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We have it! We got our house! Wheee...

Here are the pictures from the inspection: House pictures from inspection

Now I have to figure out what to do with the thing!

Nybble wants to upgrade the outlets (his words!). I want to upgrade the faucets in the bathrooms. The kitchen faucet is actually really cool--pull out spray with a switch between stream and spray. I need to measure the ovens and see if our pans will fit. I should figure out paint swatches and stuff. There's so much to do!

For one thing, we have to come up with a name for the place, though Utter Chaos North will probably stick, to mirror Ratri and Gu's. I should probably also mimic their house stuff list. Here goes--I'm including things that we will be buying to get the house into livable shape

General House stuff

• Wallpaper stripping kit
• New outlets--three pronged and some face-plates for the ones missing them
• Paint and related accessories
• Garbage can for recycling
• Garbage can for yard waste
• Trunk freezer (going into either the garage or porch)
• Tall ladder
• Spray paint for the metal table in the porch
• Keyboard stand (not sure where to put it yet)
• Crowbar and other things for taking down wood paneling
• Drywall and the related things for putting up drywall

Yard and stuff

• Seeds or plants for a flower garden--need to see what comes in first
• Seeds or plants for a vegetable garden
• Herbs for the planters in the 3-season porch
• Grill, probably a Weber (my mom wants to get us one)
• Compost bin, maybe
• Laundry tree
• New yard lights
• A tree or two to plant

Kitchen

• Movable kitchen island (Ikea? not sure. Something sizable)
• Cookie sheets that fit our oven (less than 19" wide--the Wilton ones don't fit but the insulated ones do)
• Cleaning products for under the counter--got dish soap, soft scrub, windex, and lysol toilet bowl cleaner
• Food
• Drink
• Cabinet organizers?
• Spice rack and spices--a trip to Pensey's is in order
• Kitchen chair for the built-in desk--I think the sellers left us one in the basement so I might use that.
• S-ring to raise a light up
• New fridge, eventually
• New oven, eventually
• Small coffee maker for guests

Living room and Dining room

• Fireplace tools
• Couch and loveseat or sectional
• Coffee table
• End tables with lamps
• Buffet and/or China cabinet
• Actual entertainment center capable of holding our TV and stuff instead of wire rack shelves

Basement

• Gym equipment/mats, etc.
• TV/entertainment center (will use Nyb's old TV for time being)

Den

• Bar
• Bookshelves
• Comfy chairs

Office

• Lamp
• New walls
• New doors for fish tank stand--may be redoing the fish tank stand entirely
• Organizer for fish stuff

Laundry room

• New washer and dryer, eventually

Bathroom

• New fan/light combo
• Grout
• Bowed shower rod
• Towel hooks

Master Bedroom

• Matched bedroom set (may refinish other furniture to make this)
• Closet organizer

Guest Bedroom

• Furniture

Pink Bedroom

• Sander and wood stain or paint for the furniture that we bought from the sellers

Ill Gotten Goods

• KitchenAid Stand Mixer in black--Costco comes through! $240 (less than a white one on Amazon)