and couch in there! So my future projects might be limited unless I come upon a nice weekend where I can paint inside...without getting as high as the Empire State.

I got a before picture of the table, which I want to use as the future kitchen table but Im not sure how my cheap cruddy chairs will look. I could have SWORN I got a before picture of the end table but it was basically the same as the kitchen table.

Im pretty proud at the effect that I got :D
All the paint was bought at Habitat for Humanity's ReStore for $1 a quart.
Furniture pieces were CL freebies!

I also had a white entertainment stand type dealio I got at a church garage sale for $2.

Kind of just messing around with it unsure of what future I have in store for this perty little miss.

Work in progress for sure. You can see its sitting atop my other CL freebie. It was a coffee table that had stone pieces plastered ontop. But they broke. I was going to use it in the living room and try to get the granite effect on there as well but I think I might just get some foam and fabric and make it a bench!

Plus, my mom won a metal shelf in a drawing at her work, guessing they're doing some remodeling. I wasnt going to touch it but that red can of spray paint just wouldnt leave me alone! So I tried at my half-assed stencil idea. I'll post pictures of that tomorrow.

Might do a run by Goodwill on lunch today...the urge is getting too hard to resist!

PS: Saw a little idea of a very cheap ottoman on a blog. I very well might just be doing that this weekend! ;D

Groceries

So my plan for the house and groceries...

Hoping to eliminate the whole "Oh you ate my ---" issues.

Ever payday(mine) I will go grocery shopping. Thats bi weekly.
There will be a paper/board/white board or something up for everyone to write 5 things that they want.
Won't need to worry about toilet paper, napkins, paper plates, etc because theres an extra 10 or so everyone will be paying monthly to go into a TP fund ;)

Anyway... I'll take the list with me to work Friday Morning so then after work before I head home I can go to the store.

The Always List

3 gallons of milk

4 packs of hotdogs

4 packs of hotdog buns

3 loaves of bread

4 packages of lunch meat

2 packages of cheese

1 carton of eggs

I'd say thats pretty good? Then they can put stuff like hamburger helper, porkchops, dr pepper, etc.

My 5 will probably always be...

Diet Mt Dew

Strawberry Poptarts

Cocoa Pebbles

Velveeta Shells & Cheese

Spicy Pickles

Yeah I'm weird like that.

Then I will come home with the grocery bill and we'll split it completely evenly(sp?). Depending on what everyone chooses Im estimating $150 at the least.

Also I figured I'll have them just give me their ends of rent and utilities(my estimations) before the 7th of each month. Then its in my bank by mortgage time and in time for utilities.

Happy Friday!

Inventory

Inventory Plans!

$$ means I need to buy it.

* means I have it, but I just need to tweak it or paint it.

Living Room

Red Sofa

Red Chair & Ottoman

White Chair

Black Coffee Table *

Black End Table *

Black Standing Lamp

Grey Rug $$

Black TV Stand

White Bookcase $$

White Curtains $$

White/Black Ceiling Fan *

Dining Room

White Pong Table *

Red Door $*

Sliding Track Hardware $$

Black Table *

White Chairs *

Cushions *

Red Rug

White Curtains $$

Kitchen

Move Gas Stove $$

Red Trash Can $$

Red Ceiling Fan *

Black Runners $$

Bathroom

Toilet Cover $$

Rug $$

Shower Curtain $$

White Framed Mirror *

Towel Bar

Laundry Room

Cabinets

Clothes Rack Above $$

Towel Bar

Back Mudroom

Black Shoe Rack *

Cubbys $$

Coat Rack $$

Black Wooden Chest *

Mirror $$

Trash Can

Key/Mail Holder $$

Front Mudroom

Coat Racks $$

Cubbys $$

Vac/Broom/Mop

Master Bedroom

New Door $$

Makeup Table Area

Dresserx2 or $$

Big Dresser $$

Some Color Ceiling Fan*

John’s Bedroom

Black Curtains

Grey Ceiling Fan*

Nae’s Bedroom

Red Curtains

White Ceiling Fan*

Other things to buy

Hazelnut Cream Paint(Living/Dining/Kitchen)

Coffee Latte Paint (Mudrooms)

Biscotti Paint(Stairway)

Kentucky Bluegrass Paint(Bathroom/Laundry Room)

Red Paint(Johns)

Grey Paint(Naes)

White paint(Trim/Kitchen Cabinets)

Door Stops

Black Handles(Cabinets)

Color Scheme Switchplates*

Pimples

Appropriate title I think.

Considering all of the stress of this process has earned me many.

Finished the house inspection, few knitpicks here and there but as long as they fix what they need to so we can pass the appraisal I am a happy camper. I can always put my men to work later ;)

Okay more to my wishlist.

Courtesy of Michelle @ 4men1lady.com

I want to steal all of her ideas pratically.

I want to do a door like that for the laundry room.

TO BE CONTINUED....

someday.

soon hopefully.

Wishlist

Wishlist for my new house <3

Backsplash tiles for the kitchen.

Burgundy corner rug exactly like this.

Rock landscaped firepit in the backyard. 

Red area rugs for the living room

White sofa table(will be my DIY project)

Red curtains for the two living room windows.

Get my oak cabinets painted white(another DIY project)

Locker-type storage area for mud rooms. 

Coffee Table(preferrebly white) that pops up like this for the living room. 

Floor lamps for living room/bedrooms 

Future furniture set when boys and dogs are gone :D 

White chairs for the breakfast bar off the kitchen.

Stainless steel appliances.

Frame the bathroom mirror white.

Silver/grey colors for the bathroom set. Prob wont be full on leopard but hopefully something into that design.

Black towels(easier to hide stains from the boys!)

Pretty colorful towels(that will be hidden from the boys)

WALL PAINT COLORS (all with white trim!)

Kitchen/Entryway/Mudroom

Living/Dining Room

 

Laundry/Bathroom